Contradictions

Contradictions for Single Follicular Units

For patients with curly hair or white hair, Steven C. Chang, MD does not recommend the practice of only using SFUs. Curly hair is not only curly on the outside, but even the hair stem within the tissue is curly, so it’s difficult to avoid damage to these grafts. The more the strip is cut, the more damage is done. White color hair poses a different problem because it is extremely hard to see—even under the microscope. White hair is the same color as the tissue. Just like writing with black ink on black paper, no matter how much you enlarge a white hair donor strip, it will still be very difficult to see.

Straight Hair Graft

Curly Hair Graft

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