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Observation of FUE/CIT megasession and strip? (Hair Transplant)

posted by CIT , 17.06.2008, 19:50

ť ť ť ť A FUE/CIT mega session is a session where 3000+ grafts are
ť ť ť transplanted.
ť ť ť ť We have noticed that dense packing can cause a lower yield in some
ť ť ť cases.
ť ť ť
ť ť ť That's interesting. CIT is touted as being a method of extraction and
ť ť ť should not differ in the recipient area. Sinse the strip docs like
ť ť Armani
ť ť ť and H&W do not have a problem with dense packng / densities of
ť 60fu/cm2
ť ť ť then I asume thAT THE QUALITY OF cit MUST DIFFER IN TERMS OF THE
ť ť EXTRACTED
ť ť ť UNIT COMPARED WITH GOOD STRIP.
ť ť ť
ť ť ť ť
ť ť Marco,
ť ť
ť ť Our surgical staff recently performed a CIT session where the harvested
ť ť grafts averaged 4.1 hairs per follicular unit extracted today. The
ť average
ť ť with strip surgery is 2.0 hairs per follicular unit and with CIT it is
ť 2.7
ť ť hairs per follicular unit. CIT is the Cole Isolation Technique. In CIT,
ť the
ť ť extracted grafts are harvested intact then placed on the recipient. The
ť ť grafts are then placed in-tact where needed on the scalp to achieve the
ť ť most natural result. The result on the recipient area is dependant on
ť the
ť ť artistic ability of the FUE/CIT surgeon and experience of the whole
ť ť surgical staff.
ť ť
ť ť If an individual is trying to decide between strip and CIT then one
ť must
ť ť consider the uncomfortably of the linear scar along with the greater
ť ť healing time.
ť ť
ť ť In strip, the grafts are cut from the strip along with fat. These
ť grafts
ť ť may require the recipient sites to be made larger to accommodate fatty
ť ť tissue of the grafts. Devices (scalpels) used at most strip clinics are
ť ť wider than the instruments used in our clinic. Strip technicians
ť usually
ť ť fractionate larger follicular units into multiple small grafts so that
ť you
ť ť eventually pay two and three times for one follicular unit.
ť ť
ť
ť
ť That was not an answer to the question it was a long rambling sales pitch.
ť Can you dense pack or reach the densities of strip clinics? Importantly
ť what IS the limitation in terms of density with CIT that you mention and
ť what are the studies that you refer to regarding the problems that you have
ť with dense packing. If you are trying to say that you plant less follicles
ť but more hair then let's see the source of your info otherwise it is just
ť the same kind of unsupported bull that we have seen from the worst hair
ť mills for so many years.

Hi Marco,

Yes. We we can match strip densities. Most strip harvested grafts have fat on them. This additional fat takes up volume. With FUE, we have no fat so we do not have the extra volume. This extra volume can cause a couple of problems. One is ridging. The other is that they take up space in an already small incision site. Therefore, fat in a small incision site can make the placement even more traumatic.

Even with no fat, we find the most comfortable density for my full size grafts is 40 to 50 per sq. cm.
We go higher, with single hair grafts, or well trimmed 2 hair grafts, but with full size follicular units, we average 45 per sq. cm. Most CIT cases occurr over multiple days. One of the tremendous advantages here is that we are able to go back into the area the next day or several days later and increase the density so full that it is not possible to squeeze in another graft without overlapping incisions.

Our scalp grafts average 2.5 to 2.7 hairs per follicular unit. Strip surgery averages nearly 2.3 hairs per follicular unit. Therefore, smaller incision sites are more practical and we get the higher densities we need. The smaller the incision, the harder it is to place the multi-hair graft and the more traumatic it is to place the graft.

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