| People are always conscious of their appearance. | | | | of single blade has gained much acceptance. After |
| No one prefers a bald head so modern technology | | | | the completion of slicing of strips, the next hair |
| has introduced different methods of hair | | | | transplant procedure consists of dissecting of |
| transplant The success of hair transplant surgery | | | | these silvers into categories of grafts again with |
| depends upon the type of hair transplantation | | | | the use of dissection microscope. |
| procedure one adopts during hair restoration | | | | In case of dissection of one haired follicular unit it |
| surgery. | | | | is called follicular unit graft, in case of two haired it |
| Gradually hair transplant has taken a new turn in | | | | is called micro-graft, in case of three haired |
| the span of time with single follicular hair being the | | | | follicular units it is called mini-graft. |
| standard unit of hair transplant surgery. The hair | | | | Making slits on the recipient site is the next |
| transplant procedure has now become | | | | procedure after micro-grafts and mini-grafts and |
| standardized. A long string of hair transplant starts | | | | follicular unit. This is one of the most important |
| with the harvesting of donor´s hair. It begins | | | | procedures. The natural direction of the hair plays |
| with the excision of 1cm and 20cm long strip of | | | | an important role in the surgery. The size of the |
| hair from donor site. The strip is tapering at end | | | | slit is also of immense importance. The size of slit |
| to facilitate easy removal. | | | | and size of graft to be transplanted should be |
| The dissection of strips is the next step. After | | | | same. Different sizes of blades are used for |
| the strip is excised from the donor site it is | | | | different kinds and sizes of follicular units and |
| handed over to the surgical assistants. Then he | | | | groups of follicles. |
| cuts the strip into many fine strips with the use | | | | Laser hair transplant is another method. It has |
| of stereoscopic microscope. This process of | | | | proved to give much natural results. In this |
| transplantation of donor strips into many strips is | | | | process a laser beam is used to vaporize a |
| technology termed as silvering. | | | | narrow slot in scalp for implanting hair graft. It is |
| Earlier most of the hair restoration surgeons used | | | | capable of transplanting hundreds of graft |
| to take help of multi blade knife for cutting the | | | | dramatically and thus also reduces the time of hair |
| strip into silvers. However after the introduction | | | | transplant surgery. |
| of stereoscopic dissection of microscope the use | | | | |