Hair transplantation for men and women. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The goal of hair transplantation is to restore a natural, undetectable frame of hair to the face. From the 1960s into the late 1990s, using 10 to 25 hair, 3-4 mm grafts was the mainstay of hair transplantation, despite the fact hair naturally grows in the scalp in bundles of 1 to 4 hair follicles. The 10 to 25 hair grafts looked unnatural because they were unnatural on the scalp. Today, surgeons meticulously harvest the natural 1 to 4 hair follicular groupings from donor hair and implant them in the recipient region in men and women. This technique consistently creates natural-appearing hair. Women can benefit from transplantation as much as men.

publication date

  • March 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Alopecia
  • Hair Follicle

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33645984533

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.sder.2006.01.009

PubMed ID

  • 16616305

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 25

issue

  • 1