January 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications” This case report indicates that hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction can successfully treat hair loss at the nape of the neck caused by acne keloidalis nuchae.
This review discusses hair transplantation as a permanent treatment for androgenetic alopecia, emphasizing the importance of stabilized hair loss, skilled surgical teams, and realistic expectations, while calling for more quantitative evidence from controlled trials.
2 citations
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May 2010 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses methods for repairing undesirable aesthetic hairlines from prior hair transplants and reports no new findings.
3 citations
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October 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study presents a new classification of adult human scalp hair patterns based on high-resolution photographs, which may assist hair restoration surgeons and dermatologists in determining appropriate punch size for follicular unit extraction.
31 citations
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October 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review examines controversies in hair transplant surgery, including donor harvesting techniques and the roles of platelet-rich plasma and low-level light therapy, and reports no new clinical results.
31 citations
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November 2013 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses the use of a robotic system for hair graft harvesting in hair restoration surgery, focusing on its capabilities and the advantages and disadvantages, but it reports no new clinical findings.
28 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article discusses using body and beard hair for hair restoration and reviews the indications, techniques, and risks involved, but reports no new clinical results.
17 citations
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November 2017 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses advancements in hair restoration, highlighting the use of robotics and follicular unit extraction along with adjuvant therapies like platelet-rich plasma, but presents no new clinical findings.
13 citations
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March 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review discusses the evolution and current practices of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) in hair restoration surgery, reporting comparable patient outcomes to Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), though noting controversies in its adoption.
13 citations
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January 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This survey estimates that the number of follicular units with "permanent" hair available for transplant varies based on hair density and projected male pattern baldness type, providing guidelines for realistic surgical goals.
13 citations
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September 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article discusses various repair techniques for hair transplants, emphasizing meticulous methods to improve cosmetic outcomes when donor hair is limited, but it presents no new clinical results.
12 citations
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February 2007 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses advancements in surgical hair restoration techniques, highlighting that modern follicular unit hair transplanting now achieves much more natural and undetectable results than previous methods, but reports no new clinical findings.
11 citations
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August 2010 in “Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes occipital hair transplantation for therapy-resistant alopecia areata in eyebrows, observing 80% hair re-growth two years post-surgery and suggesting surgical options may be useful for stable cases.
8 citations
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” This review discusses dermatologists' expert opinions on choosing effective and safe treatments for managing androgenetic alopecia, but it reports no new research findings.
7 citations
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November 2020 in “Journal of Tissue Viability” In this study, follicular unit extraction grafting using a patient's own scalp follicles showed promise in healing chronic ulcers in a woman with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
6 citations
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May 2004 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses the advancements in surgical hair restoration over the past decade, focusing on optimizing follicular unit transplantation for better aesthetic results, but it reports no new clinical findings.
4 citations
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April 2020 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews the comprehensive approach needed for hair restoration in women, including preoperative evaluations, distinguishing scarring alopecias, and managing postoperative hair shock loss, but reports no new clinical findings.
4 citations
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January 2012 in “International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery” This article discusses the importance of accepting both strip and FUE techniques for hair restoration, without asserting the superiority of one method over the other.
4 citations
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November 2006 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that the survival of transplanted transected hair follicles is related to the level of transection, but their growth at the recipient site is not satisfactory, leading to a recommendation against transplanting sectioned parts.
3 citations
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February 2024 in “Journal of Medicine and Life” This case report describes a patient with post-combustion alopecia and severe psychiatric issues who experienced significant quality of life improvements and social reintegration following follicular unit extraction.
2 citations
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June 2012 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This article describes using hair transplantation as a novel method to improve the appearance of acne scars, but it reports no clinical results.
1 citations
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This article reviews the historical development and transformations in hair transplant techniques in India, with no new clinical findings reported.
1 citations
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April 2019 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study examined how different surgical techniques tailored to individual patient characteristics affected outcomes in secondary female hairline correction surgery, finding that patient-specific approaches can lead to satisfactory results.
1 citations
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January 2014 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses patient preferences for the follicular unit extraction (FUE) method in hair transplantation, highlighting its benefits of rapid recovery and comfortable post-operative experience but reports no new clinical results.
May 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study observed that white hair can create an optical illusion of increased scalp visibility, potentially misleading clinical evaluations of hair loss and complicating hair transplantation planning, and identified five core dyeing strategies to address this phenomenon.
June 2024 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” In this case report, a 44-year-old woman underwent a successful hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction on a myocutaneous free flap, resulting in an 80 to 85% hair survival rate after 12 months and significant improvement in external alopecia aesthetics.
December 2023 in “International Journal of Medical Arts” In this study, researchers observed significant morphological and histological differences in transplanted hair follicles compared to native donor follicles post-FUE hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting substantial variations in sebaceous gland and root sheath degeneration at the recipient site.
May 2023 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” The document concludes that there are various surgical techniques for hair restoration, their success depends on the surgeon's skill, patient's health, and quality of donor hair, and they can potentially improve the mental well-being of those with hair loss.
October 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This source highlights the challenges in treating cicatricial alopecia, noting that follicular unit extraction hair transplantation offers a minimally invasive and successful option to improve cosmetic outcomes for patients with permanent hair loss from scarring.
October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This source does not provide results but outlines the progress and contributions of Indian plastic surgeons to hair transplant techniques over the past fifty years, paralleling global advancements, and introduces a special issue on Hair Restoration featuring international contributions.