General Considerations

Currently, hair restoration surgery can achieve a high degree of natural result. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery considered this procedure “the surgery of the decade”, as it showed the most progress in the 1990´s. It is one of the most frequently performed operations of an aesthetic nature in the U.S.A., and is gaining great popularity in Brazil. People are becoming aware that they no longer have to fear an artificial result, with the corn-row / doll's hair appearance.

Surgical technique for hair transplantation should take into account the fact that follicles are very delicate, and therefore should be perfectly prepared and transplanted, so as to guarantee survival and, consequently, hair growth. This is known as the follicular unit technique, or FUT. No longer are mechanical devices acceptable (the hand-engine) for preparation of hair plugs, and lasers have been totally abandoned because of the damage caused to the recipient sites.

The dermatological and plastic surgery societies do NOT recommend the use of the hand-engine technique!

A 2^nd session?

Patients may want to undergo a second session. This is not frequent, since at Pilos we always plan a procedure that will result in satisfactory hair density. However, as long as there is donor area, a second session may be considered. This should not be done earlier than 9 months, allowing for complete healing from the first session. This 2^nd stage will be either to cover areas that were not transplanted, or to increase density where hair has already been transplanted.