Linear Grafting Using a Modified Slot Method: Introducing the Linear Punch

Abstract

BACKGROUND. As the field of hair transplantation changes radically almost month to month, one goal remains essentially unchanged-satisfy the patient. Mega sessions of only one to three hair grafts either by slit or laser produce a natural but thin result, while the more traditional circular punch grafting can produce a thicker but unnatural result. OBJECTIVE. To introduce a new type of recipient site that has the width of a micro graft but can vary in length. When linear grafts are placed into these new recipient sites, they produce strips of hairs that heal quickly and naturally. When using the multiblade knife for donor strip harvesting, the shape of grafts change from the traditional round grafts to a narrow linear strip of hair. Current methods of slit receptor sites accommodate these grafts better than circular punch sites when grafts with a small numbers of hairs are used. Unfortunately, with either larger slit grafts or later densifieation, slit grafts often tend to compress creating a pitted or tufted appearance. It is the authors' opinion that by creating a slot incision and removing some tissue, a more

Hair Transplantation in Patients With Inadequate Head Donor Supply Using Nonhead Hair

“…1 The resulting linear wound is closed to create a linear scar, which can widen and be unsuitable for patients wishing to keep their hair short. 1 The resulting linear wound is closed to create a linear scar, which can widen and be unsuitable for patients wishing to keep their hair short.…”