What is the difference between a follicular unit graft and a micrograft?
A follicular unit graft is defined elsewhere. A micrograft is one or two hairs per graft. These are used in the combined follicular unit grafting surgical technique to define a subtle, “feathered” appearance to the scalpline and to any border of transplant with skin or in any low hair density situation. The one and two hair follicular unit grafts (i.e. the large percentage of them) are therefore micrografts. Micrografts that have been harvested from the donor from a cluster rather than from splitting a cluster apart are also follicular unit grafts. However, for example, if we split apart a three hair follicular unit to get a one or two hair micrograft, that micrograft would not be a follicular graft! Are you glad you wondered? At La Jolla Hair Restoration, all of our micrografts are from follicular units and are therefore also follicular unit grafts. The rare situation where we would intentionally make micrografts from splitting apart follicular units is the person with very strong, th
