TLDR Modern hair restoration surgery has advanced greatly since 1959.
Modern hair restoration surgery (HRS) had evolved significantly since its introduction in 1959, encompassing techniques like hair transplantation (HT), scalp reduction, scalp flaps, and tissue expansion. The most common cause of hair loss was androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or male pattern baldness, but other causes included trauma, diseases like alopecia areata and lichenplanopilaris, and iatrogenic factors, primarily from previous surgeries.
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January 2009 in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America” Successful hair transplant surgery depends on careful patient selection, proper surgical plan and technique, and attentive aftercare.
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January 2000 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Researchers created a new system to classify male baldness, finding six types and a common hairline shape, to improve hair loss treatments.
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March 2001 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Hair restoration surgery techniques have evolved, with focus on patient selection and realistic goals, and future advancements may include cloning and gene therapy.
January 1990 in “Springer eBooks” The document talks about three main surgical treatments for hair loss: punch hair transplantation, alopecia reduction, and flap hair transplantation.
