75 Transgender Patients Steven Gabel Summary Transgender patients pursue hair restoration surgery with the goal of reshaping their existing hairline to match their preferred gender identity. Follicular unit transplantation allows…
76 Transplanting into Areas of Cicatricial Alopecia Robin Unger Summary The surgical correction of areas of cicatricial alopecia involves an intricate balance of achieving a good cosmetic result and respecting…
58 Special Considerations for Anesthesia with Follicular Unit Excision Scott A. Boden Summary In hair transplantation surgery, patient comfort and safety are of paramount importance. Whether a patient undergoes linear…
45 Placing into Premade Incisions with Forceps Bradley R. Wolf and Ronald Shapiro Summary The hair transplantation process consists of two parts: (1) removing the donor follicles and (2) placing…
42 Recreating the Vertex Jerry Wong Summary Crown transplants should be avoided if there are any signs pointing to advanced Norwood VI or VII pattern. Consistently good crown growth indicates…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
