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Does an Actual MD Perform the Hair Transplant Surgery?

Do you have to be an actual Dr./MD to perform the installation of the grafts in a hair transplant surgery?

8 Doctor Answers | Asked by curiousgeorgeatx in Austin, TX
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Who Performs a Hair Transplant

Yes, all hair transplants in the US need to be done by a physician. Most top hair transplant surgeons are assisted by highly experienced hair transplant technicians, who typically dissect out the hairs under microscopes and help with the planting of the grafts.
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Must an MD Perform Installation During Hair Transplant?

No, the medical professional performing the installation of the grafts does not have to be a certified physician. However, the surgeon does perform the graft excision and prepare the slits in the recipient area where the transplanted hair will be installed. The slits made are what determine hairline design, density, and global growth pattern. Additionally, there is always an M.D. present to manage every aspect of surgery.
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Does an MD perform Hair Transplant surgery?

A hair transplant needs to be performed and supervised by a well trained physician. There are phases in a hair transplant where non MD assistants are participating in the procedure, but the doctor is in complete control at all times.

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Performing Hair Transplants

The physician harvest the grafts and closes the wound. The surgeon then prepares the recipient sites for the grafts. The technician then places the grafts into the recipient sites. Dr. ES
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Hair Transplant Technique

One of the most difficult parts of a natural appearing hair transplant is the design of the hairline and this is typically done by the surgeon. Removing the hair to be transplanted is considered surgery and is also done by a doctor or, depending on the state, an advanced practitioner. Placing the grafts in the previously made slots is typically done by an experienced technician. Find someone you trust. Good luck!
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Does an Actual MD Perform the Hair Transplant Surgery?

The MD, surgeon takes the donor strip and then hair techs make the grafts and place them under MD supervision.
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Hair transplant insertion.

The surgeon typically removes the donor hair and makes the recipient sites for placement. The hair transplant technicians then place these grafts in the recipient sites. Our technicians have done this for 20 years or more.
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Who does what in a hair transplant operation

More commonly , the surgeon harvests the strip or FUE grafts . Many states have laws requiing only a licensed practitioner, usually the surgeon, do that part of a procedure that cuts the skin in a manner that requires judgement for depth and angle. Skilled hair transplant technicians work on the harvested material outside of the body preparing it for placing into holes or slits created by the surgeon. It is rare that the surgeon does much of the actual placing of grafts into the... more
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