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Which Hair Replacement Gives More Natural Results: Hair Plugs or Hair Transplant Surgery?

asked 6 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
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Tags: comparison, hair growth, natural appearance, type

9 answers to Which Hair Replacement Gives More Natural Results: Hair Plugs or Hair Transplant Surgery?

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Hair Transplant for Restoration

Hair transplant surgery is definitely the better choice. Hair plugs have become an antiquated method of hair restoration as compared with today’s technologies, namely follicular unit extraction. FUE hair transplant harvests donor hair in individual follicular units and has the ability to extract hair from anywhere on the scalp, in addition to the use of non-head hair using the uGraft. This widens the donor pool and makes the result of hairline design softer and more natural-looking. In... more
Sanusi Umar, MD

Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

www.finetouchdermatology.com

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Hair Plugs - A Thing of the Past

Hair plugs are a thing of the past . Most work today is done with follicular units put in with needle holes. No plugs, no punches. One, two ,or three hair transplants done individually
Richard Galitz, MD

Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Which hair transplant procedure gives the most natural appearance?

There is no doubt about this answer. Plugs with 5 or more follicles looks like a row of corn or a dolls hair. Yes, you can go back later and fill inbetween the plugs, but it is unnecessary when using the FUE (follicular unit extraction) techniques. This is when a 1 millemeter graft is taken from the back of the head instead of a strip of scalp. Each 1 mm follicular unit may contain from one to four follicles and thus hairs. There is no visible scar at the donar site, and if skill is... more
E. Ronald Finger, MD

Savannah Plastic Surgeon

www.fingerandassociates.com

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Hair Plugs or Hair Grafts for Hair Transplant Surgery

Today's state of the art technique involves transplanting small grafts containing 1-3 hairs. This is the way it naturally grows.
Jack Fisher, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon

www.fisherhaircenter.com

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Plugs or Grafts for Hair Transplantation

Hair pl will ugs are almost never used today. The appearance of plugs will give an unnatural appearance, since the plug will have high density of hair follicles, but there will be large obvious areas of surrounding skin without any transplanted hairs. Stay with the proven technique of hair follicular grafting which can give good density and a nice patterned fullness. There is another technique in which a hair flap can be transposed or rotated where greater density is... more
Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Better Results with Hair Plugs or Hair Transplants

Hair plugs are a method of hair transplantation. The state of the art in hair transplants today are the use of smaller 1-4 hair grafts which are much more natural than larger plugs but provide less density. Another alternative is the Fleming/Mayer Flap which provides immediate results with greater thickness and total freedom of hair styling without a change in hair texture.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hair transplants vs. hair plugs

Today, it is rare that an experienced hair transplant surgeon is using "plugs." Follicular Unit Transplantation is the way we do it today and the results are natural and durable. The microscope is used to dissect grafts into the smallest unit necessary to do the job. As a result, the recipient sites are very, very small and difficult to detect. Your best bet is to have an in-person consultation with an experienced hair transplant surgeon. Look at our... more
Allan J. Parungao, MD

Oak Brook Plastic Surgeon
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Which Hair Replacement Gives More Natural Results: Hair Plugs or Hair Transplant Surgery?

Hair transplants are hair plugs, which is an older term used to describe the process of taking donor hairs (taken as a series of plug shaped donor scalp containing follicles) and transplanting them to areas of bald scalp. Newer techniques use single and double follicles for improved aesthetic results.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hair transplants and hair plugs are the same.

Hair transplants and hair plugs are the same. The only other procedure for permanent hair replacement is the Fleming-Mayer Flap. Each has advantages and disadvantages depending on the goals of the patient. Make sure you see an experienced surgeon for either method.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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