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Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) is a surgical procedure, developed by Drs. Bernstein and Rassman in 1995, where hair is transplanted from the permanent zone on the back and sides of the scalp to areas of hair loss on the frontal scalp, top and crown. This essence of FUT is to use naturally occurring groups of 1, 2, 3, or 4 hairs (called follicular units) to produce the best possible cosmetic result.
Patients considering FUT are often experiencing progressive hair thinning or baldness and may first want to understand why they are losing hair before choosing a treatment option.
After the patient’s scalp is anesthetized, the doctor removes a thin strip of donor tissue from an area within the permanent zone. Once harvested, the donor strip is cut into many individual follicular units using stereo-microscopic dissection techniques. As these follicular units are being prepared, the doctor makes tiny holes in the scalp, called recipient sites, where the hair grafts are then placed.
The quality of the stereo-microscopic dissection is an important factor in determining how well grafts will grow. The distribution and positioning of the follicular unit grafts determine the aesthetic qualities of a hair transplant, and so this must be decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on the patient’s needs, his history of hair loss and the likelihood of future balding. When performed by an expert surgeon, the results look completely natural and thus indistinguishable from one’s original hair.
Some patients with patchy hair loss may be dealing with alopecia, while others may be candidates for non-surgical hair loss treatments before moving forward with surgery.
Advantages
The main advantage of Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT/Strip) is that it typically (but not always) gives the highest yield of hair. When a patient’s primary goal is to achieve maximum fullness from the hair restoration, FUT should be considered. There are many reasons for this, including the precision of stereo-microscopic dissection and the ability to efficiently harvest from a more select area of the donor zone.
Hair loss patterns can vary greatly between men and women. Women with thinning hair may also benefit from learning more about hair loss tips for women of color or why eyebrows may be thinning. In some cases, thinning eyebrows can be a sign of an underlying medical condition.
Is Follicular Unit Transplantation right for you? See some of these results in our Before & After photos.
