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Because of changes in technique, hair transplanting can now be offered as a reasonable option to more male and female patients who are not responsive to, or likely to benefit from, medical treatment. These changes have also resulted in exce…

As hair transplant surgery has evolved, combinations of micrografting and minigrafting have enabled physicians to produce ever more natural combinations of both. A wide range of men and women can now receive significant aesthetic benefits f…

[BACKGROUND] Previous articles in this publication have suggested that an isolated frontal forelock is probably the best objective for a majority of patients undergoing hair transplantation. [OBJECTIVE] This communication disputes the advi…

[BACKGROUND] In a previous study, hair-bearing grafts inserted into slits prepared with an ultrapulse Co2 laser were shown to produce results that combined the advantages of round grafts and slit grafts: specifically, maximum density with m…

[BACKGROUND] A new ultrapulse CO2 laser has been investigated for its possible use in hair transplanting. This laser, because of its ultrashort high energy pulses, produces far less thermal damage to adjacent tissues, including hair follicl…

Hair transplantation in females, to thicken discrete areas of thinning, reconstitute a hairline, or cover scars from previous facial surgery, is a viable treatment option. Techniques dealing with hair transplantation in females are discusse…

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) sometimes referred to as `male pattern baldness' (MPB) may affect up to 50% of males between the ages of 30 and 50 years. The authors of this article review the medical and surgical approaches currently available…

The advantages gained by incorporating alopecia reduction (AR) in patients undergoing hair transplantation, or with patients who have previously had hair transplantation, are delineated. The specific advantages of the midline elliptical pat…

The size of an area to receive hair transplants can be minimized by designing a conservative hairline and by surgical reduction of the area of alopecia. A pattern of dispersion of grafts for optimal aesthetic effect is presented together wi…

The issue of timing between hair transplantation sessions is explored. An interval of three to four months between the second and third and third and fourth sessions of transplanting is recommended. This allows the physician to see the patt…

Since the number of grafts that are available in any given patient is a fixed quantity, significant benefits may be derived by surgically reducing the size of the area of alopecia in combination with prior and later punch hair transplantati…

Many methods of hair replacement have evolved over the past two decades. This article describes these alternatives and lists the advantages and disadvantages of newer hairpieces, hair weaving, hair implants, strip grafting, and hair transpl…

The value of 1) cooling of plugs to induce a shorter "resting phase", 2) power-driven punches to produce a greater yield of hair per graft; and 3) larger grafts to produce a greater yield of hair has been studied. Cooling does not appear to…

Since I originally described it in 1971, the technique of hair transplantation has changed considerably. This article summarizes these alterations introduced during the course of operating on more than 200 patients.Results of the procedure …