Medical Departures

What is an FUT hair transplant?


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What is an FUT hair transplant?

  • Stands for Follicular Unit Transplant
  • Also known as the strip process and the ‘oldest’ of the 3X (FUT, FUE, DHI)
  • Process involves taking a strip of hair from the back of the head
  • Advantages = less expensive, less time in surgery (4-6 hours in just one session)
  • Disadvantages = causes scaring from strip removal, healing time is longer due to strip removal, harder to do multiple hair transplants (you generally need more than 1X treatment to get thick hair)
  • Cost in Turkey = 1.7- 2 EUR per graft, 1,300 EUR - 2000 EUR
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    Medical DeparturesBy Paul McTaggart