Partial retransplantation. A new approach in hair transplantation.

[BACKGROUND] In hair transplantation, the availability of a limited number of grafts for a conventional transplantation can pose a serious problem. The result can be a so-called "bunch" or "brush" appearance in the recipient area.

[OBJECTIVE] We therefore developed a new method that allows this effect to be minimized.

[METHOD] This method is based on the use of a punch (1.6-1.7 mm in diameter) that allows small grafts to be extracted from already established standard grafts. We then transplant the resulting minigrafts in between the established standard grafts, which have now decreased in size.

[RESULTS] The immediate reduction in the size of the standard grafts and the simultaneous generation of minigrafts produce the desired result: the "minigraft exclusively" look.

[CONCLUSION] Thus, patients with previously poor results in standard hair transplantation can now benefit from the modern method of mini- and micrograft transplantation.