Hair transplant FUT Technique

The old mini micro graft procedure is now already considered obsolete. Around the world, the follicle hair transplantation method has made great progress. Here, the essential characteristics of modern hair transfer methods and the follicle Unit hair transplantation is described.

What is an FUT Treatment?

To perform hair transplantations with continuous and permanently good results the hair roots are required, so that the hair does not fall out again later. These hair follicles are normally taken from the neck area. You have probably already observed that most people do not lose any hair in the nape of the neck (donor area).

A band or a strip of skin is removed and distributed in 2 and 3 follicular units under a microscope. This is carried out to ensure that the integrity of the hair is not affected. A follicular unit is nothing but a tuft of hair formed into 2-5 follicular units. Human hair grows, not as one might initially suspect from the outside – in rows or whirls. These hair units can be taken in large quantities. Since they are not destroyed a denser hair transplantation is possible.

Advantages of the FUT Technique

• Within a short time, up to 1500 Grafts can be extracted and transplanted
• The withdrawal is finished in approx. 15 minutes (with the FUE technology it lasts about 3-4 hours)

Disadvantages of the FUT technique:

• As with any surgical intervention, a hair transplantation using the FUT method requires the band to be sewn. This is a disadvantage if you like to wear a short hair style. A thin strip scar in the nape of the neck would be visible during the hair re-growth period.
• A withdrawal of more than 1500 Grafts is not possible!
• The risks for example of inflammation, injury to bloodstreams and nerve tracts are substantially higher than with the FUE method.
• An aftercare is necessary in England (here dressing changes, removal of stitches, and control) – this would result in additional costs because the health insurance scheme does not cover these costs.