The Knudsen Clinic

Canberra, Australia ARTAS, FUE, FUT

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About the Clinic

The Knudsen Clinic operates a hair loss practice in Canberra, ACT, as one of several Australian and New Zealand locations. Its Canberra team treats hair loss in both men and women, with services including hair transplant surgery, revision hair transplant surgery, microinjections and microneedling, hair cloning and banking, laser cap therapy, and pharmacological therapy. The clinic also addresses facial and beard hair loss and transgender makeover treatments, and states it has been in business in Australia for more than 37 years, having completed over 10,000 hair loss surgeries. Consultations are arranged by booking, and before-and-after galleries for men and women are published along with a video series on hair loss topics.

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Dr. Russell Knudsen

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Dr. Russell Knudsen has worked as a full-time hair transplant doctor since 1984 and has performed more than 10,000 hair transplant surgeries. He consults at The Knudsen Clinics in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and New Zealand, and at the Double Bay clinic in Sydney he and his team use the ARTAS robotic platform, which automates the FUE process. He writes on hair transplantation in medical textbooks and scientific articles, lectures at conferences on hair loss and transplant surgery, and contributes to medical research, with clinical trials conducted across the clinics.

Procedures Offered

FUE
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique where individual hair follicles are extracted one by one from the donor area using a small circular punch tool. The harvested follicles are then carefully implanted into the balding or thinning areas of the scalp. This method leaves tiny, nearly invisible scars rather than a linear scar, resulting in faster healing and the ability to wear shorter hairstyles. Because of this, FUE is the most popular hair transplant technique today.
FUT
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation), also known as the "strip method," involves surgically removing a narrow strip of scalp from the donor area, typically the back of the head. The strip is then carefully dissected under a microscope to separate individual hair follicles, which are implanted into the recipient areas. While this technique leaves a linear scar that requires longer hair to conceal, it allows surgeons to harvest a large number of high-quality grafts in a single session, making it cost-effective for patients needing extensive coverage.
ARTAS
ARTAS is a robotic hair transplant system that automates the FUE process using advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to identify, select, and extract individual hair follicles with precision. The robot works under the surgeon's guidance to harvest grafts more consistently than manual extraction, potentially reducing human error and procedure time. ARTAS can offer enhanced accuracy and less fatigue-related variability, and is only available at select clinics with this specialized technology.

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