Miami Surgeons Offer Advanced Hair Transplant Procedures

Oct. 1, 2012 - PRLog -- The Hair Transplant Institute of Miami announces two advanced approaches to hair transplant surgery designed exclusively for patients who desire natural, resilient results. For a more traditional approach, patients may elect to have a micrograft transplant that has been revamped by the Institute's lead surgeon, Dr. Paul Rose, to reduce the visibility of donor area scarring. Alternatively, patients may elect to have a follicular unit transplant (FUT) procedure, a new method of hair restoration that many patients and surgeons regard as the most effective procedure for producing natural looking results.

"Micrografting" originated in the late 1980s and mark a turning point in terms of transplant technology and procedure. Until then, hair transplants were conducted using large "clumps" of scalp and hair from the donor area. These procedures become known as "hair plugs" for the conspicuous and relatively primitive end result. With the advent of the micrograft procedure, hair surgeons began to harvest ultra thin strips of hair follicles from the donor area that were then separated into fine clusters of 2-3 follicular units. Each unit was then transplanted to the restoration area individually, giving surgeons the flexibility to artfully construct depth, thickness, and texture with an aesthetic touch.  

Micrograft procedures at the Hair Transplant Institute of Miami mirror the procedures of other hair clinics, but there are several key differences. First, patients are received by a staff of exceptional caliber, each of whom understands the strain that hair loss may inflict on personal, social, and professional life. Each patient is welcomed and treated as a unique case, and everyone receives a comprehensive hair loss evaluation to determine the most effective means of treatment. When a micrograft procedure is chosen, the patient may rest assured knowing they have the finest technology, knowledge, and professional skill available in South Florida.

To minimize the appearance of post-micrograft transplant scar, Dr. Rose offers patients a special closure technique that makes the end result look more natural than ever before. Called a trichophytic closure, this technique carefully joins the skin of the donor area in a seamless fashion to reduce the width-- and thus appearance-- of linear scarring. As a final touch, Dr. Rose meticulously directs the patient's own donor area hair to grow through the scar to further conceal it from sight.

While Dr. Rose provides exceptional micrografting procedures to residents in South Florida, a second procedure is also available. Know as follicular unit transplantation (FUT), this procedure harvests individual follicular units via 1mm punch tool. Whereas traditional micrograft transplants harvest a thin strip of follicular units from the donor area, FUT procedures remove individual clusters of 2-3 units at a time and do not create a linear scar of any kind. Patients who choose an FUT procedure at the Hair Transplant Institute of Miami receive an additional benefit, however. Dr. Rose has co-created the follicular isolation technique (FIT), a special modification of the FUT procedure designed to harvest and transplant individual follicular units with greater precision and survivability.

The Hair Transplant Institute of Miami is led by Dr. Bernard Nusbaum and Dr. Paul Rose, two of South Florida's most experienced and reputable hair transplant surgeons. To learn more about the Institute, micrograft procedures, and FUT / FIT transplants, readers are invited to visit the Hair Transplant Institute online at http://www.miamihair.com. Readers may also call the front desk directly at 1-877-443-9070.

Miami Hair Blog
Readers are also invited to visit the Miami Hair Blog for weekly articles on hair loss prevention, as well as coverage of the industry's leading hair loss treatment devices: http://blog.miamihair.com/

The ARTAS System for Hair Transplant
This October, Dr. Bernard Nusbaum and Dr. Paul Rose announce the arrival of the ARTAS hair restoration technology to the Hair Transplant Institute of Miami. The ARTAS physician-guided robotic system is the most technologically advanced method worldwide to perform non-invasive FUE/FIT procedures for our patients. With the ARTAS procedure, advanced digital technology and laser guided, precision robotics harvest permanent hair from the back of the head to be transplanted into balding or thinning areas where they will grow permanently and with a completely natural appearance, as before.

To learn more about this revolutionary new equipment, readers are invited to visit this ARTAS System Frequently Asked Questions report on the Miami Hair Blog:  http://blog.miamihair.com/hair-transplant/frequently-aske...