Development of Single Follicular Hair Transplant Technology
	Characteristics and Effectiveness of Single Follicular Transplantation
	Procedures
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Development of Single Follicular Hair Transplant Technology

Early in 1939, during the Second World War, Dr. Okuda of Japan invented the surgical transplantation. This transplantation has been applied mainly on the baldness caused by burning.

After then in the year of 1943, Dr. Tamura of Japan developed the technique as presently used for hair transplantation. However, due to the war, that transplantation has not yet been well developed and widely spread.

In 1950, Dr. Norman Orentriech of the United States of America firstly presented the ‘4mm Diameter Scalp Punch-out Transplantation’ speech.

Finally, in the year of 1955, Dr. Rassman of the United States of America invented the ‘Single Follicular Transplantation Technique’.

Traditional techniques utilized circular punches of scalp, or "plugs," that contained 15-20 hairs each. These transplanted hairs tend to be congested and typically yielded a very noticeable, unnatural result - commonly referred to as "dolls’ hairs. As technique improved, ‘Single Follicular Transplant’ becomes the main stream for the hair transplanting. Use of very small micro-grafts, called follicular units to be implanted onto the designated area one by one, now allows the creation of highly aesthetic and natural hairlines.


Characteristics and Effectiveness of Single Follicular Transplantation

The side and back of scalp is called the permanent hair bearing scalp because hair follicles in these areas are genetically less sensitive to the effects of DHT, a male hormone that cause hair loss. Therefore these permanent hairs will remain permanent regardless of where it is transplanted, a phenomena termed "donor dominance." This is the basis theory of hair transplantation. Actually, there is no method that can create more hair follicles medically. All forms of hair restoration surgery involve redistribution of permanent hair follicles of oneself.

Single Follicular Transplant works well on all stages of hair loss, like receding hairline, forehead and upper head baldness or even baldness caused by scars or injuries. This technique fully utilizes the characteristics of the “Donor Dominance” which means no matter where the follicle has been transplanted to, the attribute of ‘continuously grow and never falling’ will still be retained. The single follicle will be implanted to the designed area one by one so as to get a natural result.

The result is so promising, prominent and most of all is permanent. The growth rate of the follicle can be reached around 90% or more.


Scope of Treatment

• All stages of hair loss
• Hairline modification
• Receding hairline modification
• Forehead and the crown area’s hair thickness modification
• Baldness caused by scars or injuries
  

Procedures

Hair transplantation is a day-surgery procedure done under local anesthesia involving removing a strip of permanent hair-bearing skin from the back or sides of the scalp (Donor Area). The strip is then carefully dissected with the help of the finest micro-instrument and magnification into single follicle containing 1-3 hairs. The donor area is then sutured and hidden by the surrounding hair. The micro grafts are meticulously planted into the bald area of the scalp (Recipient Area). Up to 2500 follicles can be done in one single session.

The Procedure includes 2 parts
First part: This procedure will take about 1 hour.
1. Doctor will discuss with the client for the location and design of the hairline.
2. Local anesthesia and conscious sedation will make the procedure smooth and comfortable.
3. Donor hairs are taken from the back of the scalp where the hairs are most abundant and healthy for transplantation.
The one under treatment take 2-3 hours of rest.
Second part: This procedure will take about 2-3 hours (depends on the number of hair to be transplanted).
A special instrument, the ‘Hair Implanter’, which is designed to handle a single follicle of hair, is used for implanting the follicles into the designated area one by one by our doctors.