Patient Counselling and Medicolegal Aspects of Hair Transplant Surgery

Abstract

Hair transplantation being an elective aesthetic surgery, the importance of informed consent cannot be overstated. Explaining the condition of hair loss, the causes, progress, prognosis, and all available treatment options is a part of this process. Providing conflict-free information, ensuring that the patient comprehends this information, and allowing him/her to make the decision to authorize the surgeon to perform the procedure is the moral obligation of the hair transplant surgeon. The benefits of this approach are noticeable and one of the most effective ways to have a satisfied patient and reduce the possibility of claims.

Follicular Unit Excision-Linear Ellipse Donor Harvesting Technique: Combining Standard Follicular Unit Excision with Follicular Unit Excision inside a Linear Strip (Modified Linear Strip Excision) to Optimize Graft Yield

“…Furthermore, the need to educate patients on all methods of donor harvesting is fundamental to providing surgical informed consent, which is an ethical obligation for every surgeon. (24) Optimizing Lifetime Donor Area Management: Combining FUE and Linear Ellipse…”

“…1,23 Furthermore, the need to educate patients on all methods of donor harvesting is fundamental to provide surgical informed consent, which is an ethical obligation for every surgeon. 24 Optimizing Lifetime Donor Area Management: Combining Follicular Unit Excision and Linear Ellipse Donor Harvesting All patients with AGA will have a finite amount of donor hair for transplantation, and those predicted to experience the most advanced pattern of hair loss will have the least amount of donor hair available to address this. The rationale for including both donor harvesting methods is to achieve the goal of maintaining cosmetic coverage of the donor area while optimizing lifetime graft yield for creating cosmetic coverage over large areas of hair loss.…”