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.
23 citations
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September 2014 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports that a robotic device effectively harvests hair follicles with a 95.1% yield in Korean patients undergoing hair restoration surgery.
9 citations
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February 2025 in “Biomimetics” This study highlights the potential benefits and current limitations of robotic systems in nipple-sparing mastectomies, noting their promise in reducing surgeon fatigue but pointing out challenges such as longer operating times, high costs, and limited haptic feedback.
7 citations
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October 2023 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study discusses the potential of robots to improve facial aesthetic procedures through enhanced precision and consistency, while noting significant challenges such as high costs and malfunctions that could lead to injuries.
6 citations
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January 2020 in “International journal of biological sciences” In this study, deletion of ROBO4 in mice ameliorated hair loss caused by elevated PAF levels, suggesting potential interplay with VLDLR-related pathways.
2 citations
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September 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study advocates for and discusses the potential benefits of robotic-assisted procedures in cosmetic dermatology, noting increased precision, safety, and efficiency over traditional manual techniques, but acknowledging challenges such as initial costs and technology integration hurdles.
2 citations
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November 2016 in “PubMed” This report describes the use of a robotic system in hair restoration surgeries, showing that it reduces physician fatigue and variability in graft extraction while achieving high patient satisfaction and rapid healing.
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January 2011 in “Lecture Notes in Computer Science” This study presented a hair harvesting robot with an advanced end-effector that improves accuracy and efficiency for Follicular Unit Extraction, showing a precision of 0.014 mm.
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August 2021 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study reviewed 31 men with androgenetic alopecia who underwent hair transplantation using a robotic recipient site creation device, finding it to be as fast and consistent as manual methods and demonstrating high safety and patient satisfaction.
April 2026 in “Cosmetics” This review highlights that robot-assisted surgery is still in its early stages within plastic surgery, especially for aesthetic procedures, due to challenges like high costs, equipment bulkiness, and limited docking methods despite the precision advantages offered by such technology.
March 2026 in “Preprints.org” This review of robotic systems in aesthetic plastic surgery found they offer precision and minimally invasive access, but their adoption is limited by high costs and technological limitations; further research is needed for standardization and wider application.
January 2026 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study reviewed literature on the use of robotic systems in plastic and reconstructive surgery, highlighting their application in various procedures despite the predominance of descriptive case reports and a lack of comparative clinical outcomes and long-term data.
This review discusses the integration of robotics and AI in robotic follicular extraction for hair transplantation, highlighting improved precision and efficiency but reports no new clinical results.
November 2025 in “International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences” In this review, recent innovations in hair transplantation, such as AI-assisted graft selection, robotic systems, stem cell therapy, and advanced drug delivery techniques, are reported to enhance hair density and thickness for more natural results and higher patient satisfaction by addressing limitations of traditional methods.
March 2025 in “Journal of Neonatal Surgery” This survey paper analyzes advancements in robotic surgery, highlighting the integration of autonomous systems in medical practices and their impact on precision and patient outcomes, while discussing benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations, with a focus on applications from neonatal to neurosurgical procedures.
January 2025 in “Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)” This study describes how robotic surgery has been widely adopted across various specialties in Hungary, showing benefits like lower complication rates and quicker recovery times, but also acknowledges challenges such as high costs and extended learning periods.
September 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This report describes ARTAS, a robotic hair transplant technology with advanced mechanical and recognition capabilities, which has gained popularity in China since 2016 due to its ease of use and efficient hair follicle harvesting.
January 2024 in “Advances in Cosmetic Surgery” This review highlights that robotic hair transplantation reliably and efficiently extracts follicular units with transection rates comparable to manual methods, potentially allowing more physicians to offer hair restoration without needing additional staff, and notes ongoing software advancements that could enhance aesthetic results.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review explores the integration of robotics in dentistry, highlighting their use in oral surgery, prosthetics, endodontics, and orthodontics, and discusses the current state of clinical research along with potential future advancements in the field.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review outlines the evolution and impact of robotic surgery, highlighting past milestones like the da Vinci system’s prominence in prostatectomies and future advances in augmented reality and micro-robotics, while emphasizing that the surgeon's expertise remains essential despite technological progress.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review discusses the advantages of robotic hair transplantation using the ARTAS iX robot compared to manual Follicular Unit Extraction, emphasizing enhanced precision, speed, and hair preservation capabilities, and reports no clinical results.
December 2023 in “Research and reports in urology” This case report from the authors highlights a rare diagnosis of high-grade prostate cancer in a 35-year-old man, showing strong functional recovery and no detectable PSA one year after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy despite the usual onset being significantly later in life.
November 2023 in “Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal” This study reports the development of a prototype robotic hair transplant system capable of efficiently harvesting and implanting hair grafts, showing promising accuracy and performance in tests using a spherical scalp phantom.
September 2023 in “Chinese Medical Journal” This study reviews recent advances in robotic systems for plastic and reconstructive surgery, noting benefits like enhanced precision and dexterity, while acknowledging ongoing challenges such as high costs and limited automation compared to other surgical specialties.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reported that robotic-assisted and specialized tool techniques for FUE hair transplantation have specific indications for different hair types and scalp areas, particularly benefiting patients undergoing multiple transplants.
August 2021 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Robotic technology can help prepare the area for hair transplant surgery.
The robotic system for hair restoration surgery works well, giving similar results to manual techniques after 9 months.
November 2014 in “PubMed” This article discusses the potential of a robotic surgical device to overcome limitations of traditional hair restoration methods, but reports no new clinical results and calls for further testing.
Robotic-assisted hair transplant is effective and less painful, but needs more evaluation for long-term results.
January 1970 in “Bangladesh journal of plastic surgery” In this study, robotic follicular unit grafting for hair transplantation showed minimal complications and high patient satisfaction, though some individuals required additional surgery.