Category: FUE (Follicular Unit Excision)
Is a FUE Hair Transplant Right For You?
Posted on June 25, 2019
Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) is a hair transplant method that has garnered a lot of attention. Along with that attention are common questions regarding its effectiveness and how the process works. In fact, a question that’s often asked is whether FUE is a permanent solution. Another question that often arises is whether an FUE transplant […]
Dr. Gabel selected to teach FUE Techniques Internationally in Istanbul, Turkey
Posted on April 12, 2019
Dr. Steven Gabel is honored to join several prominent leaders in the Hair Restoration field as a faculty member at the 2019 hands on cadaver lab and live surgery workshop in Istanbul, Turkey. The three day workshop will take place April 19 – 21, 2019. At this event, each step of the Follicular Unit Excision […]
Surgical Restoration for Straight or Curly Hair in Portland, Oregon
Posted on November 9, 2018
Surgical Restoration for Straight Hair Certain hair characteristics will shape the surgical treatment options best suited for a particular patient. People with straight hair are generally considered better candidates for FUE graft harvesting than curly-haired patients. Harvesting the individual follicles from patients with straight hair is much less labor intensive when compared to patients who […]
Post-Operative Care of Your Hair Transplant
Posted on October 26, 2018
Post-Operative Care of Your Hair Transplant in Portland, Oregon For our patients who had hair restoration in our Portland, Oregon practice, postoperative care is vital for optimal results. In fact, even though the actual hair transplant lasts 8 to 12 hours, the postoperative care and instructions last for a few weeks. The most critical time […]
How Do I Calculate How Many Grafts I’ll Need?
Posted on September 12, 2018
Calculating Your Hair Grafts The amount of hair needed to create a cosmetically impactful hair restoration is an art as much as a science. It requires the aesthetically trained and experienced eye of a hair transplantation surgeon to evaluate each patient based on their goals, treatment plan, personal physiology, age, and a variety of other […]
Body Hair Transplants
Posted on July 5, 2018
At the Gabel Center, we strive to accommodate and assess every hair loss patient in a holistic and customized manner. For patients with extensive baldness that exceeds their donor area’s ability to safely provide grafts for transplantation, alternative sources of donor hair can be found and evaluated throughout the body. Harvesting body hair allows surgeons […]
Hair Transplant Scarring
Posted on May 9, 2018
Dr. Gabel strives to make sure patients experience optimal healing and minimal scarring after their hair restoration procedures and he has made certain that his methods are conducive to reducing scar tissue and mitigating the cosmetic impact of potential scars. Scarring After A Hair Transplant A scar is a byproduct of your body healing an […]
Dr. Gabel showing how he extracts FUE grafts in hair restoration surgery
Posted on February 28, 2017
Follicular unit excision (FUE) Follicular unit excision (FUE) is gaining popularity for a variety of reasons. In most consultations with patients desiring a hair transplant at our Portland Hair Restoration Center, Dr. Gabel discusses the virtues and pros and cons of FUE. There is a misconception that FUE is scarless surgery – this is absolutely […]
Learn About Follicular Unit Excision (FUE)
Posted on October 8, 2016
Dr. Steven Gabel offers his patients a wide array of hair restoration treatment options and strives to stay on the cutting edge of modern medicine while doing so. One of the most sought after surgeries in the field is follicular unit excision (FUE, formerly Extraction), which can cosmetically benefit many patients suffering from hair loss […]