Has Follicular Unit Extraction with NeoGraft Been Proven to be Safe?
By Paul Glat | Published on December 8, 2010 | 0 Comments
Follicular unit extraction with NeoGraft is extremely safe; a claim that Dr. Paul M. Glat, MD FACS of the Sea Hair hair restoration clinic says is backed up by mounds of studies and research data. Patients at Dr. Glat’s Philadelphia clinic who undergo follicular unit extraction with NeoGraft can do so without the need for general anesthesia or large incisions, making NeoGraft an even better option than previous hair restoration procedures.
As Dr. Glat explains, a patient who undergoes follicular unit extraction with NeoGraft will be having single hair follicles taken out one at a time – through an automated process, of course. The entire procedure can be done with just a small, minor incision, which means that patients who undergo follicular unit extraction with NeoGraft can recover fairly quickly.
With previous hair restoration procedures, recovery was often seen as one of the worst aspects of the process. After all, the large incision that was cut into the backside of a patient’s scalp took time to heal. During this time, patients suffered the risk of bleeding or infection, creating concern for many. Thankfully, follicular unit extraction with NeoGraft has eliminated this issue.
When a patient undergoes NeoGraft surgery, the recovery process is minimal. There is very little discomfort associated with the procedure, and there is no “coming down” off of general anesthesia. Whereas patients recovering from the old strip technique often complained about feeling tightness and discomfort in their donor hair areas, patients who undergo NeoGraft report no such thing.
Furthermore, patients who are fearful of needles, incisions, and scarring can rest assured that the NeoGraft procedure will leave them with nothing more than tiny needle punctures. And the marks left from these punctures will quickly be covered up by the new hair growing in.
The reason why patients who undergo NeoGraft are able to achieve such great results with very little downtime has to do with the way the incisions into the scalp are made. Dr. Glat says that the hair follicles he transfers are done individually, and that each “grab” gets pulled out exactly the same way from the donor site. Because each transfer or grab is identical, there is very little extra tissue left over at the end. This allows the incision to be smaller and decreases the overall recovery time necessary.
In fact, Dr. Glat says that many of his patients in Philadelphia will come in for their NeoGraft procedures on a Friday and return to work on Monday. Aside from a bit of swelling, patients are very unlikely to notice any other type of physical discomfort, making the process all the more appealing.
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