HAIR TRANSPLANT FORUM

The hair on everyone’s scalp grows in small groupings called follicular units. The normal adult has follicular units consisting of 1-5 hair follicles. With the CIT technique Dr. Cole can isolate grafts or follicular units that contain higher hair counts. This is advantageous when working behind the frontal hairline, in the top and in the crown region of the scalp because a single graft containing more hair provides more coverage. Last week we had a patient that had many grafts that contained high hair counts. Take a look at these groupings and notice the one’s with 7 hair follicles!

Is it once every two or three years we see a seven-hair graft? They certainly are rare. Yesterday, April 17, 2013 we snapped a photo of another seven-hair graft under the microscope.