Book Review: Color Atlas of Hair Restoration Surgery

    June 1997 in “ The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery ”
    C. William Hanke
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    TLDR The book "Color Atlas of Hair Restoration Surgery" provides useful information on hair restoration techniques, though some methods discussed may cause scarring.
    The document is a review of the book "Color Atlas of Hair Restoration Surgery" by J. M. Swinehart, published in 1996. The book was divided into five sections, covering diagnosis and management of alopecia, philosophy of hair restoration surgery, scalp reduction and flaps, standard hair transplant grafting with emphasis on minigrafting and micrografting, and was illustrated with high-quality color drawings and photographs. The reviewer noted that some techniques discussed in the book had been eliminated by some surgeons due to resulting scars. The book was considered easy to read and contained useful information for both novice and experienced hair transplant surgeons.
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