Comparison 5 type of hair transplant technique. What is the best for you? - 2

3. Micro Graft Hair Transplantation

It is not mainstream technology today. However it still used today and normally be used in the middle of the scalp to add hair density.

Micro grafting popularity grew until the mid 90s. It is a hair restoration procedure for transplanting 1 - 2 hairs from donor areas on the scalp. Micro graft is inserted into tiny punctures in the skin and mini-grafts into extremely small (0.5 mm to 2 mm) openings. Micro-graft hair transplants use larger grafts to create density, and smaller grafts to produce a natural look.

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The greatest disadvantage of Micro grafting is the graft sizes are arbitrarily determined by the doctor who cuts the donor tissue into the size pieces that he wants. However, the graft sizes of Follicular Unit Transplantation are determined by nature. Another major difference from FUT is that micro graft does not use high-powered microscopes to trimming the donor tissue.

4. Mini Graft Hair Transplantation - Outdated of hair transplants technique

Mini graft is a name change from hair plugs. It is a hair restoration procedure for transplanting 6 - 12 hairs from donor areas on the scalp. It is unnatural and easy lead to the head of a child's doll. Micrografts were frequently damaged during the removal process or were too fragile to survive.

5. Laser Hair Transplantation - Outdated technique no longer being widely used

Laser hair transplants is a procedure that using a laser to make the holes to put the grafts into. Laser can minimize the bleeding and thus a patient will heal much faster. However, that blood is require for the new transplanted grafts to grow.

Laser tends to clog the blood almost instantly and there is less of a chance for fresh living blood in the transplanted site to nourish the grafts. In some cases, this may affect the number of grafts that will eventually grow. Laser also caused damage to the skin and often scarring and poor growth.

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