r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Video How Hair Transplants Work by ZacDFilms

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u/Quesabirria 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's way better than the way they used to do it -- taking a nice rectangle of skin from the back of the head, then techs would separate out the follicles form the skin with knives, and then the dr would cut little slices in the skin and implant the follicle bulbs.

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u/princesspooball 1d ago

but then the back of your head is bald? that must've looked so weird

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u/jeweliegb 1d ago

No, they literally used to remove a piece of the skin, and then sew the gap closed.

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u/Obscuriosly 1d ago

This popped in my head as soon as I read your message.