March 2026 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that platelet-rich plasma significantly accelerated wound healing in the donor area after follicular unit excision for hair transplantation in men.
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September 2016 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This article describes a modified follicular unit extraction technique using a reverse rake scalp elevator, which may reduce follicular transection rates in hair transplantation from the lower occipital donor region.
May 2026 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” In this study, researchers developed a novel bio-enhanced hair transplant technique that, among 10 patients, provided aesthetically pleasing outcomes with minimal downtime, linear increases in density over nine months, and uneventful donor area healing with no visible scarring.
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November 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article discusses the importance of specialized skill in hair restoration surgery and emphasizes the potential impact of both surgeon and assistant errors on the success of the procedure; it reports no new results.
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April 2020 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This study reviews advancements in hair restoration surgery, noting that follicular unit excision significantly improves outcomes by enabling graft harvesting without scarring and reporting a graft transection rate under 4% when conducted with advanced equipment.