36 Closure Techniques Mohammad H. Mohmand and Muhammad Ahmad Summary The closure of the wound in follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS) is very important. The mobility of the scalp plays…

63 Motorized Sharp Punch Follicular Unit Extraction John Cole, Megan Cole, and Asim Shahmalak Summary Motorized sharp dissection is the most rapid way to harvest grafts in follicular unit extraction…

60 Quality Control and Quality Assurance during the Follicular Unit Excision Process Jean Devroye Summary Quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) are two processes that are widely used in…

9 Nonandrogenetic Hair Loss Kristen Lo Sicco, Lorena Avila, Eric L. Eisenberg, and Jerry Shapiro Summary This chapter encompasses the breadth of knowledge that is necessary to accurately identify and…

81 Beard Transplant Kapil Dua, Aman Dua, and Nirav V. Desai Summary The indications and acceptance of beard and moustache reconstruction have increased significantly over time. Indications are diverse and…

66 Automated/Robotic Follicular Unit Excision James A. Harris Summary An automated, robotic follicular unit excision (FUE) system has been developed and evolved to a point where a physician’s manual skills…

69 Follicular Unit Excision to Harvest Body Hair Arvind Poswal Summary With the advent of follicular unit excision (FUE), accessing alternate sources of donor hair apart from the scalp became…

34 Preoperative Donor Evaluations Melvin L. Mayer Summary This chapter will emphasize that ALL hair transplants have their origin from the donor region. Hair restoration surgery is MATHEMATICAL ART. The…

68 Follicular Unit Excision to Harvest Beard Aman Dua, Kapil Dua, and Renu Kothottil Summary The use of beard hairs as a donor source in hair transplantation is an alternative…

49 Postoperative Care and Instructions Paul Shapiro and Ronald Shapiro Summary Patients are very nervous about the postoperative phase, and it is important that they are given detailed postoperative instructions…