Follicular Unit Transplantation: Comparison of Video Microscopic Versus Combination Methods

January 2014 in “ Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ”

Cheolkeun Kim, Hyung‐Suk Kim, Dae‐Young Kim

follicular unit transplantation video microscope loupe magnification graft dissection hair transplant

TLDR The combination method is more efficient for hair transplants.

The study compared two methods of follicular unit graft dissection: using a video microscope alone and a combination of video microscope for slivering with loupe magnification for graft-cutting. The combination method demonstrated greater work efficiency, producing nearly twice the number of grafts in 186% less time compared to the video microscope alone. Both methods had similar transection rates, with the video microscope at 2.2% and the combination method at 1.6%. The findings suggested that the combination method was more efficient for hair transplant procedures.

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