African follicular units (photo)

Caucasian and Asian follicular units are straight; however, in African individuals with coarse, kinky hair, the curl seen above the skin is also present below the skin.  That is the only difference between African hair and the hair of other races. Getting these out with FUE requires a lot of experience, and placing them into the recipient site could be challenging.  For many experienced surgeons, that challenge has been addressed.  The photo on the left is a typical follicular unit excised with FUE.  Note the curl in all of them and that in this sample, they only have two hairs in each graft. The photo on the right shows Caucasian follicular units, with 1, 2, 3 and 4 hairs in the grafts shown. Count hairs in the grafts yourself.