Q: How are recipient sites made?

A: At Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration we use a series of custom made, ultra-fine blades to create recipient sites. The blades differ in size by only one tenth of a millimeter and range from 0.6mm for one-hair follicular units to 1.2mm for 4-hair follicular units.

At the start of the procedure, the different size follicular units are fitted to specific site sizes to determine exactly the best size instrument to use for each graft. By custom fitting the sites to the grafts, healing is incredibly fast and patients are able to gently shampoo their scalp the day following the procedure.

All recipient sites are made using lateral slits, as these give the most full, natural coverage.