Precise Scale: A Quantitative Classification for Androgenetic Alopecia and Its Application to Hair Transplantation

    June 2023 in “ Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ”
    Felipe José Monassa Pittella, Claudia Castro, Roberto Trivellini … Frederico Pittella
    Studysummary This study introduces the PRECISE scale, a quantitative tool to classify androgenetic alopecia, aiming to improve planning and outcomes for hair transplantation surgeries by evaluating the whole hairless and thinning areas.
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