Table 3.

Common complications of FUE

Intraoperative

Pain/inadequate anesthesia

Bleeding

Higher transection of grafts/FOX negative

Instrument breakage

Syncope

Adverse drug reaction

Loss of grafts (spillage, trauma, lost in swabs, dried grafts, etc.)

Postoperative

Pain

Swelling

Periorbital or facial edema

Itching

Shock loss

Scabs

Infection

Delayed (> 1 month)

Donor area scars (moth eaten appearance)/hypopigmented scars

Folliculitis or ingrown hair

Cysts

Delayed or no growth

Unaesthetic or below expectations results

Loss of grafted hair (harvested outside of safe zone)

Persistent pain or paresthesia