Long Hair Preview Follicular Unit Excision Techniques
72B Long Hair Preview Follicular Unit Excision Techniques Marie A. Schambach Summary Patients do not like to shave their head to perform hair transplantation. This is true for both the…
Hairline Lowering Technique
86 Hairline Lowering Technique Sahar Nadimi and Sheldon S. Kabaker Summary Hairline lowering or advancement, also known as forehead reduction, is a procedure that has its origins in maneuvers used…
Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction Techniques
72A Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction Techniques Jae Hyun Park Summary Nonshaven follicular unit excision (NS-FUE), by definition, does not require shaving of the donor area, which is one of the…
Punch Designs
54 Punch Designs Ken Williams Summary Circular round punches have been used for harvesting grafts with both the punch grafting technique described in the early literature by Okuda and Orentriech…
Digital Imaging and Other Ancillary Tools for Hair Transplantation Evaluation
18 Digital Imaging and Other Ancillary Tools for Hair Transplantation Evaluation Alessandra Juliano Summary In evaluating a person for a hair transplant, it is very important to take specific measurements…
Newer Systems and Methods for Follicular Unit Excision
67 Newer Systems and Methods for Follicular Unit Excision Robert H. True Summary At the time of writing this chapter, follicular unit excision (FUE) has been a part of hair…
The Coverage Value Calculation: An Objective Method of Evaluating Donor Supply and Coverage
55B The Coverage Value Calculation: An Objective Method of Evaluating Donor Supply and Coverage Koray Erdogan Summary The concept of coverage value (CV) calculation was developed as an objective method…
Finding and Training Assistants
101 Finding and Training Assistants Tina Lardner Summary Current techniques in hair transplantation often require the preparation and implantation of large numbers of grafts. The increased labor associated with current…
Follicular Unit Excision Complications
73 Follicular Unit Excision Complications Conradin von Albertini Summary Follicular unit excision (FUE) complications are caused by either the large number of excisions needed with this technique (“donor issues”) or…
Planning Principles: Good Short- and Long-term Planning in Hair Transplantation
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…
