A Refined Open Donor Harvesting to Minimize Follicular Transection

The document discussed the challenges of strip excision in hair restoration surgery, highlighting that it was the most common method for donor harvesting at the time. The technique often involved blind cutting, which required the surgeon's skill to keep the scalpel parallel to the hair shaft to minimize follicular transection. However, due to the unpredictable nature of hair roots and the random arrangement of hair follicles, transection was inevitable, especially with curly hair. The study aimed to refine open donor harvesting techniques to reduce these issues.