Evaluating the Success Rate of Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation (FUT) Technique in Patients with Gray Hair

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Authors

1 Associate Professor, Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran AND Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 General Practitioner AND Researcher, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Student of Medicine, School of Medicine, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

5 Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Hair loss and baldness have significant impact on a person's beauty and affects a large percentage of people in the world. However, many people who are candidates for hair transplantation have gray hair and it is difficult to hair transplant in them. In this study, the success rate of follicular unit hair transplantation (FUT) technique was studied in patients with gray hair.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 42 patients with varying degrees of alopecia who had remaining gray hair underwent follicular unit hair transplantation. Questionnaires were completed for the patients and the data were analyzed using independent-t, chi-square and Spearman correlation coefficient tests.Findings: The mean surviving implanted grafts was 90.26% in all patients. No complications were observed in 83.37% of patients; but mild side-effects occurred in 16.66% including granulated pyogenic in 2.38% and periorbital edema in 14.28% that resolved a week after the surgery. No late complications were seen. The satisfaction level of the transplanted hair line in 59.5 % of patients was excellent and in 40.5% was good. None of the patients had abnormal hairline. There was a significant relationship between smoking and the amount of residual graft; remaining graft in non-smokers was higher than smokers (P = 0.012).Conclusion: According to results of this study, follicular unit hair transplantation technique was a surgical procedure with minimal complications, natural looking hairline and maximum density in patients with gray hair.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 33, Issue 356 - Serial Number 356
September and October 2015
Pages 1820-1828

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  • Receive Date: 28 October 2015
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  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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