20 Planning Principles: Good Short- and Long-term Planning in Hair Transplantation Walter P. Unger and Mark Unger Summary The goal of this chapter is to remind and emphasize to practitioners…
85 Donor Scar Repair Paul T. Rose Summary With strip harvest excision, a linear scar is created. Factors influencing donor scarring in these surgeries include tension on closure, scalp elasticity,…
84 Hairline and Recipient Area Repair of Poor Previous Transplantation James E. Vogel Summary Using modern techniques of hair restoration surgery, the outcome of a scalp hair restoration is generally…
74 Combining Strip and FUE in the Same Patient and/or Procedure Márcio Crisóstomo Summary The number of grafts that can be achieved in one surgery by the main harvesting techniques,…
71 Follicular Unit Excision for Corrective Work Antonio Ruston and Luciana Takata Pontes Summary For some cases, corrective procedures are only possible with the use of the follicular unit excision…
62 Manual Follicular Unit Extraction Technique Patrick Mwamba Summary Manual follicular unit extraction (FUE) is the best way for a new surgeon to learn the details of FUE. Although motorization…
53 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Follicular Unit Excision Robert J. Dorin and Robert H. True Summary Follicular unit excision (FUE) offers advantages over the follicular unit transplantation (FUT) strip…
88 Scalp Repair Using Flaps and Tissue Expanders E. Antonio Mangubat Summary Repair of scalp defects poses several surgical and aesthetic challenges. The repair and/or excision of the existing defect…
56 Maximizing Graft Survival in Follicular Unit Excision: Incision and Extraction Phase James A. Harris Summary The proper technique during the incision and extraction phases of follicular unit excision (FUE)…
83 Combination Grafting Vance W. Elliott Summary Modern combination grafting using follicular unit grafts (FUGs) and multi-unit grafts (MUGs) offers greater efficiency than follicular unit transplantation (FUT). When performed in…
