Three hundred twenty-eight patients were examined and classified according to age (65–69, 70–74, 75–79, and ≥80 years) and degree of male pattern baldness Hamilton/Norwood Class I-VII. In addition, the inferior to superior height of potential temporal, parietal, and occipital donor sites containing at least eight hairs per 4-mm round circle was measured. A schematic drawing of the borders of this “safe” donor area containing permanently hair-bearing scalp with adequate hair density for transplanting is presented.

An 8-year survey of patient satisfaction in an academic aesthetic surgery clinic at the University of Toronto was carried out by means of a mailed questionnaire. A total of 265 questionnaires were mailed; 131 completed questionnaires (49.4 percent) were returned. Of these, 93.1 percent would recommend this clinic (88.1 percent in the first year of operation and 95.4 percent in the subsequent 7 years), and 92.9 percent would undergo the same procedure again, if required (88.3 percent in the first year and 95.0 percent in the next 7 years). The highest patient satisfaction (10 of 10) was seen in augmentation mammoplasty (average, 9.1); blepharoplasty (average, 9.0); rhytidectomy (average, 7.8), and rhinoplasty (average, 6.9). The results obtained compared favorably with recently published data of more experienced surgeons.