Hair Transplants Treatment

How is a Hair Transplants Treatments performed?

What does follicular micrografting consist of?
The physician shaves a horizontal section on the area of permanent hair growth, that is, on the sides or on the back of the head. Then, he surgically removes the shaved strip of skin, usually about 0.6 inches (1.5 cm.) wide and between 5.5 inches and 7 inches (14 cm. and 18 cm.) long, and sutures the edges of the resulting wound.

The auxiliary team observes the strip of skin with special optical instruments in order to remove the follicular units and make them ready for implantation. Those with just one hair are placed on the most visible area: the area closest to the forehead. The area is given a very natural appearance and mobility when the ultraline pattern design is followed, a design in which continuous lines are avoided. The units with two or three hairs are implanted further back. The units of more than three hairs are very useful for the upper area of the head, where density is very important. If units of just one hair were implanted in all the head, when exposed to back lights or ceiling lamps, for example, the hair will have the appearance of being transparent.

The hairs are implanted with an approximate density of 32 hairs per square centimeter. A lower density would be insufficient, whereas a higher density would result in an excessive pressure upon the scalp and a subsequent rejection of some of the transplanted units. If the patient wishes a higher density, it is possible to resort to a second session in order to place new hairs between those that have already been implanted. It will be necessary to wait some months until the hairs implanted in the first session become strong and take up again their normal growing rate.