Often, people suffering from premature baldness or hair loss want to know how hair transplantation works and what techniques are available to gradually restore hair.
Compared to the use of hairpieces or specific cosmetic lines, transplantation has been considered one of the few hair loss treatments that can provide effective aesthetic effects.
Let us not forget that the main characteristic of a successful hair transplant is to reconstruct the natural hairline with the correct density without any visible signs of intervention.
To understand how to perform a hair transplant, we will analyze the two main hair thickening techniques.
Follicular unit extraction
The first technique is called FUE (Folicular Unit Extraction), which involves extracting the follicular unit from the back of the neck using a small surgical tool with a diameter between 1 and 0.7 mm. The follicles are then replanted in the area where hair growth is desired. The results of this method are very good, but problems may arise when the area to be covered is too large.
Follicular unit transplantation
The second method is called FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation), also known as the stripping technique, because it involves removing a 1 cm wide strip of scalp of varying length under local anesthesia. These strips are then cut into microscopic sections to reconstruct the hair follicles and redistributed to the thinning areas. The FUT method is undoubtedly the most popular because it allows for the placement of a large number of implants. However, it carries the risk of leaving a clearly visible horizontal scar, which obviously does not contribute to improving the aesthetic outcome.
It is therefore useful to be familiar with the details of the hair transplant method in order to understand the reasons for choosing one option over another.
