The most critical factor in a good hair transplant is the technique. There are many different techniques for implanting hair into recipient sites.  Some physicians do all follicular units which are all one- or two-hair grafts. Some groups do mini- and micro-grafts which are 1-4 hair grafts placed into a slit. We cut all our grafts under a microscope. This preserves the follicular unit. Then we mix 1-4 hairs in different shaped openings. Some slits contain 2-3 hairs, some are singles that contain one hair, and some are slots which contain 4-5 hairs depending on the donor area. This allows us to place the hairs closer together while preventing compression that you see with larger-slit grafts.

The overall appearance with this customized grafting provides a softer, denser, more natural-looking transplant.

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