Medical and Professional Ethics: Spotlight on Cosmetic vs Non-Cosmetic Hair Transplant Surgery

November 2018 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”

Gregory Williams

hair transplant surgery androgenetic alopecia cosmetic procedure non-cosmetic procedure ISHRS American Society of Plastic Surgeons hair transplant AGA cosmetic surgery non-cosmetic surgery

Studysummary This article discusses a poll presented at the 26th World Congress, but it reports no new research findings.

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