FUE hair transplant is a method that involves individually extracting hair follicles using a punch tool without making an incision on the scalp. The donor area can be shaved or left unshaved. It offers minimal pain and almost no visible scarring, but it comes with relatively higher costs and longer surgery time.
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) Hair Transplant
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation)
FUT hair transplant involves making an incision on a section of the scalp and then separating individual hair follicles. It is suitable for cases with extensive baldness, as it allows for a large number of grafts. The surgery time is shorter and more cost-effective, but it can be more painful and may result in visible scarring.
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation)
Follicles / Grafts
follicles
Follicles are the skin structures that produce hair. Usually, one follicle generates around 1 to 3 or 4 hairs. They are also used as a unit to estimate the number of grafts for a hair transplant. For instance, if 1,000 follicles are transplanted, it would roughly yield about 2,000 ~ 2,500 hairs.
Hair Units
A unit that represents a single strand of hair. It is used to represent an estimate of a hair transplant surgery, such as a follicle.
In the case of FUT hair transplantation, the hair is harvested by removing the scalp, so it is often expressed in terms of morrows.
SlIT
slit
SLIT is one of the hair implantation methods, and "slit" refers to a sharp blade. In this technique, small incisions are made in the recipient area, and harvested hair is implanted into these incisions. Achieving accurate and natural hair placement requires skillful precision from experienced medical professionals, resulting in better outcomes.
Choi Implanter
implanter
Similar to SLIT, this method involves implanting hair into the scalp by using a tool called the "Choi implanter." It creates incisions and simultaneously implants the hair. Although it reduces surgery time compared to SLIT, the Choi implanter's tip is thicker, making it relatively less favorable for achieving high hair density. During implantation, the adjacent follicles might "pop out" due to pressure, a phenomenon known as popping
