Transplanting into the Pubic Area
77 Transplanting into the Pubic Area Young-Ran Lee Summary Pubic atrichosis or hypotrichosis is a common condition in females of Asian origin. Pubic hair transplantation is considered a definitive treatment…
Staining and Other Adjunctive Methods to Assist with Placing
48 Staining and Other Adjunctive Methods to Assist with Placing David Josephitis Summary Staining and other adjunctive methods add to the precision and efficiency in hair transplantation. Staining the incision…
Donor Area Complications: Strip Harvest
50 Donor Area Complications: Strip Harvest Marco N. Barusco Summary One of the methods of donor hair harvesting in hair transplantation is the “strip” method, commonly known as “follicular unit…
Graft Placing Using Implanter Devices
47A Graft Placing Using Implanter Devices Sungjoo “Tommy” Hwang Summary In strip harvesting, the grafts have tissue surrounding the entire length of the follicles. In follicular unit excision (FUE), however,…
Graft Production
37 Graft Production Sharon A. Keene Summary Optimal graft production requires an integral understanding of the factors that influence graft survival in order to apply this information in handling and…
Evaluation, Planning, and Donor Concerns with Follicular Unit Excision
55A Evaluation, Planning, and Donor Concerns with Follicular Unit Excision Paul T. Rose Summary Before endeavoring to undertake a follicular unit excision (FUE) procedure, the surgeon must be aware of…
Dermoscopy and Scalp Biopsy in the Hair Transplant Evaluation
17 Dermoscopy and Scalp Biopsy in the Hair Transplant Evaluation Aron G. Nusbaum and Antonella Tosti Summary While the majority of patients seeking hair restoration surgery have androgenetic alopecia, surgeons…
“Permanent” Scalp Micropigmentation
13A “Permanent” Scalp Micropigmentation William Rassman, Jae Hyun Park, Jino Kim, Ronald Shapiro, and Nicole Large Summary Scalp micropigmentation (SMP) is a medical tattoo process that recreates an appearance of…
The “KEEP”: An FUE Placing Instrument That Protects Graft Integrity and Increases Hair Survival
47B The “KEEP”: An FUE Placing Instrument That Protects Graft Integrity and Increases Hair Survival Koray Erdogan and Bayramoğlu Alp Summary It is fairly well accepted that follicular unit excision…
An Overview of Anesthetic Modalities Used in Hair Restoration Surgery
30 An Overview of Anesthetic Modalities Used in Hair Restoration Surgery Carlos J. Puig Summary This chapter reviews the history, dosing, pharmacology, and toxicology of scalp anesthesia for hair restoration…
