Follicular Unit Grafting

Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) is the state-of-the-art procedure used in hair transplantation. Hair grows in natural groupings called follicular units. With this procedure, hair is removeded from the donor area and microscopic magnification is used to create grafts that keep these natural groupings intact. The grafts are then placed in tiny micro incisions created in a pattern and distribution that mimic nature. An overview of the procedure is diagramed below.

As you can see, the procedure can be divided into four main parts: Donor Harvesting, Graft Preparation, Creating Recipient Sites and Graft Placement. Each step is an integral link in the chain that creates a successful hair transplant.

Meeting a patient’s expectations of both naturalness and density are the two most important goals in hair restoration surgery. With the modern technique of FUT, we can accomplish these goals on a consistent basis. However, the tiny grafts used in FUT are delicate, and the procedure has to be performed correctly in order to ensure good survival and natural results. Over the past decade each step in the procedure has continuously been modified and improved to ensure better and more consistent results. In the following sections we describe each step in detail and the advanced techniques used at SMG to ensure the best results.