The UGraft Zeus device may help simplify no-shave follicular unit excision (FUE) hair transplants for people with long hair, according to a study in Clinical, Cosmetic, and Investigational Dermatology.

The device features a proprietary punch called the Intelligent Punch and a skin-adaptive driver (UGraft Zeus). Existing FUE devices have limitations and have not been able to adequately address the range of patient donor variables including hair curliness, racial differences in skin and hair, body and head hair locations, and the growing demand for non-shaven and long hair FUE.

In a multicenter study involving 152 patients, the UGraft Zeus resulted in a lower graft damage rate (2.2-4.3%) compared to previously published studies (5.6% – 9.2 and an 87% long hair graft retrieval, the study showed.

The device yielded a graft extraction rate of 440 per hour versus previous studies’ 157 per hour. Even surgeons with less than 6 months of experience expressed increased willingness (from 1.25 to 4.20 on a scale of 1 – 5) to perform no-shave long hair FUE procedures after adopting the UGraft Zeus. The device also performed well in no-shave long hair FUE in Black patients of African descent, who are typically deemed challenging in shaved head FUE procedures, the study showed.“The UGraft Zeus now extends hope to patients unable to shave their heads due to lifestyle or cost constraints in accessing long hair FUE,” says study author Sanusi Umar, MD, a clinical instructor of dermatology at Harbor-UCLA in Torrance, CA, and founder of the Dr. U Hair and Skin Clinic, Manhattan Beach, CA. “This innovative technology offers versatility to hair surgeons by excelling in beard and body hair transplantation, shaved and non-shaved FUE procedures, across diverse skin and hair types—eliminating the need to switch punches or devices. It sets a new standard in efficiency, convenience, and cost-effectiveness

In a multicenter study involving 152 patients, the UGraft Zeus resulted in a lower graft damage rate (2.2-4.3%) compared to previously published studies (5.6% – 9.2 and an 87% long hair graft retrieval, the study showed.

The device yielded a graft extraction rate of 440 per hour versus previous studies’ 157 per hour. Even surgeons with less than 6 months of experience expressed increased willingness (from 1.25 to 4.20 on a scale of 1 – 5) to perform no-shave long hair FUE procedures after adopting the UGraft Zeus. The device also performed well in no-shave long hair FUE in Black patients of African descent, who are typically deemed challenging in shaved head FUE procedures, the study showed.

“The UGraft Zeus now extends hope to patients unable to shave their heads due to lifestyle or cost constraints in accessing long hair FUE,” says study author Sanusi Umar, MD, a clinical instructor of dermatology at Harbor-UCLA in Torrance, CA, and founder of the Dr. U Hair and Skin Clinic, Manhattan Beach, CA. “This innovative technology offers versatility to hair surgeons by excelling in beard and body hair transplantation, shaved and non-shaved FUE procedures, across diverse skin and hair types—eliminating the need to switch punches or devices. It sets a new standard in efficiency, convenience, and cost-effectiveness.”