Direct Hair Transplantation: A Modified Follicular Unit Extraction Technique

January 2013 in “ Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery ”

Pradeep Sethi, Arika Bansal

Direct Hair Transplantation DHT Follicular Unit Extraction FUE androgenetic alopecia baldness graft survival hair transplantation hair grafting

TLDR The modified Direct Hair Transplantation method is effective for treating baldness with better graft survival and less damage than standard techniques.

In the 2013 study, researchers evaluated a modified hair transplantation technique called Direct Hair Transplantation (DHT), which is a variation of the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method. The DHT technique involves immediate implantation of follicular unit grafts after harvesting, significantly reducing the time they spend outside the body from 1-2 hours to 2-20 minutes. The study included 29 male patients, with the majority having androgenetic alopecia. Outcomes were 'good' for 27 patients, showing improvement in photographs and a reduction in baldness grade, while 2 patients experienced 'poor' results. The study concluded that DHT is a simple, feasible, and effective method for treating baldness, offering advantages such as improved graft survival and reduced risk of damage compared to the standard FUE procedure.

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