Hair Line Restoration

We use a series of custom-made, ultra-fine blades to create the hair transplant recipient sites. The chisel-shaped blades differ in size by increments of one-tenth of a millimeter and range from 0.6mm for single-hair follicular unit grafts to 1.2mm-1.5mm for 4-hair follicular units.

Before site creation begins, 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 facilitated and our patients are able to return to showering and gentle shampooing the day following the hair restoration.

Another advantage associated with the lateral slit technique is that when the site is created the pressure on the graft changes considerably unlike sagital method. The sagital method creates lateral pressure on either side of the graft; as a result, the more grafts that are placed per square centimeter will increase the chance of compression and popping. With lateral slits, the site is created at an angle (See photo), which changes the pressure on the graft to up and down vs. side-to-side thus allowing for more grafts to be placed per square centimeter. With this change in pressure on the graft, it eliminates compression and popping commonly seen with the sagital method. This ensures a better fit and success for the grafts to grow producing the most natural results and density available.

A final benefit associated with the lateral slit method is that it allows for the transplantation in temples and sideburns, areas that are difficult to transplant using the sagital method.

The lateral slit method is far superior to any other type of technology in hair restoration. This technique is constantly being sought out by patients worldwide. It is a very precise and calculated method which takes much more time and patience; it is for this reason that clinics that perform multiple cases per day will never utilize this technique.