Hair Transplantation: Modern Hair Restoration Surgery

November 2010 in “ CRC Press eBooks ”

hair transplantation scalp reduction scalp flaps tissue expansion androgenetic alopecia male pattern baldness alopecia areata lichenplanopilaris HT AGA

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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