Some Special Aspects of Hair Transplantation

Abstract

The desire for an improvement in appearance and the strong emphasis currently placed on contemporary hair styles for men, have increased the number of requests for hair transplants during the past decade. Esthetics is probably the strongest motivation.

Hair Transplantation, Scalp Reduction, and Flap Rotation in Black Men

“…Use of established techniques, such as the Bu‐row's triangle, hairstyling 10 (including perma‐nents), and micro and autografts can camouflage and minimize “dog ear” hairlines and incision line prominence. Keloids have not presented a problem in patients undergoing hair transplant procedures.…”

Adjuvant Techniques in Punch Graft Hair Transplantation

“…With recent adjuvant techniques such as blend grafting and scalp reduction in conjunction with appropriate patient selection, a patient can hope to achieve an end result approaching his original pelage 4–6 …”

“…'-3 With recent adjuvant techniques such as blend grafting and scalp reduction in conjunction with appropriate patient selection, a patient can hope to achieve an end result approaching his original pelage. [4][5][6] In this paper, we present seven technical modifications which we have found helpful in improving both hair density and cosmetic results in punch graft hair transplantation.…”