Recipient Site Anesthesia and Hemostasis

March 2002 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”

Vance W. Elliott

anesthesia hemostasis hair restoration surgery scalp local anesthetics vasoconstrictors epinephrine tumescent anesthetic lidocaine neuro-vascular supply intra-operative bleeding anesthesia hemostasis hair transplant scalp local anesthetics vasoconstrictors adrenaline tumescent anesthetic lidocaine neuro-vascular supply intra-operative bleeding

Studysummary This abstract discusses the challenges and considerations of hair restoration surgery related to the skin's rich neuro-vascular supply and does not report new clinical results.

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