Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT / Strip Method)

With FUT, donor hairs are excised in a long strip at the back of the scalp and then stitched back together. The hairs are taken from the ideal target donor area meaning these are generally life long hairs at very low risk of miniaturizing. With large FUE cases, many times hairs must be taken from outside the ideal donor area and may miniaturize over time. The hairs are carefully dissected apart by staff. While this technique does leave a linear scar, it is typically not very noticeable and effectively invisible in anyone with long hair. Your head does not need to be shaved prior to an FUT procedure.