A Learning Module in Hair Restoration Surgery: A Simple and Economic Method to Learn All Steps of Strip Method of Hair Follicles Harvesting and Implantation

In 2017, Anil Kumar Garg and Seema Garg developed a cost-effective and user-friendly training module for hair restoration surgery, specifically focusing on the strip method of hair follicle harvesting and implantation. The module utilized common materials like paper, pencil, plant leaf, foam, thread, and goat skin for practice. The training was divided into multiple steps, starting with microsurgery position training and ending with practicing all steps on goat skin. The authors suggested that with two hours of training per day for 3-4 weeks, a technician could gain basic knowledge of the hair transplant procedure, follicle care, and the importance of graft hydration, ischaemia, and temperature control. The module emphasized the delicacy of the hair follicle and the importance of teamwork in hair transplantation. The authors highlighted the need for such a module due to the limited time available for teaching and learning hair transplant surgery during plastic surgery training and the risk of losing limited permanent donor hair follicles when learning directly on patients.