Hair Transplant Society Names Dr. Bernstein ‘Pioneer of the Month’

September 1st, 2006

In 1995, a surgeon just entering the field of hair transplantation became aware of these natural “follicular units” and came to believe that they should be the building blocks for all hair transplants. His name was Bob Bernstein.

Read the rest of this entry »

What is Hair Transplant Cost for Hair Plug Removal?

August 30th, 2006

Q: I was looking at your prices for repair work and you mentioned that you charge $75 per graft removed. I had a hair transplant and received follicular unit grafts (one-hair follicles) but I think my hair loss is going to continue so I might in the future want to remove them. Am I interpreting [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

How Do You Determine Size of Hair Transplant Donor Strip?

July 3rd, 2006

Q: I am interested in FUT. How do you figure out how large a strip to use for the hair restoration when transplanting all follicular units?
A: The length of the donor strip incision is determined by the number of follicular unit grafts required for the hair restoration.
There are slightly less than 100 follicular units/cm2, so [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Which Gives More Donor Hair in Hair Transplant, Follicular Unit Transplantation or Follicular Unit Extraction?

May 11th, 2006

Q: I am Norwood Class 6 and have read about both Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT). Which will give me more hair?
A: In general, FUT will give you more hair since, in FUT, the best hair from the mid-portion of the permanent zone of the scalp (also called the “sweet spot”) [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

How Did Hair Transplant Techniques of Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction Get Named?

January 11th, 2006

Q: How did Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction get their names?
A: The first paper on Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation was published by Dr. Bernstein and Rassman in 1995 in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery. The title of the paper used the abbreviated name Follicular Transplantation. The longer name “Follicular Unit [...]

Read the rest of this entry »


Showing results 21 - 25 of 35 for the tag: FUT.



© 2009 Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration, P.C. All Rights Reserved.


Facebook - Friend us today! Twitter - Follow us and share your hair transplant news YouTube - Watch our hair transplant videos Flickr - Photos of our hair transplant patients LinkedIn - Dr. Bernstein's professional networking page MySpace - Dr. Bernstein's page