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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Buchwach, K. A., and R. J. Konior. Contemporary Hair Transplant Surgery. New York: Thieme, 1997.
Man, Daniel and L. C. Faye. New Art of Man: Faces of PlasticSurgery: Your Guide to the Latest Cosmetic...
Surgery Procedures, 3rd edition. New York: BeautyArt Press, 2003.
Maritt, Emanual. Hair Replacement Revolution: A Consumer'sGuide to Effective Hair Replacement Techniques. Garden City Park, NY: Square One Publishers, 2001.
Papel, I. D., and S. S. Park. Facial Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery, 2nd edition. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2000.
PERIODICALS
Bernstein, R. M., W. R. Rassman, N. Rashid, and R. C. Shiell. "The Art of Repair in Surgical Hair Restoration—Part I: Basic Repair Strategies."Dermatologic Surgery, 28(9) 2002: 783–794.
Bernstein, R. M., W. R. Rassman, N. Rashid, and R. C. Shiell. "The Art of Repair in Surgical Hair Restoration—Part II: The Tactics of Repair."Dermatolical Surgery, 28(10) 2002: 873–893.
Epstein, J. S. "Hair Transplantation in Women: Treating Female Pattern Baldness and Repairing Distortion and Scarring from Prior Cosmetic Surgery."Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, 5(1) 2003: 121–126.
Epstein, J. S. "Hair Transplantation for Men with Advanced Degrees of Hair Loss."Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 111(1) 2003: 414–421.
Swinehart, J. M. "Local Anesthesia in Hair Transplant Surgery."Dermatolical Surgery, 28(12) 2002: 1189–1190.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4267. (313) 527-6713.
American Academy of Dermatology. 930 N. Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014. (847) 330-0230, Fax: (847) 330-0050.
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20005. (800) 332-3223.
American Board of Plastic Surgery. Seven Penn Center, Suite 400, 1635 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2204. (215) 587-9322.
American College of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
American College of Surgeons. 633 North Saint Claire Street, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 202-5000.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 11081 Winners Circle, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. (800) 364-2147 or (562) 799-2356.
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 930 N. Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014. (847) 330-9830.
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. 444 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (847) 228-9900.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 444 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (888) 475-2784.
OTHER
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons [cited March 23, 2003].
CosmeticSurgeryFYI.com [cited March 23, 2003].
How Stuff Works [March 23, 2003].
University of Washington School of Medicine [cited March 23, 2003].
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A physician shows the "up close" results of hair transplant surgery using the scalp of a patient. The hair replacement approach used mimics the natural direction of the hairs and shows the typical spacing of hair follicular units transplanted in the procedure.
In a hair transplant, plugs of hair and supporting tissues are removed from a donor area at the back of the head (A and B). Pieces of skin are removed at the front of the head, and grafts are placed (C). (Illustration by GGS Inc.)
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Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving skin containing hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to bald or balding parts (the recipient site). It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness, whereby grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are transplanted to bald scalp. However, it is also used to restore eye lashes, eye brows, beard hair, and to fill in scars caused by accidents and surgery such as face lifts and previous hair transplants. Hair transplantation differs from skin grafting in that grafts contain almost all of the epidermis and dermis surrounding the hair follicle, and many tiny grafts are transplanted rather than a single strip of skin.
Since hair naturally grows in follicles that contain groupings of 1 to 4 hairs, today’s most advanced techniques transplant these naturally occurring 1 – 4 hair "follicular units" in their natural groupings. Thus modern hair transplantation can achieve a natural appearance by mimicking nature hair for hair. This recent hair transplant procedure is called "Follicular Unit Transplantation."
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