Soft Follicular MicroTransplant: the
procedure is performed using only local anaesthesia, it is painless and
it lasts approximately 3 hours. It is ambulatory, which means
that once the procedure is over, the patient can go home by his own
means. It does not require rest, so the patient can go back to his usual
activities within the 24 hours. It is also definitive, because since the
implanted hair belongs to the patient himself, there is no possibility
of rejection. It lasts forever and it can be dyed and cut normally.
Donor area: Procedure that consists of
the removal of a strip of scalp from the occipital area –it can also be
extended from both temporal areas to the rear level of the atrial auricle.
Two centimetres above that area, an aesthetic stitch brings the edges of
scalp closer together, without leaving any visible scars. Besides, it
remains hidden by one’s own hair.
Processing: using specialized and state-of-the-art
technology, the strip of scalp previously removed is dissected every 2 mm
and then, follicular units containing 1, 2 and even 3 hairs are extracted
from each graft. The preservation technique is the harvest, similar to the
one used with blood plasma and in cold chains. This method is performed by
highly trained and experienced personnel (usually four).
Recipient area: a special design is
created for each patient according to his features and areas of less hair
density so that afterwards, the hair follicles can be implanted -one at a
time- following the natural orientation of the hair in each area. The high
level of detail in the equipment used allows the achievement of higher hair
density as it preserves the blood irrigation. The amount of follicular units
varies from 800 to 2000 according to the density of the donor area of the
patient. The follicular units contain 1, 2, 3 and even 4 strands of hair,
therefore, the total amount of transplanted hairs goes from 2000 to 7000 approximately.