Direct Follicle Insertion (DFI) vs FUT

Direct Follicle Insertion (DFI) vs FUT. About to pay a deposit to book your hair transplant?

Be aware of the difference between Direct Follicle Insertion and FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) before you go ahead!

DFI vs. FUT Extraction

For the uninitiated, FUT is a highly surgical process where a strip of skin is cut from the back of head resulting in a long scar. This entire process is also quite painful.

On the other hand, at Evolved Clinics in Perth and Brisbane, Australia, we utilize the very latest DFI technique, one of the most advanced form of FUE technique. Our research-backed Direct Follicle Insertion (DFI) technique combines the extreme skill set of a Hair Transplant Doctor with the latest in motorized technology. Simply put, our Hair Transplant Doctor can extract grafts safer, faster and with the smallest of micro instruments, preserving the appearance of donor area.

Direct Follicle Insertion (DFI) vs FUT Graft Handling 

In the FUT technique, grafts are removed one-by-one from the strip of skin with forceps and then put into a simple Petri dish, typically having no optimal holding solutions. During implantation, sharp forceps are used again to hold and place the grafts on the implanted area, leading to higher transection rates.

At Evolved Clinics in Perth and Brisbane, Australia, we deploy advanced graft tissue preservation techniques (medical terminology for 100% graft survivability) through the use of chilled graft trays, ATP, Growth Factor Therapy and Hypothermasol. This creates an environment where the grafts feel like it’s still in the body. High standards of preservation are important as you only have one donor area. During implantation, the grafts are loaded in an implanter, which handles the graft more safely as compared to forceps.

DFI vs. FUT Implantation

FUT can compromise hair implantation design since the process uses scalpels or sharp-pointed tip tools to make slits, followed by forceps to place the follicles, which usually cannot give the proper angle, direction, or depth every time to insert the follicles.

Under the DFI technique, each graft is carefully placed into an ultra-fine implanter and the hair transplant doctor artistically inserts each graft at the appropriate angle, depth and direction. The process eliminates the need of making any slits, thus leading to minimal scarring. The Evolved Master Surgeons’ artisan aspects implore a patient to ensure that a perfectly natural hairline is recreated, that never looks synthetic.

Who performs the DFI vs. FUT procedures?

FUT is an archaic technique still prevalent in Australia as it minimizes surgery time for a surgeon and therefore most part is outsourced to Assistants/ Technicians.

On the other hand, our surgical team are amongst the world’s leading exponents of FUE techniques. Entire surgery is performed by a Hair Transplant Doctor not by Assistants/ Technicians.

Interested in knowing more about the DFI technique? For consultation with our hair loss specialist at Evolved Hair Restoration Clinic, please contact us at (08) 6216 0443 or book your appointment directly using the below link.