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I recently had a consultation in a highly recommended and reputable West coast hair transplant physician's office. The physician--who does only follicular unit transplants--told me that they create recipient sites with a very small punch. He showed it to me and to my untrained layman's eye, it didn't appear much thicker than an "average" hypodermic needle. However, I've noticed in this forum that many physicians use vertical or horizontal "slits" to make recipient sites. The word "slit" suggests an elongate incision, especially in comparison to a small punch which would make a round incision. My question is this: Am I simply confusing the words "slits" and "punches" or is there really a difference? And if so, which one is better and why?

I recently had a consultation in a highly recommended and reputable West coast hair transplant physician's office. The physician--who does only follicular unit transplants--told me that they create recipient sites with a very small punch. He showed it to me and to my untrained layman's eye, it didn't appear much thicker than an "average" hypodermic needle. However, I've noticed in this forum that many physicians use vertical or horizontal "slits" to make recipient sites. The word "slit" suggests an elongate incision, especially in comparison to a small punch which would make a round incision. My question is this: Am I simply confusing the words "slits" and "punches" or is there really a difference? And if so, which one is better and why?

One of Dr. Keene's patients posted a fairly lengthy message about his experience with her. The patient was a physician and therefore able to offer some unique insights. His post is somewhere on this site although you may have to search a bit to find it. Among the reasons he liked Dr. Keene was her "hands on" approach. In other words, rather than having technicians do most of the work, she was actively involved in every aspect of it. Also, Dr. Keene performs HT surgery one week of each month with Dr. Shapiro's clinic in Minnesota. This clinic has a sterling reputation and is considered one of the very best in terms of absolute quality and is very, very reasonable in price!

I recently had a consultation in a highly recommended and reputable West coast hair transplant physician's office. The physician--who does only follicular unit transplants--told me that they create recipient sites with a very small punch. He showed it to me and to my untrained layman's eye, it didn't appear much thicker than an "average" hypodermic needle. However, I've noticed in this forum that many physicians use vertical or horizontal "slits" to make recipient sites. The word "slit" suggests an elongate incision, especially in comparison to a small punch which would make a round incision. My question is this: Am I simply confusing the words "slits" and "punches" or is there really a difference? And if so, which one is better and why?

I recently had a consultation in a highly recommended and reputable West coast hair transplant physician's office. The physician--who does only follicular unit transplants--told me that they create recipient sites with a very small punch. He showed it to me and to my untrained layman's eye, it didn't appear much thicker than an "average" hypodermic needle. However, I've noticed in this forum that many physicians use vertical or horizontal "slits" to make recipient sites. The word "slit" suggests an elongate incision, especially in comparison to a small punch which would make a round incision. My question is this: Am I simply confusing the words "slits" and "punches" or is there really a difference? And if so, which one is better and why?