66 citations
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May 2012 in “Scientific Reports” This study demonstrated that bioengineered hair follicles reconstituted from embryonic skin cells and transplanted into hosts can restore physiological hair functions, suggesting potential applications for treating alopecia.
32 citations
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July 2011 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses recent surgical and medical advancements in hair restoration techniques but reports no new clinical results.
28 citations
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July 2011 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” This case report describes a serious complication of follicular unit extraction, where donor-site necrosis led to cicatricial alopecia, but was successfully treated with two-stage surgery using tissue expanders.
27 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This review examines the progression of hair restoration techniques from early methods to modern follicular unit transplantation and presents no new clinical results.
6 citations
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August 2003 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study describes a method of hair restoration using large numbers of follicular micrografts and minigrafts, achieving natural-looking results in 1 or 2 sessions with minimal complications.
7 citations
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March 2002 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article describes techniques for hair restoration surgery, including using intradermal sutures for donor area closure and employing the retroauricular ellipse from a facelift as a donor site, but reports no new clinical results.
67 citations
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September 1997 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article explores aesthetic techniques in follicular hair transplantation, emphasizing natural-looking results and plans to present a case study, but it reports no new clinical findings.