Safest Extraction – Manual Punch FUE Technique

Dr. Resul Yaman performs hair transplant and hair restoration procedures according to the 3 SE methodologies. Let’s express the second part of this method as the manual punch FUE technique, which is the safest hair extraction method. Manual FUE extraction is a much better method compared to motorized FUE hair follicle extraction. Let’s gather the benefits under three main headings:

• First, it significantly reduces donor skin damage and eliminates the risk of overexploitation.
• Second, blows with fast-rotating motors are much more likely to damage the hair follicle. A slow-rotation punch without a rotor or half-rotation almost does not damage the hair follicle.
• Finally, this technique preserves the activity of autologous hair stem cells around the hair follicle. Thus, it carries the follicle with its entire structure during planting. The probability of regrowth and long-term survival increases significantly.

History of Manual Punch FUE Technique

The first hair transplantation technique is the manual FUE punch method, which was first used in the early 1900s. It has been used primarily for scar repair and to cover wounds and burns in war veterans.

The developed technology has produced more minor, sharper punches over time. Surgeons have started to use these punches in hair transplantation for aesthetic purposes. For many years, experts have cut tissue pieces as wide as possible from the donor area, using the strip-FUT method, with smooth borders. Thus, experts obtained micro hair grafts. To put it simply, the manual punch FUE technique was employed as an alternative to the strip-FUT method.

In the early 2000s, experts began placing staples on the micromotor, which led to the development of a much faster-rotating punch system. As a result, they shortened the operation times. As the number of hair grafts that can be taken in a day has increased, the high-speed motorised FUE method has become the most widely used method.

The advantage of this method is the increased number of grafts that can be performed. Additionally, specialists can perform a transplant in a single day. However, this has increased the risk of damage to the donor area and overharvesting. Thus, serious disadvantages, such as reduced graft quality, have emerged.

By 2012, Dr. Resul Yaman had modified the micromotor for the manual punch FUE technique. In other words, Dr. Yaman started using a modified low-speed micromotor. Thus, it reduced both harvested graft damage and donor site damage.

What are the Advantages of the Safest Extraction Process?

Dr. Resul Yaman has developed an effective method for the safest extraction process, the second SE of the 3SE method. He used the manual FUE hair method with non-rotator and half-rotator punches. The features and advantages of the safest extraction process, namely the manual punch FUE technique, are as follows:

In this method, the non-rotator staple is double-ended. It also has two sharp blades. The 0.6-1 mm thick tube cuts around the hair root. Thus, it moves directly under the skin without turning. As a result, the donor skin is less damaged, and the graft is removed unharmed.

Non-rotator punch is not suitable for every patient. The specialist performs approximately 2,000-2,500 grafts per day. This method is only suitable for thin skin and small cases.

The half-turn punch has four prongs. Again, the 0.6-1 mm diameter four-cutting-edge pipe punch only rotates about 100-110 degrees. Thus, it proceeds by cutting the skin around the hair root.

Half rotator punch is suitable for almost any patient. The specialist can take up to 3,500 grafts per day.

This method is better for African American hair types, especially with curly hair. So, half and non-rotator punching are much more successful than motorised FUE. Because the curly hair on the skin surface is also curly under the skin. That’s why the fast-rotating rotor punches can cut the hair follicles at the bend points. As a result, the bulb in the hair root may not be removed.

Non-rotator and half-rotator manual punch FUE techniques protect the donor skin and aim to eliminate the risk of over-harvesting.

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Artas Robot, Neograft, and Manual Punch FUE

First, let us state that hair follicles are taken with motorised punches in Artas Robotic and Neograft hair transplantation. In addition, in Artas Robotic hair transplantation, the risk of over-harvesting is lower since the grafts to be taken are pre-marked. However, in both methods, there is a risk of damage to the hair grafts taken since the grafts are collected by aspiration.

As a result, the advantage of Neograft and Artas Aobotic hair transplantation is that they shorten the operation time. On the other hand, the manual punch FUE method is much better. This method minimises donor area damage. It also protects the grafts taken. Dr. Resul Yaman has been performing hair extraction with the manual punch FUE technique in the healthiest and most undamaged way for years after examining the patients in his clinic.