The incidence of androgenetic alopecia in males is on the rise annually, with hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction (FUE) gaining increasing acceptance as an appropriate treatment for these individuals. A retrospective study was undertaken, involving 158 male patients diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia, who underwent treatment between January 2016 and December 2020 at the Medical Cosmetology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University. Demographic data and treatment characteristics were documented and analyzed. Clinical efficacy, operation-related complications, patient satisfaction rates, and quality of life scores were assessed and analyzed. Following FUE hair transplantation, over 90% of the hair follicles survived in 158 patients, with more than 85% of patients achieving a hair follicle survival rate exceeding 95% at 12 months post-operation. Patient satisfaction rates exceeded 98%, while the complication rate was below 6%. Our findings demonstrate that FUE is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique associated with a high hair follicle survival rate and optimal hair density. This approach proves effective in treating male androgenetic alopecia and merits further clinical application.

Background Androgenetic alopecia in male is increasing in incidence every year. And hair transplantation with hair follicle unit extraction (FUE) is becoming increasingly accepted as a suitable treatment for these male patients. Methods A retrospective study was conducted, encompassing 158 male patients with androgen alopecia, of whom were diagnosed and operated in January 2016 to December 2020 in the medical cosmetology department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Medical University. Demographic data and treatments characteristics were recorded and analyzed. clinical curative effect,operation related complications ,satisfaction rate and life quality score of the patients were scored and analyzed. Results After FUE hair transplantation, the hair follicle survival rate of 158 patients was more than ninety percent, in addition, more than eighty-five percent of patient hair follicle survival rate was over ninety-five percent at 12 months, the patient satisfaction rate was higher than ninety-eight percent, but the complication rate was less than six percent. Conclusion Our data show that FUE is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique that has high hair follicle survival rate and ideal hair density, which is an effective method to treat male androgen alopecia and is worthy of clinical application.