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Follicular Unit Grafting

By Raymond Lewis


Here at Virginia Surgical Hair Clinic, we use the newest hair transplant surgery techniques: follicular unit transplantation. With follicular unit hair transplantation the donor hair is harvested by excising a narrow strip of scalp from the donor area -- an area at the back of the head that is resistant to hair loss. Each follicular unit in the donor strip contains one to four hairs (grafts). Follicular unit transplantation is intensely efficient because several thousand hair grafts can be had from one donor strip. While in theory follicular unit hair implantation is extremely simple, its implementation needs scrupulous micro-surgical skills, attention to detail, and dexterity.

More On Graft Production

Hair in the scalp grows in small family groupings know as follicular units, which contain between one and 5 hairs each. It is important that the integrity of these groupings remain undisturbed during the dissection process.

Two-Stage Process

The production of follicular unit grafts from the donor scalp needs a two-stage process of first slivering the ellipse into exceedingly fine scalp sections and then dissection of the follicular units from these slivers.

Both stages of this process are accomplished by the usage of the stereoscopic dissecting microscope. The utilisation of these technically advanced microscopes has reduced transection of follicles to the extent that we presently have a 30% increase in yield from our donor strip. The reason for this is that we are now able to at once visualise the scalp we are dissecting under high magnification, rather than simply cutting blindly through the donor strip as seen in older hair transplant techniques.

Virginia Surgical Center's proven hair restoration technique delivers one of the most natural looking results in the industry. We offer world-class experience, innovation, and artistry which is why its easy to see why Virginia Surgical Center continues to set the gold standard for the industry.




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