Hair transplant, assessed before it is advised.

A hair transplant physically relocates follicles from a donor area, typically the back and sides of the scalp, where hair tends to be genetically resistant to the hormone responsible for pattern hair loss, into the thinning area. Two harvesting techniques are commonly used: FUE, where individual follicular units are extracted one at a time, and FUT, where a strip of scalp is removed and dissected into grafts. The choice between them depends on donor density, the area being covered, and scarring preference, and is decided at consultation rather than defaulted to one technique. Once relocated, transplanted follicles keep their original resistance to hair loss, which is why transplanted hair is not expected to thin the way surrounding native hair may continue to.