Rather, we should talk about autotransplantation , since it is about relocating hair that grows on the nape or the sides of the head, areas often respected by baldness. First, the surgeon removes a portion of the scalp from the donor region and is sutured. The scar will be hidden under the patient's hair. Next, he separates the hair follicles to be grafted – between 1,500 and 2,000 – and introduces them into the microincisions made in the area of alopecia.
There are two varieties of implant: the micrograft and the minigraft . While in the first case one or two hairs are inserted per hole, the mini-grafts include more than four. About three months after the operation, the replanted shoots begin to grow normally.
