There are several hair replacement techniques available on the market today for those individuals who are dealing with lost and thinning hair. The replacement of hair is most likely going to involve some type of transplantation procedure to more the follicles from the donor area to the balding or thinning area of the scalp. Each one of these hair replacement procedures has their particular advantages and benefits as well as a few disadvantages to be aware of. The following are the 3 most modern techniques being employed today.
Follicular unit extraction (FUE)
FUE is one of the newer hair replacement procedures to be used in recent years and continues to be one of the most advertised and talked about methods of all. It is commonly referred to as FUE transplantation and is a meticulous technique involving the relocation of minute quantities of hair follicles from the growing and healthy donor area of the scalp to the area where loss and thinning is taking over.
What you want to be aware of with this technique is that “shock loss” typically occurs within the first ten days after the procedure has been completed. Virtually all of the hairs that have been transplanted fall out at this time, but this is normal and no cause for alarm. Within 2 to 3 months, the transplanted follicles begin re-growing new hair and will continue to grow in normal fashion.
NeoGraft
Another recently perfected hair replacement technique is NeoGrafting. This procedure involves the use of the NeoGraft Transplant Machine which is used to extract the donor follicular units and then implant them in the recipient area of the scalp. The primary advantage of this technique is that it requires no cutting with scalpels, no stapling, and no suturing to complete the procedure. Although there will be some minimal scarring in the transplanted area of the scalp, there will be no linear scarring in the donor area.
Strip excision harvesting
Also referred to simply as strip harvesting, this hair replacement technique is one of the most common ones practiced today for moving donor follicles to the recipient area of the scalp. The procedure involves using a scalpel that may have 1 to 3 blades in order to remove strips of hair-bearing scalp tissue from the donor site, dissect them into smaller sections of grafts, and then move them to the recipient site of the scalp. The downside of this procedure is that scarring results and it should not be considered by individuals who prefer to keep their hair style fairly short.
