April 2026 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study reported that a standardized hair transplantation procedure significantly improved both patient and surgeon satisfaction with aesthetic results for East Asian women with non-ideal facial proportions, achieving a natural-looking hairline without significant complications.
14 citations
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March 2019 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses hair restoration procedures for transgender patients undergoing gender transformation surgery and describes the authors' surgical approach but reports no clinical outcomes.
5 citations
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May 2005 in “Seminars in Plastic Surgery” This discussion reviews common errors in judgment and technique in hair transplantation, outlining potential revisionary surgery options, but it reports no new clinical results.
October 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that horizontally bisected donor hairs can be used to create finer hairlines, with about 46-47% growth reported in transplanted hair shafts and bulbs.
46 citations
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May 2004 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article discusses techniques for creating natural-looking hairlines in hair restoration surgery and reports no new clinical results.