Follicular unit transfer, or FUT for short, is often referred to as a strip surgery. People with significant bald patches are recommended to have this surgery. It offers long-lasting results in addition to a natural appearance. There are a few steps involved in the entire surgery, and they are mentioned below:
Step 1: The First Consultation
Your surgeon will walk you through the procedure and draw an outline for the new hairline. All of it will be photographed for your records and easy understanding. He will also mark the donor region of your scalp from which the strip of follicles will be extracted.
Step 2: Preparing the Donor Site
In order to harvest the strip, they will first shave the donor area of your scalp. As per your choice, you will either be sedated or the donor site will be numbed before the procedure begins.
Step 3: Extracting the Hair Strip with Healthy Follicles
Once the strip is removed, a surgeon will suture up your donor site. Next, the healthy follicles from the strip will be removed one by one under a stereo microscope and prepared for transplant at the receiver site.
Step 4: Placing Follicular Transplant Units at the Receiver Site
After taking into account the direction in which your hair will grow, the surgeon will begin making incisions in the receiver site and placing follicular transplant units there.
Step 5: Recovery and Post-Op Care
The surgeon will then clean the region and make sure the donor site is well wrapped in a bandage for protection. The surgeon will provide advice on how to care for the transplanted hair in the days and weeks following the procedure. This aftercare is essential to the success of the hair transplant process.