Washington Medical Hair Clinics

FOLLICULAR UNIT HAIR TRANSPLANTS (FUT)     Hair Grafting Microscopic Follicular Dissection & Grafting What is Follicular Unit Transplantation? Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) is a procedure in which hair is transplanted from a permanent zone, the area in the back and sides of the scalp where hair is more resistant to balding, to the bald or balding areas of the scalp. This is accomplished using naturally occurring groups of 1, 2, 3, or 4 hairs, these are known as follicular units. After the patient’s scalp is anesthetized by the Surgeon, the Surgeon removes a strip of tissue from the donor area, an area within the permanent zone. Once extracted, the donor strip is cut into multiple individual follicular units using microscopic dissection techniques. … [Read More...]