Hair Transplants: Long-Term Results and New Advances

December 1970 in “ Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ”

Norman Orentreich

hair transplantation scalp punch autografts alopecia hair growth grafted area hair transplants

TLDR Hair transplants are safe and effective for long-term hair growth.

Hair transplantation using human scalp punch autografts was a successful method for treating alopecia of the scalp. Observations of several thousand transplants over 15 years confirmed that the methods used had few hazards and resulted in long-term hair growth in the grafted area.

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