HAIR TREATMENT

Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
Microfollicular Hair Transplant

Principle:

• Donor dominance.
• Back of the head hair are genetically programmed not to fall.
• Autologous transplant –no risk of rejection.
• Process is straight forward-hair redistribution.
  
  

Hair restoration Techniques :

• PUNCH GRAFTING-2-4 mm punch (old technique).
• FOLLICULER UNIT TRANSPLANT (by taking skin strip from back of head)
• FOLLICULER UNIT EXTRACTION (without taking skin strip)-
  • 1.Manual
  • 2.Automated

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING CANDIDATE:

• Age :>25years
• Hair shaft caliber –large caliber>70 microns.
• Donor hair->80 follicular unit/sq.cm best
• Degree of baldness –frontal.
• Hair color –Brown hair are preferential to jet black hair.
• Patient expectations.

AUTOMATED FUE TECNIQUE

• Instrument based technique designed & patented by French scientist using electrically controlled flow of compressed air.
• 0.8 to 1.4mm circular scalpel used for removing grafting.
• Second arm of robotic machine is used for transplanting hair to the recipient site.
• Up to 3000 hairs can be transplanted.
• 1-2 sessions are required in any transplant.

ADVANTAGE OF AUTOMATED FUE

• Less operative time (office time procedure).
• No scar, no stitches.
• Excellent quality hair grafts with higher success rate.
• Eyebrow reconstruction, traumatic scar over hair bearing area can be repaired in a better way

FUE Vs FUT

• Both procedure complimentary to each other.
• Individual choice
• Automated FUE grafts are undoubtedly better.
• FUE can be combined with FUT.