Before automated FUE became available, the only other technique for hair restoration besides the strip method was traditional FUE. The traditional FUE method was manual instead of automated, which results in a much longer procedure than even the strip method.

But now, with the revolutionary technology of NeoGraft®, the automated FUE technique, the disadvantages of the manual FUE method have been eliminated. California Hair MD can perform NeoGraft® in the same span of time as the strip method. Moreover, beyond shortening the operation time, NeoGraft® has made hair restoration in California “No Touch.” Traditionally, the hair follicles would be handled with forceps in order to replant them into the desired treatment areas, but in NeoGraft® the follicles are removed using pneumatic pressure or suction. Once the desired number of follicles are removed, donor hair grafts are then implanted in a way much like FUE but using reverse pneumatic pressure. This “No Touch” technique lowers hair follicle damage rate because they remain moist and robust even while extracted since the NeoGraft® “touch free” system uses a collection canister to house hair follicles, which separates and mists them regularly during extraction and while waiting to be implanted, ensuring that more survive the process.