Book Review: Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America: Hair Restoration

    August 2014 in “ Aesthetic Surgery Journal ”
    Neil S. Sadick
    From the encyclopedia
    Spironolactone →

    powerful topical and oral anti-androgen used mostly by women

    Platelet-Rich Plasma →

    growth factors taken from your blood and injected into your scalp to stimulate hair

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    Studysummary This review covers current hair restoration techniques, medical treatments for hair loss, and emerging trends like hair cloning, but reports no new clinical findings. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    This document is a book review of "Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America: Hair Restoration" by Raymond J. Konior and Steven P. Gabel. The review praises the book for its comprehensive coverage of all aspects of hair restoration surgery, including medical treatment of hair loss, hairline design, graft harvesting, crown consideration, and graft handling. The book also covers controversial topics such as megasessions, dense packing, and follicular unit extraction (FUE) versus strip grafting. The review notes that the book could have included more information on the use of spironolactone in the management of hair loss in women and the clinical usefulness of platelet rich plasma in enhancing hair growth characteristics. Overall, the review rates the book 5 out of 5 and recommends it as an excellent reference and teaching tool for hair restoration surgery.
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