What Hair Transplants Are For?
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure that involves relocating healthy hair follicles from a donor area (usually the back or sides of the scalp) to the balding or thinning areas.
This permanent solution for hair loss uses your own natural hair, ensuring results that look and feel completely natural. The two primary hair transplant techniques are Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE).
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT): FUT, also known as the "strip method," is a widely used and effective hair transplant technique. During this procedure, a strip of skin containing hair follicles is removed from the donor area and carefully dissected under a microscope to separate the individual follicular unit grafts. These grafts are then transplanted into the balding or thinning areas of the scalp.
Advantages of FUT:
- Ability to transplant a large number of grafts in a single session
- Proven long-term results and high survival rate of transplanted grafts
- Suitable for patients with limited donor hair
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): FUE is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique that has gained popularity in recent years. During an FUE procedure, individual follicular units are extracted one by one from the donor area using a specialized punch tool. These grafts are then carefully transplanted into the recipient area, creating a natural-looking hairline and increased density.
At MAXIM Hair Restoration, we use the advanced European WAW FUE System, which combines manual and automated techniques for precise graft extraction and transplantation.
Advantages of FUE:
- No linear scar in the donor area, resulting in a shorter recovery time
- Minimally invasive procedure with little discomfort
- Ability to extract grafts from other body areas, such as the chest or beard, for those with limited scalp donor hair