Training Module in Hair Restoration Surgery: A Simple Method for Beginner Surgeons and Assistants

    September 2017
    Anil Kumar Garg, Ishita Garg, Seema Garg
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    TLDR The document provides a step-by-step training guide for beginner surgeons and assistants to learn hair restoration surgery, emphasizing careful practice to avoid irreversible loss of hair follicles.
    The document from 2017 detailed a training module for beginner surgeons and assistants in hair restoration surgery. The module was designed to address the increasing global demand for hair transplantation and the need for trained personnel. The training process was divided into multiple steps, starting with learning the correct microsurgery position, training wrist movement with paper and pencil, learning strip harvesting and slivering on a foam model, learning follicle dissection on a leaf model, and practicing thread follicle implantation on a leaf bed. The final step involved practicing all these steps on goat skin. The module emphasized the importance of careful practice as any loss of permanent donor hair follicles during learning is irreversible.
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