Standardizing the Classification and Description of Follicular Unit Transplantation and Mini-Micrografting Techniques

September 1998 in “ Dermatologic Surgery ”

Robert Bernstein, William R. Rassman, David Seager, Ron Shapiro, Jerry E. Cooley, O’Tar T. Norwood, Dowling B. Stough, Michael L. Beehner, Jessica A. Arnold, Bobby L. Limmer, Marc R. Avram, Robert E. McClellan, Paul T. Rose, Guillermo Blugerman, Marcelo Gandelman, Paul C. Cotterill, Robert Haber, Roy B. Jones, James E. Vogel, Ronald L. Moy, Walter Unger

follicular unit transplantation FUT mini-micrografting microscopic dissection stereo-microscopy follicular anatomy follicle transection single-strip method donor tissue harvesting techniques dissection techniques hair transplant hair restoration microscope donor area

Studysummary This article proposes a classification for small graft transplants that includes technical factors to improve communication and facilitate comparative studies, reporting no new clinical results.

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