AUTOMATION HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

F.U.T. (Follicular Unit Transplantation) hair micro-graft technique

Principle of the Strip Technique or F.U.T.

In the operating room with the subject under local anaesthesia, the operating surgeon uses a surgical knife to extract one or more strips 1 mm to 1 cm wide by 10 to 20 cm long from the scalp in the donor area (back part of the head), then, using resorbable thread, sutures the area of the sample, which should leave only thin scars hidden by the hair.

With the completely manual F.U.T. technique, the strips are carefully cut out under a microscope into minute grafts so as to separate the follicular units from each other before reimplanting them into small incisions previously made using a micro-surgical knife in the recipient area.

These two manual steps require many qualified personnel and prolong the procedure time.

Automation of the Strip Technique

 

In order to minimize these two major disadvantages, the French company MEDICAMAT, specializing for 30 years in the design, manufacture and distribution of patented medico-surgical instruments throughout the world, has with the help of international doctors specializing in hair transplantation, perfected the Omnigraft® medical device, making it possible to perform automated micro-grafts using the strip technique or F.U.T.

Automating the Strip Technique optimizes both the cutting of the grafts, which is done automatically and very quickly using the Hairtome® patented system compared to manual cutting under a microscope, and the similarly automated reimplantation of the grafts using an electropneumatic system, offering a certain number of advantages for the patient as well as the practitioner compared to the traditional technique.

 

Advantages of the Automated Strip Technique

For the patient:

  • faster procedure (and thus less painful for the patient) than with the traditional technique
  • fewer personnel required during the procedure
  • the automated phases of preparation and reimplantation of the grafts using the Omnigraft® Punch Hair Matic medical device are optimized compared to the manual method: low transection percentage, less trauma to the grafts during preparation, storage and reimplantation, ensuring perfect quality of hair regrowth

For the practitioner:

  • faster procedure improves the practitioner's comfort during this detailed procedure by minimizing fatigue, in particular
  • decreased need for personnel reduces the overall management of the procedure

 

In conclusion, what to remember about the Automated Strip Technique

This invasive surgical technique must be performed in an operating room under local anaesthesia by a surgeon, at least during the phase when removing the strips.

The only possible risks are those common to most surgical procedures, that is, rare operating consequences, such as possible difficulties in healing.

Using the automated strip technique makes it possible to conduct long hair transplantation sessions along the order of 2,000 to 3,000 hairs in 2 to 3 hours, as well as much longer mega-sessions.

It essentially involves men of all ages with advanced stages of baldness, as long as the donor area is adequate.

Some examples of micro-grafts performed with the follicular unit extraction/reimplantation technique using the Omnigraft® medical device