Advantage Follicular Unit Transplant

As I discussed in my last blog, the scalp hair is arranged in distinct anatomical and physiologic units called Follicular units. The knowledge of existence of follicular units have revolutionised the field of hair transplant, so that modern day transplant looks absolutely natural.


These are the advantages of Follicular architecture that we use in modern hair transplant;

Maximizing  growth

The follicular unit is a family. some have only one member while some have more. These members (hairs) of a follicular unit share vital support system. If we remove hair from them, then neither of them grow well. This results in sub optimal growth and inferior result.

 Natural Appearance


Since Follicular unit is a natural phenomenon, transplant done using follicular units looks natural and easily mixes with existing hair. The unnatural clumpy appearance of mini and micrografting is avoided. Since the follicular units are small in size an even density can be provided, mimicking the nature.

Dense Packing

Follicular units are generally prepared under the microscope and therefore it is possible to create trim grafts by removing excess of fat/skin tissue. This trimmed graft takes lesser space as compared to a traditional graft, and so, more grafts can be placed in same area.

Wound Healing and Recovery

Again, since graft size is small we need to make smaller cuts in scalp (to place them). These heal faster than the bigger cuts required for traditional grafting. It also means less pain and lesser chances of nerve damage.

Correction Hair Transplant

This method can be used to correct and improve the hairline and pluggy appearance of a punch or mini/micrograft transplant.

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