Scalp Pathology for the Hair Transplant Surgeon: Donor vs Recipient Dominance Revisited

September 2003 in “ International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery ”

Bernard P. Nusbaum

androgenetic alopecia scalp autografts donor dominance hair transplant alopecia

TLDR Transplanted hair keeps growing like it did in the donor area.

The document revisited the concept of "donor dominance" in androgenetic alopecia, originally established by Dr. Norman Orentreich. It discussed how scalp autografts retained their hair growth characteristics regardless of the recipient site on the scalp. This concept was significant for hair transplant surgeons as it supported the practice of using donor hair from areas unaffected by alopecia to restore hair in balding regions, ensuring that the transplanted hair would continue to grow as it did in the donor area.

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