Q: I went to a hair transplant doctor for a consultation for my hair loss and he said that it was not that important to use microscopes for hair transplants. I had heard that it was. What’s the deal?
A: It is extremely important to use microscopes when performing hair transplants. It is the only way that follicular units, the naturally occurring groups of hair follicles, can be isolated from the donor tissue without damaging them.
Other techniques, such as magnifying loops and back-lighting are not as precise. Using microscopically dissected follicular units in hair transplants has been the main advance that has allowed doctors to move away from the older mini-micrografting hair restoration techniques to the current procedure that can produce totally natural results.
See the Microscopes page on the Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration website.
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Dissection Phase of Hair Transplant, Donor Strip, Follicular Unit, Graft Dissection, Hair Transplant Doctors, Hair Transplant Instruments, Microscope, Mini-micrografting, Stereo-microscope
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:54 am
After surgery, when will the scalp feel as before procedure (It feels like there is a “rug” sawn to the scalp)? When can I blow dry my hair? When can I dyed the hair?
Dr. Bernstein: After 2-3 weeks, your scalp should feel normal, just as it did before the surgery. You can blow dry your hair a few days after the procedure, if the air is cool. Wait a week to blow dry with warm air. I would avoid the hot setting.