SmartGraft: a device, one practice, and the usual open question
SmartGraft is an FUE harvesting device — NeoGraft's closest competitor. In our ten-city index exactly one practice states it: pēkomd in the Columbus market, which runs SmartGraft in Columbus and NeoGraft in Dayton/Toledo — the clearest possible demonstration that these device brands are interchangeable tools, not distinct procedures. Four surgeons are named; which one performs hair cases is not stated; no price is published.
What the device does and does not do
Pneumatic assistance standardizes the extraction step of FUE — punch, suction, graft storage. It does not evaluate candidacy, design hairlines, set graft counts, or place grafts. When one group advertises SmartGraft in one city and NeoGraft in another, the honest conclusion is the one we apply across this site: the device is a tool; the questions that matter are about people. The Columbus FUE page has the full sourced breakdown of that market, including the who-performs gap and the FUT absence.
SmartGraft questions
SmartGraft vs NeoGraft — is there a meaningful difference?
Both are pneumatic-assisted FUE harvesting devices; the differences are engineering details (closed graft-storage system, handpiece design), not different procedures. No head-to-head clinical superiority is established in a way a patient could verify. The variable that determines outcomes is unchanged: who operates the device and who places the grafts.
Who offers SmartGraft in our index?
One practice: pēkomd, in the Columbus, Ohio market (Worthington location), which states SmartGraft in Columbus and NeoGraft at its Dayton and Toledo locations — the same group running both major devices in different cities. Four surgeons are named; which physician handles hair cases is not specified, and no price is published.
Should the device choose my clinic?
No — for the same reason a camera does not choose your photographer. If a SmartGraft practice and a NeoGraft practice are both candidates, compare them on who performs each surgical step, verifiable credentials, and the written estimate. The device names will not appear anywhere in your result.
NeoGraft: 8 practices compared → · Columbus market comparison →