{"id":8678,"date":"2015-06-19T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/fue-and-fut-hair-transplant-methods\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:32:24","slug":"fue-and-fut-hair-transplant-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/hair-transplant-surgery\/fue-and-fut-hair-transplant-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"FUE and FUT Hair Transplant Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8678\" class=\"elementor elementor-8678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d637d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d637d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc576c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc576c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUE and FUT Hair Transplant Methods<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa1a2d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"dfa1a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be18f13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be18f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfa429 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dfa429\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c859a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c859a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strip Excision vs Individual Unit Extraction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2cb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2cb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are only two methods to\u00a0surgically extract\u00a0follicular grafts from the scalp:\u00a0<strong>F.U.E\u00a0 and\u00a0 F.U.T.<\/strong><\/p><p>F.U.T. is a general term that means\u00a0<strong>Follicular Unit Transplant<\/strong>. While imprecise, the term is commonly used to describe a technique whereby a strip of scalp is excised from the permanent donor area of the scalp.The wound is closed using small surgical staples. The excised strip is converted to follicular units in a two stage steriomicroscopic dissection process.<\/p><p><strong>F.U.E.<\/strong>\u00a0is a method that utilizes a very fine manual or motorized punch to individually harvest follicular units from the intact scalp. This technique completely eliminates the use of scalpel from the procedure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6748043 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6748043\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72073cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72073cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Donor Zone<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d5d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d5d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The donor zone \u2013 these hairs are genetically resistant to hair loss.\u00a0In FUE, the zone is larger to accommodate individual extractions.\u00a0In FUT, scalp laxity plays a role in how much hair can be extracted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3dd0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3dd0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/donor-zone-FUE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2754\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603b70d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"603b70d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de9ae0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5de9ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f995f95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f995f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608367f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"608367f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUE Method (Punch Extraction)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55e36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55e36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human hairs grown in natural groupings of one to four hairs. In FUE, individual groupings (graft units) are extracted using a surgical punch-tool. \u00a0The punch tool is positioned over the hair where it emerges from the scalp, then aligned with the direction of the hair growth and inserted, creating a round incision. \u00a0Whether the incision was created manually or by motorized assistance, the graft unit is extracted by hand.<\/p><p>This method is somewhat challenging because it is difficult to see the graft through the scalp, which makes it tricky\u00a0to align and position the punch tool and to judge the depth required to excise the graft. When FUE is performed using motorized punch or modified manual punch, tools with smaller punch diameters can be used so that\u00a0each graft unit can be more precisely extracted.<\/p><p>Historically with FUE, \u00a0some transection would be expected to occur when the punch cuts through the follicle under the skin. With our remarkable technology and skill, transection rates are very low and rival the yields of our FUT procedures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e4a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42e4a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/hair-transplant-surgery\/fue-hair-transplant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More About FUE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a251 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b1a251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f082023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f082023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUE Extraction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd52bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd52bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Both modified\u00a0motorized punch or modified manual punch are available, either may be used depending on the circumstances of your particular case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1e20a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b1e20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7642ea1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7642ea1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799bc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"799bc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/artas-fue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/artas-fue.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/artas-fue-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2db014 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2db014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae158d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae158d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fue-manual.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fue-manual.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fue-manual-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28df955 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28df955\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6797a72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6797a72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5336717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5336717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUT Method (Strip Extraction)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed92625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed92625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Strip Excision, donor hair is harvested by excising a narrow strip of scalp from the donor area. Your physician carefully plans the shape and size of the strip to deliver the quantity of grafts required while ensuring a minimal or imperceptible scar. \u00a0This method has a lower incidence of graft transection because the removed strip can be processed under a brightly-lit, high-powered microscope which allows us to see exactly where the hair is growing under the skin. \u00a0This clear view allows us to precisely position the scalpel to ensure the integrity of each graft is maintained.<\/p><p>Patients are concerned that strip excision leaves a thin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/hair-transplant-scars\/\">hair transaplant scar\u00a0<\/a>where the strip was removed. If the resulting scar is visible, it\u00a0is easily obscured by short hair growth, and the placement of the scar makes it unnoticeable for most patients. The \u00a0Trychophytic closure technique allows the incision to heal tightly and with little to no noticeable scarring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfbb38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dfbb38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cff66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74cff66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUT Extraction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b49e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b49e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The donor strip is processed under a microscope, allowing the precise extraction of graft units.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2625b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2625b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/strip-extraction.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/strip-extraction.png 180w, https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/strip-extraction-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5386b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e5386b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad24fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ad24fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144084b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144084b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7342752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7342752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graft Production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b561f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b561f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether grafts are extracted by FUE or FUT, they\u00a0are processed under stereoscopic dissecting microscopes to prepare each unit for transplant. It is essential that the integrity of these grafts\u00a0remain undisturbed during the dissection process.<\/p><p>The grafts are planted as units, so if a graft contains three hairs when it is extracted, all three hairs will remain together when it is planted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eae54a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eae54a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c529f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c529f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Follicular Units\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bc377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5bc377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Individual graft units ready to be transplanted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4753bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4753bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/graft-unit-300x245.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2737\" alt=\"graft-unit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/graft-unit-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/graft-unit.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e9ba8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99e9ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee2a7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ee2a7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82645f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f82645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hair Transplants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0aab74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0aab74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal is to produce healthy, viable graft\u00a0units which can then be planted directly into the recipient area. \u00a0Both Doctors use the\u00a0<a title=\"Lateral Slit Technique \u2013 In Depth\" href=\"https:\/\/hassonandwong.com\/lateral-slit-technique\/\">lateral slit technique<\/a>\u00a0to carefully place each graft unit. \u00a0This technique allows us to reproduce the natural growth direction of your hair and to give you the most natural looking results possible.<\/p><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_8\"><div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_8\"><p>The 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