July 2014 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article reflects on the personal and professional impact of the OLSW on a hair transplant surgeon's career, emphasizing its importance in the hair restoration community.
April 2021 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews scalp and calvarium reconstruction, highlighting regional anatomy, reconstruction techniques, and discusses the current perspectives on hair restoration surgery and allotransplantation, but reports no new clinical results.
23 citations
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April 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study explored the role of AI technologies in plastic and reconstructive surgery, highlighting their potential across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages, while also identifying challenges like data privacy and regulatory issues that must be addressed for successful implementation.
2 citations
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February 2024 in “Burns”
20 citations
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January 2006 in “Clinics in Plastic Surgery” This article discusses the benefits of tumescent surgery, such as reduced blood loss and pain control, but reports no new clinical findings.
September 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article highlights that hair restoration surgeons are generally comfortable performing scalp biopsies or excisions due to their routine work on the highly vascular scalp; however, it presents no new research findings.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This review discusses strategies to identify, prevent, and manage complications in FUE and reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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September 2020 in “Hair transplant forum international” This study reports that a new multi-slit knife for hair transplant procedures reduces surgical time and increases precision by enabling quick creation of equidistant "brick-pattern" sagittal slits.
September 2025 in “Asian Journal of Neurosurgery” This study found that total head shaving during brain tumor surgery is significantly associated with lower postoperative self-esteem in patients, suggesting that minimizing shaving when possible could improve psychological recovery.
14 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Electrical impedance spectroscopy improves biopsy accuracy and efficiency for skin lesions.
January 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are now well-equipped to offer comprehensive facial cosmetic care after additional training.
10 citations
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June 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” This meta-analysis found that autologous epidermal cell suspensions reduce healing time, donor site size, operation time, pain scores, and complications in skin lesions. However, their impact on treatment area size, repigmentation, scar scale scores, and patient satisfaction was minimal.
31 citations
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May 2018 in “Seminars in Plastic Surgery” This article reviews lip reconstruction techniques after Mohs surgery, presenting an algorithm to aid decision-making based on defect location and tissue involvement, and reports no new clinical results.
May 2010 in “International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery” This workshop abstract outlines a historical overview and current treatments in hair restoration through a presentation, without presenting new research or clinical results.
June 2023 in “Clinical Case Reports” This report describes a woman with microcystic adnexal carcinoma who underwent successful excisional surgery and hair transplantation, which may be beneficial for treating surgical scars.
25 citations
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November 2005 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article discusses the unique considerations for cosmetic surgery on the Asian male face and reports no new research findings; it emphasizes different psychological approaches and surgical techniques.
4 citations
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This article discusses the growing popularity of beard and moustache reconstruction techniques, emphasizing improved aesthetic outcomes with refined surgical methods, but reports no new clinical results.
32 citations
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January 2003 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” In this study, an endoscopic midface lifting technique showed notable improvement in midface ptosis and infraorbital hollowing, with lower morbidity and few complications after over 400 procedures.
March 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This journal overview describes the comprehensive content and focus of the Dermatologic Surgery journal, highlighting its role in delivering the latest scientific information for various skin surgery techniques, but it presents no new research findings.
6 citations
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January 2024 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum” This study analyzed venture capital investments in plastic surgery from 2003 to 2023, finding $1.98 billion invested with a focus on general and facial cosmetic surgery, particularly minimally invasive devices, highlighting venture capital's significant role in shaping innovation in the sector.
April 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review highlights the varied therapeutic applications of punch-based techniques in dermatologic surgery, noting consistent evidence for follicular unit extraction in androgenetic alopecia, but more mixed results for scar treatment, vitiligo, and chronic wounds, warranting further standardized research.
8 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study observed an increased preference for follicular unit excision over follicular unit transplant in hair restoration and highlighted a rise in demand for both surgical and nonsurgical treatments, aligned with Google search trends.
206 citations
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September 2010 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that using a Picosecond IR Laser (PIRL) on mouse skin led to less tissue damage and scarring compared to conventional surgical lasers and tools.
7 citations
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March 2002 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article describes techniques for hair restoration surgery, including using intradermal sutures for donor area closure and employing the retroauricular ellipse from a facelift as a donor site, but reports no new clinical results.
March 2007 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery” A new method was developed to create better skin models for healing and reconstruction.
1 citations
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January 2020 This review outlines the evolution of hair restoration techniques, emphasizing follicular unit extraction over traditional methods due to its reduced scarring and pain, but provides no new clinical findings.
14 citations
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May 1988 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This report describes three cases of postoperative necrosis following bilateral lateral reduction surgery, leading the author to discontinue the procedure and advise caution to others.
October 2023 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article reviews local anesthesia techniques for Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) hair transplantation, noting that ring blocks are preferred due to their simplicity, effectiveness, and safety, while nerve blocks are used when additional anesthesia is needed.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study found that combining liposuction with diode laser ablation was effective in treating axillary osmidrosis, with high patient satisfaction and no significant complications reported over a 10-month follow-up period.
September 2022 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This article reviews various recent studies and articles relevant to plastic surgeons, covering topics like alopecia treatment, wound therapy, breast implant safety, and surgical techniques, but provides no new clinical results; it aims to update readers on key developments in plastic surgery.