TLDR Scalp flaps in hair restoration surgery provide immediate results, prevent temporal hair loss, offer great density, and allow for large hair re-allocation, making them a popular choice, especially in Asian countries.
The document from 2009 discussed the use of scalp flaps in hair restoration surgery, particularly in Asian countries. The author, Kenichiro Imagawa, focused on his experience with the Fleming and Mayer flap, a modification of Juri’s flap first described in 1980. The document highlighted that scalp flaps were popular since the 1970s due to their advantages over punch grafts. These advantages included immediate results, no temporal hair loss, outstanding density, and the ability to re-allocate a large amount of hair. However, the punch graft technique was less popular in Asian countries due to the conspicuous corn-row appearance it created with the coarse black hair of Asians.
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February 2007 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” Hair transplantation techniques have improved over 12 years, with follicular unit grafting providing more natural results and potential future advances in automation and genetics.
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January 2011 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” Surgical methods for hair loss are less common than hair transplants but still useful, especially for scarring hair loss.
June 1997 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” Gradual improvements in hair restoration techniques are safer and more effective than drastic changes.
March 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The Miniflap Hair Restoration method effectively restores hair and reduces baldness, but may cause some hair loss and increased baldness in the crown, with the Juri flap method suggested as a quicker, less risky alternative.
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January 2008 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” Modern hair restoration techniques have evolved from punch grafting to methods like micro-grafting and follicular unit transplantation, but they are labor-intensive, expensive, and can lead to patient dissatisfaction. Future treatments may involve cloned hair follicles and drugs like finasteride.
