The State of the Art in Surgical Hair Restoration

    August 1999 in “ Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery ”
    Jeffrey S. Epstein
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    TLDR In 1999, surgical hair restoration improved a lot, making hair look more natural with fewer procedures, thanks to better scalp treatments and a new method called follicular-unit hair grafting.
    In 1999, significant advancements were made in the field of surgical hair restoration, allowing for more natural-looking results to be achieved in fewer procedures compared to traditional methods. The key developments included improvements in scalp reduction, scalp expansion, treatment of alopecic scarring, scalp flap surgery, and the introduction of follicular-unit hair grafting. The latter technique, in particular, generated significant interest in the surgical hair restoration community.
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