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Outdated and unnatural hair transplant techniques, such as the old “plug” style large grafts, can cause extreme distress and emotional pain to hair loss patients who may have had their first (and sometimes, last) hair transplant many years ago. These grafts were harvested using large punches as big around as a pencil, or even larger, and then placed in the balding areas. They may have given the impression of good density at that time, but as the natural hair around them was gradually lost, they became very obvious to anyone, and the unnatural “corn row” or “doll’s hair” appearance was the source of embarrassment for many men. As techniques improved, smaller grafts became the standard, but they were still not natural in appearance; thus, we still see patients with larger, inappropriately placed 2, 3 and 4 hair grafts on the frontal hairline. This also produces an unnatural look, and may make the patient very self-conscious. The development of CIT, and the tools it utilizes, has made it possible to correct such poorly thought-out and performed hair transplants. Prior to CIT, the only ways to repair these cases was to cut out a “strip” across the hairline to remove the pluggy appearance (which of course left a linear scar right across the front of the head, which required many single hair grafts to even attempt camouflage), or to use a small punch to core out and “dig” out the grafts (a crude method at best). Now, with CIT, we can re-harvest each of the large grafts, or individual follicular units (hair groups) from within larger plugs. This sometimes more than one or two “passes”, but it can be transforming to a person’s appearance, and transforming to their self-image and self-esteem. Nothing is worse than appearing as if you had a hair transplant. Many men have gone from a life of seclusion, never without a hat, and afraid to be in the company of others, to living full, active and happy lives! |
