| 摘要 |
A technique of attaching a hair replacement unit to the head of a recipient includes steps involved in braiding isolated tufts of the recipient's natural hair with a pair of lubricated translucent threads to form a securement braid around the head of the wearer. The threads are knotted and positioned about a first isolated tuft so that the threads are arranged on opposite sides of the first tuft and in juxtaposed relationship with one another so as to be directed generally tangentially of the scalp, and the first tuft is arranged between the two threads so that the free end of the first tuft is directed generally perpendicular to the scalp. The threads are then braided with the first tuft by repeatedly crossing the two threads and passing the free end of the tuft between the crossed threads and around the first thread to form a first braid section of the securement braid. The threads are thereafter braided with successively-gathered tufts in accordance with the aforedescribed braiding steps to form a lengthy braid extending about the recipient's head. The last or finally-formed braid section is then tied off to prevent the securement braid from unraveling, and a hair replacement unit is sewn to the braid to securely attach the hair replacement unit to the head. An apparatus for dispensing threads to the recipient's head maintains tension on the threads during the braid-forming operation and thereby facilitates the braid-forming operation.
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