Follicular Units

What are follicular units and why are they so important?

Hair grows out in groups of 1-4 hairs, with hairless skin between these units. Follicular unit transplanting consists of using stereomicroscopes to carefully remove these units intact from the skin to transplant to the bald areas. The hairless skin between the follicles is removed so that you get a genuine “hair” transplant. It is important to do this because the last thing a patient with a bald skin needs is to have more bald skin transplanted along with the hair.

What is Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)?

Follicular Unit Transplantation is the transplantation of very small, individual, naturally occurring groups of hair called follicular units. Follicular units are comprised of one, two, three and sometimes four hairs each. These units are placed in thinning/balding areas following natural hair growth patterns. Read more