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Dr. Brett Bolton
Great Hair Transplants, Hair Restoration Clinic
2715 East Oakland Park Blvd, Suite 200
Fort LauderdaleFlorida, United States of America33306
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FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) Hair Transplant Correction Recommended Clinic In Florida, United States of America

Must watch video for those seeking a FUE
Failed FUE from Turkey

Dr. Bolton corrects a failed FUE from Turkey. Dr. Brett Bolton believes that the FUE procedure should be limited for an extremely select and small group of hair transplant patients. Due to the mass usage of FUE, patients donor areas are being depleted and the hair they are transplanting on the top of the patients head are susceptible to falling out. Dr. Bolton explains why the FUE is a failed method and should not be used. This is a must watch video for those seeking FUE education and those seeking a FUE.

Are you considering having a FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure? Read below and watch our videos first!

I am a hair transplant physician who has been in practice for over 26 years, and I encourage you to consider my advice prior to your procedure.

The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure is not the newest and most advanced procedure as it claims. Actually, the method that they are using today is one of the oldest technologies in the hair transplant industry.

Have you ever heard of "hair plugs"?
Hair plugs have been around since the beginning of hair transplants going back at least 60 years. In the old days, doctors used a 4 mm punch biopsy to remove bundles of hair from the back of your head. Then they would punch a hole on the top of your head and then "plug" it in, hence the term “plugs”. The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure uses the same old method of extraction as hair plugs. The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure uses a smaller punch (.09mm) biopsy instrument that is the only difference; however, it is the exact same concept. The original FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) advertisements claim that it is scar less procedure. This is so far from the truth it is comical. Not only do you get scars but you get thousands of scars that appear as polka-dot holes through the back of your head (see photos above). Instead of one linear scar you get thousands of punch biopsy incision scars. These scars cause more problems with the blood supply and affecting the nerve supply. Many patients are seeking this procedure so they can shave their head afterwards. As you can see in the photos above, that shaving your head does not look good with this type of procedure. You should not be getting a hair transplant if you are planning on shaving your head anyways. You get a hair transplant so you do NOT have to shave your head. The amount of hair moved with the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure is considerably less then a traditional linear scar hair transplant. Due to the method of extraction, many surgeons are forced to extract hair from areas that are not "safe" due to their location. Taking hair outside the safe (donor) zone that is not genetically immune to the hormone DHT will cause your transplanted hair to fall out in the future. Doctors do this because they cannot get enough donor hair from the safe zone due to their method of extraction. The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure method to extract the hair destroys the donor tissue for future procedures, and there is a much higher level of graft transection as compared to the linear scar. This means to the patient that they are losing valuable donor hair that could have been used on the top of their head. In general the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure takes much longer and is more painful due to the additional anesthesia that needs to be administered due to the length of the procedure. All FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure patients MUST shave the back of their head where a linear scar patient does not. The majority of the work that I do now is corrective hair surgery. I spend virtually every working day correcting FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedures from around the world.

I am not saying that every patient should come to me. I am trying to help hair transplant consumers make an informed decision prior to making one of the biggest decisions of their life. Our MaxHarvest™ Plus procedures yields anywhere from 10,000 - 15,000 hairs all from the donor or safe zone and can be done in a single session. When FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) doctors stay in the safe zone their top yield will be 3,500-5,000 hairs, and this procedure could take up to two days. All of my procedures are under 5 hours and yield much more hair.

With the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure you will get more scars, you will have more pain, your surgery time will be much longer and you will get way less hair and most importantly you will be destroying your donor hair for future surgeries!

Watch these videos and judge for yourself and make your own informed decision. Buyer beware, the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure is not as advertised.

I wish you all the best with whatever decisions you make.

This Is How Your "Scarless" FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) Result Will Look
All of the patients below came to Dr.Bolton for FUE corrective surgery! There are countless others!
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FUE Disadvantages

  • The entire back of your head must be shaved to harvest the donor.
  • FUE stands for follicular unit extraction, which means a punch biopsy device is used to extract the follicle. The FUE is a similar method to the hair plug from 50 years ago.
  • It is not scarless! It could give the donor area a "moth eaten" appearance (polka-dot scarred areas throughout the donor area). It is especially noticeable after 2 procedures.
  • Donor hair is taken from outside of the safe zone so the newly transplanted hair is susceptible to falling out.
  • The harvesting method used by the punch biopsy instrument (Manually, FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) etc.), destroys the blood and nerve supply.
  • There is a much higher chance of destroying the follicle through the harvesting method. There is a minimum of 25% destruction of donor tissue during the harvesting method.
  • The length of the surgery time is much longer. Therefore much more anesthesia is needed throughout the process, so it tends to be much more painful than the strip method.
  • The donor area is depleted more quickly and not as effectively used with FUE.
  • The graft size is limited: the smaller the punch means the smaller the graft size; which means less hair and less density.
  • In most cases the procedure is completely done by technicians, technicians remove the donor, which is illegal in every state in the US.
  • Choosing FUE for your procedure does not guarantee naturalness or a quality result.
  • FUE is a much more costly procedure!

Dr. Bolton's Suture lines (Click On Photos To Enlarge)

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Watch our videos about FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) below

Disadvantages of FUE

Dr. Bolton explains disadvantages of FUE and why he prefers to do his own MaxHarvest procedure.

Creation Date: 01-03-2014

Dr. Brett Bolton Hair Implant Patient Chris is Back For More Hair Surgery

See a 12 day suture removal on a patient who just had a MaxHarvesthair transplant procedure from Dr. Brett Bolton. Listen in as Josh Engoren asks the patient why he decided to have another hair implant procedure when he already had exceptional results.

Creation Date: 03-03-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton Hair Transplant Patient Chris 7 Month Follow up after MaxHarvest™

This patient had an FUE by prominent California Physician specializing in FUE. He was very disappointed with his Hair transplant results. He did a MaxHarvest hair transplant 7 months ago with Dr. Bolton and is thrilled with his hair surgery results.

Creation Date: 01-04-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton Must See Video for Patients Seeking an FUE

This is a must see video for potential FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) patients. This video will demonstrate how your donor area will appear after it has been harvested. The procedures are being sold as Painless and Scarless however, it is quite the contrary. These procedures cause more scarring, more nerve problems and more vascular problems due to the punching technique. The majority of these cases are being performed by technicians not doctors.

Creation Date: 10-21-2015

Dr. Brett Bolton Must Watch Video For Patients Seeking FUE /

For hair transplant patients seeking a Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplant procedure. It is very important to understand that you will have multiple polka dot scars that will be visible, destroy your donor hair, affect your blood supply and nerve supply versus one linear scar. You will be told that it is scarless when it is not!

Creation Date: 10-21-2015

Dr. Brett Bolton Great Hair Transplants

FUE is the biggest scam in hair transplantation industry currently and must be stopped. Consumers are getting harmed daily with poor results and overpriced charges. Dr. Brett Bolton stands alone trying to eradicate this atrocity from the hair transplant industry!

Creation Date: 11-02-2014

Dr. Brett Bolton Hair Transplant FUE

Dr. Brett Bolton describes an FUE(follicular unit extraction) hair transplant.

Creation Date: 06-20-2014

Dr. Brett Bolton What is FUE?

Dr. Brett Bolton demonstrates what a Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedure is?

Creation Date: 06-13-2014

Dr. Brett Bolton Shotgun Harvested Donor FUE/ Plugs

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Causes multiple polk-adot scarring, which is very detrimental to future hair transplants. Furthermore this technique causes scalp pain and is more visible on shaved heads then a linear scar.

Creation Date: 01-27-2014

Dr. Brett Bolton FUE vs Dr. Brett Bolton's MaxHarvest™

Must see video debunking FUE!

Creation Date: 12-02-2013

Cory's Testimonial

Corey had two procedures prior to coming to see Dr. Bolton. The first was an FUT and the second was an FUE. He found that fue was a big disappointment for him because he did not get the density he hoped for even after 2 procedures. Watch this video to hear what he has to say now after 1 year results with Dr. Bolton.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-03-2013

Dr. Brett Bolton Patient Casey FUE Correction

Casey had a FUE procedure and was not pleased with the results. He did his research and found Dr. Bolton. Dr. Bolton was able to correct his botched procedure. Casey is very pleased with his results and recommends Dr. Bolton to all who ask.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 12-07-2021

Dr. Brett Bolton Patient Adrian MaxHarvest™ Plus

Patient Adrian was a class Norwood class 7. He had a failed FUE procedure. Dr. Brett Bolton hair transplant surgeon performed his MaxHarvest Plus hair transplant procedure with miraculous results.

Creation Date: 06-19-2017

Dr. Brett Bolton FUE / Robotic Correction Patient Casey Short Testimonial

Botched job corrected. Casey had an FUE Robotic hair implant procedure. He was very disappointed about his hair transplant results. He went to Dr. Brett Bolton for a corrective hair surgery.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 10-08-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton FUE Correction Patient Casey Full Video

Botched job corrected. Casey had an FUE Robotic procedure. He was very disappointed about his results. He went to Dr. Brett Bolton for a corrective hair surgery.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 10-07-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton patient Casey FUE Correction Part #3

Patient Casey went in for an FUE robotic hair transplant procedure. He had a two day procedure, spent a lot of money and had very poor results. He contacted Dr. Brett Bolton to correct his botched job, Dr. Bolton did his MaxHarvesthair transplant and restored Casey's hair and confidence. This is his second procedure with Dr. Bolton immediately following the procedure.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-27-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton patient Casey FUE Correction Part #1

Patient Casey went in for an FUE robotic hair transplant procedure. He had a two day procedure, spent a lot of money and had very poor results. He contacted Dr. Brett Bolton to correct his botched job, Dr. Bolton did his MaxHarvesthair transplant and restored Casey's hair and confidence.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-26-2016

Dr. Brett Bolton patient Casey FUE Correction Part #2

Patient Casey went in for an FUE robotic hair transplant procedure. He had a two day procedure, spent a lot of money and had very poor results. He contacted Dr. Brett Bolton to correct his botched job, Dr. Bolton did his MaxHarvesthair transplant and restored Casey's hair and confidence.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-26-2016

FUE vs. FUT

The difference is HAIR, and lots of it. A MAXHARVEST hair transplant creates a soft natural hairline, strong density behind it, and an undetectable suture line.

Creation Date: 12-02-2013

Esteban's Undetectable Scar

Esteban decided to get a second procedure. His second suture line is even harder to find than the first!

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-08-2013

Jeff's Undetectable Scar: 1yr

Jeff is from Pittsburg and he is here for his second procedure. Dr. Bolton is looking at his suture line from the last procedure. It is nearly undetectable and his results are amazing.

Before / After Photos Creation Date: 09-07-2013

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    Dec 8, 2023
    Aca31 Reviews
    Aca31
    Florida
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    So I took a couple years before making a review because I wanted to make sure everything turned out like they said it would. I am here 2 years later to tell you that it exceeded expectations! Dr. Bolton and staff are the best in the world! I researched this for years before finally deciding to have it done. He will transplant the most hair...
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    Nov 15, 2023
    Guy Reviews
    Guy
    Florida
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    Dr. Bolton has been wonderful! He has been available to answer any questions that I had. He has continued to follow up with my recovery. I researched many hair restoration offices and Great Hair Transplants had the best results. Michael walked me through the whole procedure. The staff was excellent. I felt very comfortable with the whole process...
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    Nov 15, 2023
    Joe Reviews
    Joe
    Florida
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    Michael Anticoli, who was my patient advisor, is as knowledgeable as he is helpful. His experience and expertise assessing patients are the main reasons I made the best decisions regarding my hair transplant. I had a hair transplant approximately 18 years ago, and while the results and service were average, Michael's ability to accurately assess...
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    Oct 31, 2023
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    Edgargo
    Florida
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    Dr Bolton and his team are amazing, the results exceeded my expectations, the experience was very pleasant and after almost 6 years they still take care of my prescriptions!
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    Sep 29, 2023
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    John
    Florida
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    Dr Bolton is one of the best in the world when it comes to hair restoration. He moved a massive amount of hair in one procedure from my donor area to my temples and front. I'm 8 months post op and the results are amazing and will keep improving for another year. Don't waste your money in Turkey or Bosley. They can't touch Dr Boltons results in...
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    Sep 28, 2023
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    Erik
    Florida
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    I had a wonderful experience with Dr.Bolton and Michael took good care of me with following up in regards to the post op plan.
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    Sep 22, 2023
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    Devery
    Florida
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    The process was very straight forward, all staff and Dr. Bolton were great the entire time. They made sure I was comfortable and had no pain. Michael, the patient advisor walked me through the whole process before and after. Overall an amazing experience, I would recommend Dr. Bolton and his staff for anyone thinking of doing this.
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    Sep 21, 2023
    Amg Reviews
    Amg
    Florida
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    I would absolutely recommend Dr.Bolton if you are ready to go the transplant method the comparison's between him and Bosley are DAY & NIGHT! and there is NO COMPARISON! I personally had both and from the staff that’s headed by Josh, all the medical support team and Dr. Bolton himself compared to Bosley who forgot who I was when I showed up for...
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    Sep 19, 2023
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    Justin
    Florida
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    Literally the BEST decision I have ever made. Dr. Bolton and his staff are professional, friendly and make you feel so comfortable. I felt like I was in great hands from the very beginning. I can already tell I am going to be very happy with my results. The place was clean, the staffs were very caring and professional. I enjoyed everything! Even...
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    Aug 29, 2023
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    Larry
    Florida
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    Dr. Bolton is one the best if not the best hair restoration surgeons out there. I'm two weeks out from my last procedure with Dr. Bolton and everything is going great. Josh Engoren is a fantastic patient advisor. He helped every step of the way. I cannot say enough positive things. I am happy and excited for the future. Thank you so much!
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