How are donor follicles
extracted?
Patients
are asked to lie on a table (much like a massage table) with their face
toward the floor. Local anesthetics are applied to the donor area without
using syringes or needles. The donor follicles are extracted one at a
time using a gauge 23 needle (0.75 mm). No scalpels are used in the entire
process. It is the most labor
intensive part of the entire procedure. On average, over 60% of the
time is spent on extracting the follicles. This is also the part of the
procedure when things can become uncomfortable for the patient. Even though
there is no pain associated with the extraction process, somehow the feeling
of lying flat on the stomach for hours can be surprisingly unbearable for
some people. There is no pain, but patients may get very irritable as a
result of the discomfort.
How is the scar in the donor
area different from that associated with conventional hair transplantation?
In traditional hair transplantation, the donor follicles are extracted by
removing a strip of hair and flesh bearing skin in the donor site. Traditional
hair transplantation leaves patient with a linear scar that can easily
measure up to 4 or 5 inches wide. In Follicle Transplantation, the scars are
in the form of multiple 0.75mm needle holes which will subsequently shrink
to about 0.5mm in diameter scattered throughout the donor site.
What will the scars in the donor
area look like immediately after the procedure?
See
patient's gallery.
What will the scars in the donor
area look like 10 days after the procedure?
See
patient's gallery
For patients who had a
conventional hair transplant done and were left with a linear scar at the back
of the head, can Follicle Transplantation diminish the appearance of these
scars?
Yes, Follicle Transplantation is effective on scar tissues.
Under what circumstances would
Gho Clinic use HAIRmultiplication as opposed to Follicle Transplantation to
treat scar wounds in patients?
As of now, HAIRmultiplication has never been tested on scar tissue. Until such
time when HAIRmultiplication is proven effective on scar tissue, Follicle
Transplantation will be the primary treatment for scar wounds in
patients.
