91 Hair Loss and Hair Restoration in Latin-Americans David Perez-Meza Summary When treating Latin-American patients with hair loss and hair restoration, it is important to consider their differences in terms…
70 Follicular Unit Excision with Black Patients and Kinky Hair Patrick Mwamba Summary Patients with curly or kinky hairs have the same curvature inside the scalp, from mild to extreme…
39 Overview of Recipient Site Creation Greg Williams Summary One of the critical steps in determining the outcome of a hair transplant procedure is the creation of the recipient site…
89A Hair Transplantation in East and Southeast Asian Patients Damkerng Pathomvanich Summary East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) males typically have a brachycephalic or a relatively broad, short skull with less…
41 Recreating the Temporal Points Melvin L. Mayer Summary The hair restoration surgeon must consider the balance of the entire frontal view of the hairline starting from the anterior edge…
87 Scalp Extension and Triple-Flap Techniques to Treat Extensive Baldness Patrick Frechet Summary Extensive baldness, Norwood stages VI and VII, affects a great number of patients. The use of grafts…
89B Hair Transplantation in South Asian Hair Venkataram Mysore, Sanjeev Vasa, and Manoj Khanna Summary Hair restoration in South Asian patients has certain specific features because of ethnic characteristics, cultural…
29 Practical Guide to Photographic Documentation Edward A. M. Ball Summary In this chapter, the author describes a simple approach to enable busy hair transplant surgeons to produce high-quality photographs…
11 Plasma-Rich Protein and ACell Fabio Rinaldi Summary Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has emerged as a new treatment for a large number of medical and dermatological conditions. PRP may be a…
25 The Vertex: Planning and Decision-Making Russell G. Knudsen Summary Transplantation of the vertex can be challenging, especially in the younger patient. It should be avoided if there are signs…
