What Is The Neograft Process?

When surveyed, men stated more often than not that one of the things they fear losing the most is their hair. Often viewed as a sign of masculinity, male pattern balding is both feared and fought across the country and around the world. As science advances with the demand, new technologies and techniques for stopping hair loss and replacing new hair follicles are light-years ahead.

Neograft is a trademarked term used to describe a machine used to transplant hair follicles. It is used both for extraction from a donor site and placement of the follicles in the desired location. It is a partially automated device that uses a suction-type apparatus and requires the skill and expertise of a person trained to used the machine in order for it to function properly. Because Neograft is not fully robotic, there is more room for flexibility and function.

So, how does Neograft work? It is a relatively simple handheld device that uses a rotating punch to separate donor grafts from surrounding donor tissue. A vacuum-type unit sucks the donor follicle from the scalp and stores it in a small chamber. This technique is repeated 50 times in order to harvest 50 donor hair follicles. The donor hair follicles are then removed from the small chamber and placed in a saline solution in a small dish.

One of the drawbacks of this technology is that the suction-style pump and chamber storage expose the delicate hair follicle to a lot of stress that can injure the follicle and make it less than suitable for transplantation. One of the benefits of Neograft is that very little operator intervention is required for handling the donor hair follicles which minimizes labor time and human error.

The area to be transplanted is prepared for the donor hair follicles in a traditional manner using hypodermic needles. Once the prepped area is ready, the Neograft machine is reloaded with a few of the donor hair follicles. The donor hair follicles are sucked into a needle on an individual basis and then injected into the prepared recipient transplant area. This type of technology means that the hair follicles do not have to be subjected to undue force by manual implantation by a technician. However, the high speed of the injection does not allow the technician to determine whether the follicle has properly implanted and is not folded over on itself or bent.

Overall, Neograft is a stunning revolution in hair transplant technology. If you have further questions about this hair transplant tool, contact a physician in your area today. He or she should be able to answer your questions and address any concerns you may have. This may be the solution you have been looking for in order to achieve successful and natural-looking hair regrowth.