West Asian Hair Characteristics
89C West Asian Hair Characteristics Ali Abbasi, Ramin Rabbani, and Sheida Abbasi Summary There are three major ethnic hair characteristics: African, Caucasian, and Asian. Asians are known to have fewer…
Large Grafting Session
43 Large Grafting Session Jerry Wong Summary Large balding areas are best treated with large strip surgeries. Complications such as widened scars and poor growth can be avoided if the…
The Patient with Severe Hair Loss: Planning and Decision-Making
24 The Patient with Severe Hair Loss: Planning and Decision-Making Michael L. Beehner Summary This chapter deals with a surgical philosophy for treating the male patient with a very large…
Complications of the Recipient Area
51 Complications of the Recipient Area Parsa Mohebi Summary Hair transplantation is a relatively safe procedure, but it may result in some complications in the recipient area. Many of the…
The History and Evolution of Hair Transplantation
1 The History and Evolution of Hair Transplantation Richard C. Shiell and Ronald Shapiro Summary Many lay people still associate hair transplants with unnatural looking “pluggy” grafts from the past….
Preoperative Preparation and Instruction
27 Preoperative Preparation and Instruction Kuniyoshi Yagyu and Ronald Shapiro Summary Safety is of upmost importance in hair transplantation, as many reports of unexpected complications are reported every year. Some…
Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Females with Hair Loss
19 Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Females with Hair Loss Nicole E. Rogers Summary To be an excellent hair surgeon requires knowing when and when not to transplant. In…
Suction-Assisted Follicular Unit Extraction
65 Suction-Assisted Follicular Unit Extraction Mauro Speranzini Summary In suction-assisted excision (S.A.E.), the use of negative pressure can eliminate the step of pulling the grafts with forceps as they are…
Emergency Preparedness in Hair Restoration Surgery
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Follicular Unit Transplantation or Follicular Unit Excision: Planning and Decision-Making
21 Follicular Unit Transplantation or Follicular Unit Excision: Planning and Decision-Making Bijan Feriduni Summary In modern hair restoration surgery, follicular units can be harvested in one of two ways: strip-follicular…
