Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation



Over the past few years unit follicular hair transplant has emerged as the most reliable hair transplant procedure of hair transplantation surgery. As the name suggests, the graft in this case consists of a single follicular unit as it exists in nature. With adjoining sebaceous glands, the surrounding adventitial sheath and the supportive nerve and blood tissue, a follicular unit is not merely a histological unit, but a physiological one. It is for reason that it needs to be extracted as an intact unit and transplanted as intact unit, to be able to grow into a hair. This in fact is the fundamental concept of follicular hair transplant.

Studies have proven that success rates of transplanting intact follicular units are much higher than one-haired micro-grafts. The higher success rate is likely due to the growth of anagen effluvium hairs added to the new growth from follicular hair transplants.

What exactly is Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation (FUT)?

Follicular Unit Transplantation is a hair restoration procedure where hair is transplanted exclusively in its naturally occurring groups of 1-4 hairs. These groups, or follicular units, are obtained through the microscopic dissection of tissue taken from a single donor strip or extracted directly from the donor area (Follicular Unit Extraction). Because Follicular Unit Hair Transplants mimic the way hair grows in nature, the results, in expert hands, will look completely natural and be indistinguishable from one's original hair (see some of these results in our Hair Transplant Photos section).

Another advantage of performing a hair transplant using follicular units is the ability to place these tiny grafts into very small recipient sites. The small sites cause minimal damage to the skin and allow the surgeon to safely transplant thousands of hair grafts in a single session and to complete the hair restoration as quickly as possible. The tiny needle-sized recipient sites heal in just a few days without leaving any marks.

FAQs

    How does hair transplantation work?
  • Hair transplantation is about transplanting the bald resistant hair follicles from the back of the head to the balding areas on the top of the head.

    This process works for a lifetime because the hair follicles taken from the back of the head are genetically resistant to baldness, regardless of where they are relocated to.
    • Will hair transplantation results look completely natural?
  • Hair transplantation, when done right, can be so natural that even your hair stylist will not know that you've had it done. But the skill and techniques of hair transplant surgeons does vary widely, as do their results. It's important to choose the right procedure and clinic to assure that you will get completely natural results.
    • How long does a hair transplantation procedure take?
  • A typical session of between 1,500 to 3,000 grafts normally involves a full day of surgery on an out patient basis. Most patients will arrive in the morning and will have their procedure completed by late afternoon.
    • Does the hair transplant procedure hurt?
  • Local anesthesia is administered in the donor and recipient areas of the scalp. Once the anesthesia is given, most patients feel no pain or discomfort during the procedure. Following surgery patients will typically feel some amount of soreness and numbness, with mild discomfort. Most patients are pleasantly surprised by how minimal the discomfort actually is.
    • What is the recovery/healing time?
  • With today's very refined micro hair transplantation procedure the incisions are very small and less invasive than past procedures. This results in more rapid healing. Most patients feel fine within a day or two following surgery, although some numbness and mild soreness can be expected for several days following surgery.
    • How many grafts/hairs will I need?
  • The amount of grafts you will need ultimately depends on your degree of hair loss, now and in the future, and on how full you desire your hair to be.
    • When will my newly transplanted hair start to grow?
  • Normally it takes between three to five months following surgery before the transplanted hair follicles begin to grow new hair. The transplanted hair grows in very thin initially and gradually grows thicker and fuller over time. After one year a patient's transplanted hair will be fully mature and will continue to grow for a life time.

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