FUE Hair Transplant

The biggest difference is that Dr. Arthur Zacco personally performs every part of your procedure, donor harvesting, incisions, and graft placement, rather than delegating these steps to technicians, which is common practice at many larger hair transplant chains. Combined with over 30 years of hands-on experience and a fully personalized treatment approach, this hands-on model is designed to produce more consistent, natural-looking results. As the first physician-owned hair transplant facility in Wake County, we also avoid the overhead and inflated pricing of large corporate clinics.

Yes. FUE grafts are taken from donor areas that are naturally resistant to balding, and that resistance transfers with the hair, so transplanted follicles continue growing for life, just like the rest of your donor hair. It’s genuinely your own living, growing hair, surgically relocated rather than a synthetic or temporary fix. See real, permanent results from actual patients in our before-and-after gallery.

Yes, and many patients do exactly that. Growth Factor Therapy is the most common pairing with FUE, it can help support faster healing and encourage stronger growth both in the transplanted area and in your existing hair. Some patients also combine FUE with MFU grafts (available via the strip/FUT technique) for added density behind the hairline. Dr. Zacco can recommend the right combination for your specific goals during a free consultation.

The only reliable way to know is a hands-on evaluation by a physician, not a sales consultant, which is unfortunately how some clinics handle this assessment. During your free consultation, Dr. Arthur Zacco will personally examine your donor area’s density and hair characteristics to determine how many grafts can safely be harvested, and whether FUE or a different technique (like FUT) will give you the best outcome. This matters because taking too many grafts from a limited donor supply can affect both your results and future treatment options.

New growth typically starts around the 3-month mark, with full results visible by about 12 months as the transplanted follicles mature. It’s completely normal for the transplanted hair to shed within the first few weeks before new, permanent growth comes in, this initial shedding often surprises patients, but it’s an expected part of the healing process, not a sign anything went wrong. Dr. Zacco will walk you through this timeline in detail during your consultation so you know exactly what to expect at each stage.

At AZ Hair Restoration, FUE procedures cover up to 3,500 follicular units in a single session, depending on your donor supply and hair loss pattern. Because FUE has a higher follicular transection rate than FUT (roughly 30–50% versus about 3%), very large sessions can use up donor hair faster than the strip method, something Dr. Zacco will factor into his recommendation if you have extensive hair loss or expect it to progress further.

Neither technique is universally “better”, they’re suited to different situations. FUE leaves no linear scar and is ideal if you like to keep your hair very short, but it has a higher transection rate and can use up donor supply faster in larger sessions. FUT typically allows more grafts per session with less follicle damage, and is often the better choice for extensive hair loss or when preserving donor hair for future procedures matters most. Dr. Zacco performs both techniques and will recommend whichever genuinely fits your goals and hair loss pattern, rather than defaulting to one method for every patient.

Procedure length depends mainly on how many grafts are being transplanted, but most FUE sessions take several hours, typically completed in a single day. Dr. Zacco personally performs the donor harvesting and graft placement throughout, and most patients are comfortable enough to relax, watch TV, or rest during the procedure. He’ll give you a more specific time estimate based on your graft count during your free consultation.