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Hair Plug Removal Techniques: Linear Excision
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 14 years ago
The excision method chosen by a hair restoration surgeon for removing donor hair is a step of critical importance in the hair transplant process. This is especially true when the surgeon is repairing a bad ...
Limitations of Donor Hair that can be Used in Hair Transplants
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 14 years ago
Donor supply is critical in performing hair restoration procedures and repairing bad hair transplants. It is true that many of the cosmetic defects created by poor techniques can be partially or completely reversed by meticulously ...
Tips for Using Minoxidil and Finasteride for Treating Hair Loss
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 14 years ago
Minoxidil (commonly know by the brand name Rogaine) and finasteride (commonly known by the brand name Propecia) are two excellent options for men and women who want to do something about their hair loss. These ...
Common Types and Causes of Hair Loss in Women
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
The psychological effects of hair loss can be significant for women, with many being emotionally affected even when thinning is in its very early stages. This is, in part, due to the assumption it is ...
Top Ten Myths about Hair Loss and Balding
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
Every year, millions of men -- and women -- experience the signs of hair loss and balding. Any time a person begins to have suspicions of baldness (fine hairs on the pillow, in the shower, ...
Revising Scars in Hair Transplant Repair
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
Prior to revising a scar, it is important to take a careful patient history and find out specifically what, if anything went wrong with previous surgeries. It is presumptuous to think that just because a ...
How Angling and Weighing Techniques are used in Hair Transplants
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
When repairing a bad hair transplant, rarely does a surgeon attempt to return the patient to the pre-transplantation state by removing all the problem grafts. It is equally unlikely that the excision and re-implantation of ...
Hair Loss after Face Lifts and other Cosmetic Surgeries
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
Hair loss is a common complication of face and brow lifts, but this is rarely explained to the patients considering these procedures. Alopecia from face and brow lifts can be due to a number of ...
A Comparison of Synthetic Sutures and Staples in Hair Transplants
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
In Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) a thin strip of hair is taken from the back and/or sides of the scalp. This is called the "donor strip" and the individual hair follicles that are used in ...
Follicular Unit Hair Transplant -- The End of the Evolution?
By Robert M. · 15 years ago
After four decades of evolution from the large plugs of the late 1950s to the extensive mini and micro grafting of the early 1990s, possibly the central development in hair transplantation today is the recognition ...
A Brief History of the Follicular Unit Hair Transplant
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
INTRODUCTION
Within the past decade, Follicular Unit Transplantation has transformed hair transplantation from a cosmetically unpredictable procedure to one that can produce consistently natural results. The key to its effectiveness lies in the fact that ...
The Role of the Follicular Unit in the Hair Restoration Procedures
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
Introduction - What is a Follicular Unit?
Scalp hair grows in follicular units, rather than individually. This most easily observed by densitometry, a simple technique where scalp hair is clipped to approximately 1 mm in ...
Design in the Creation of the Recipient Area During Hair Transplants
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
Natural Pattern
To a large extent, the correct template for hairline placement, hair distribution, and density has already been supplied by nature. The closer one follows the pattern set by nature, the more natural the ...
Scalp Laxity Paradox - Scar Size After Hair Transplants
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 15 years ago
It is surprising to find that, after a hair transplant, patients with tight scalps and snug donor closures often heal with fine scars, whereas patients with loose scalps and easy to approximate wound edges occasionally ...
Blind Graft Production in Surgical Hair Restoration: Value at What Cost?
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 16 years ago
I was fortunate to catch an early glimpse of the provocative article "Blind Graft Production with Cutting Grates and Multi-bladed Knives" on its way to Dr. Shiell and the Forum. The gauntlet having been tossed, ...
Densitometry and Video-Microscopy in the Hair Transplant Evaluation
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 16 years ago
Densitometry is a technique that analyzes the scalp under high-power magnification to give information on hair density, follicular unit composition and degree of miniaturization. It can be used to help evaluate a patient's candidacy for ...
Unanswered Questions about Hair Restoration
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 16 years ago
Regarding the ability to perform hair transplants using grafts in extensive quantities, many "unanswered questions" already have answers. The first issue that "the emphasis in hair restoration has somehow shifted from the eventual outcome or ...
Instrumentation for Three-Step Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 16 years ago
Objective
The purpose of this study is to describe a simple instrument that can be used in the blunt dissection phase (second step) of the three-step Follicular Unit Extraction technique and to measure its effectiveness ...
Modern Hair Restoration: Are Scalp Reductions Still Indicated?
By Robert M. Bernstein, M.d., F.a.a.d · 16 years ago
Scalp reductions became popular at a time when the alternatives were large plugs and flaps. In the modern era of hair restoration surgery, where the transplantation of large numbers of very small grafts are possible, ...
Laser Hair Transplantation: State of the Art?
By Robert M. Bernstein M.d., F.a.a.d. · 16 years ago
There has been a recent surge of interest in "laser hair transplantation" that has paralleled the increased use of lasers for a wide variety of cosmetic surgical procedures. Lasers generate great enthusiasm on the part ...