FUT Procedure Steps

• Step 1 - During a FUT hair transplant, a local anesthetic will be used to numb the areas where follicles are being extracted and implanted.
• Step 2 - The donor tissue is removed from the scalp in a single thin strip (Single-strip harvesting). The location of the donor area is carefully chosen to be a region of the scalp with maximum hair density and the best long-term stability.
• Step 3 - In Follicular Unit Transplantation, the individual follicular units (each containing from 1 to 4 hairs) are meticulously dissected from the donor strip in their naturally occurring groups under strict stereo-microscopic control.
• Step 4 - Recipient sites are made by the surgeon using a fine instrument. Recipient site creation is a critical aspect of hair restoration surgery that requires considerable experience and surgical skill and a keen aesthetic sense.
• Step 5 - Once all of the recipient sites are made, the technician team begins to place the follicular unit grafts into these pre-made sites. One-hair follicular units are used in the frontal hairline to give a soft, natural appearance and 3- and 4-hair grafts are used in the central forelock area to achieve maximum fullness.

Indication for FUT?

• Androgenetic Alopecia: Also known as male pattern baldness, it is the most common type of hair loss in men and women. It is characterized by a gradual thinning of hair, typically on the crown and temples.
• Male pattern baldness: Another term for Androgenic Alopecia, specifically referring to hair loss patterns typically observed in men, such as receding hairline and balding at the crown.
• Receding hairline: This is a common feature of male pattern baldness where the hairline gradually moves higher on the forehead, often forming an "M" shape.
• Frontal hairline lowering or reconstruction: This procedure is used to lower a naturally high hairline or reconstruct a hairline affected by hair loss. It involves surgical techniques to reshape and reposition the hairline to a more desirable position.

Benefits of FUT Hair Transplant:

• Replicates natural growth
• Optimal hair thickness/density
• Preserved hair follicle integrity
• Protective tissue surrounding hair follicle remains intact
• Highest rate of graft “take”
• Even hair distribution
• Natural results

How to take care after Hair Transplant. Things to do post surgery.

• The patient goes home after the procedure with the instructions and everything necessary for the post-operative care at home:an antibiotic, painkiller, anti-inflammatory & anti-itching tablet is taken for 5 days is taken for 5 days , the implanted area is moisturized with a saline spray for 7 days (every 30 minutes to 1 hour) and sterile pillow covers must be used.
• The hair that is transplanted in the graft normally falls out within the 3-4 weeks of the procedure.
• The new hair will then grow from the hair root and will be noticeable by approximately 5 months and carry on growing. A post operative check up is carried out after 6 months and an assessment of the final outcome of surgery is normally made after 12 months when the grafts are fully grown.
• The recovery is very short, usually, within 5-7 days all signs of hair transplant will disappear. The success is not only the natural hair growth but the subsequent natural-looking results. The check-up, if necessary, is within a month.