Follicular unit transplant (FUT) and Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) are both procedures at a skilled surgeon’s disposal for hair restoration surgery. The preference about when to call upon which method is based upon the mutual discretion of the patient and physician. The variation in the techniques used to harvest donor grafts between the two methods […]

About the FUE Procedure This 36-year-old man was concerned about his receding hairline and decided to consult with Dr. Gabel on what could be done to restore it. After his examination, the patient was found to be a great candidate for a hair transplant surgery. He opted for the #FollicularUnitExcision where FUE grafts are extracted […]

About the Procedure This patient is a 38-year-old woman who has thinning hair due to female alopecia. She was concerned with the appearance of her frontal hairline, and frontal-temporal areas of her scalp where the thinning is most noticeable. After consulting with Dr. Gabel, it was determined that she is an excellent candidate for a […]

In this video, Dr. Gabel discusses whether Follicular Unit Excision, also known as FUE, is a scarless procedure or not. Please enjoy this video by Dr. Gabel.   What is FUE Hair Transplant? FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) hair transplant is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves extracting individual hair follicles from the donor area […]

Recently this 71-year-old man had two hair transplants at the Gabel Center and stopped into the office for a follow-up appointment. Before his surgeries, he had been concerned with his significantly thinning hair and had searched throughout the Pacific Northwest, before finding Dr. Gabel and the Gabel Hair Restoration Center. After meeting with Dr. Gabel […]

Could this new technology pave the way to cure baldness? Recently an article appeared mentioning a new, groundbreaking technology to restore hair to those who previously to now, were unable to have a hair restoration procedure or were poor candidates for hair transplant surgery. Other medical options, such as Minoxidil or Finasteride, have long been […]

Dr. Gabel and the Gabel Center are pleased to announce that he is regularly performing the “no-shave” FUE harvest technique for hair restoration surgery. Using the “no-shave” follicular unit excision (FUE) technique, Dr. Gabel offers patients the ability to have a full FUE hair transplant while retaining their hair at a normal length in both […]

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 […]

This 31-year-old male had 2084 grafts via the FUE (follicular unit excision) harvest method. He had spent much time in the past worrying about his thinning hair since high school. His main concern was the frontal zone of the scalp. We decided on the FUE harvest method since he likes to be able to trim […]

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 […]