I was trained in FUT hair transplant 15 years ago and did a large number of hair transplants. There was no other technique which would allow you to harvest 2500 grafts in a day long sitting. Manual punches existed but their technology was primitive and you could not harvest more than 200-300 grafts in a whole day. The transections were also high.
Things have changed ever since. We have FUE emerging as the next BIG story on the ever evolving canvas of modern day hair transplants. It bewilders me how fast practices the world over are adapting to the change.
Every year 15% doctors add FUE to their practice. This year I think the figure shall be higher.
In India (since I am witness to the hair transplant training world here, running my own training program for over 2 years) the figures are much higher.
Patients are scared of the strip procedure in India more than in any other country.
This has fuelled the increasing demand for FUE in India.
Indian doctors do not want to learn the strip procedure any more.
However, I feel this is a wrong approach since there are many situations wherein you may have to resort to a combination procedure since otherwise you may not get as many grafts as you aim to get for a head full of hair the patient desires. At my clinic though we have stopped using FUT in isolation, we use it for all cases of type 6 ale pattern baldness.

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