1 citations
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May 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” The microstrip technique for hair transplantation is effective and discreet for patients needing fewer than 1500 grafts.
January 2020 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This article reviews the evolution of hair transplantation techniques, focusing on the transition from follicular unit transplantation to follicular unit extraction, and reports no new clinical results.
January 2014 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” The document suggests that for better patient satisfaction in hair transplants, high-quality photos are needed, and using a narrow donor strip might lead to fewer grafts and dissatisfaction, but filling the scar with FUE grafts and using tranexamic acid can improve results.
11 citations
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June 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Transplanting chest hair into scalp scars may effectively treat wide donor scars in hair restoration.
November 2025 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” In this study, sequential strip harvest during follicular unit transplantation yielded more grafts, significantly improving the recipient area's appearance and minimizing donor area scars, compared to traditional methods.
June 2025 in “Medical alphabet” This study found that the manual hair transplantation method HFE may offer better precision and cosmetically satisfying results with minimal tissue trauma for treating androgenetic alopecia in men.
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.
1 citations
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July 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study reports that inflammatory complications, like lichen planopilaris, can occur after hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia, despite being rare.
May 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” The article discusses a complication that occurred during a follicular unit extraction hair restoration procedure, presenting an opportunity for the author to learn from the experience and reports no new research findings.
10 citations
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May 2012 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” This article discusses various methods for minimizing and repairing strip scars from follicular unit hair transplants but reports no new clinical results.
153 citations
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August 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This paper introduces the Follicular Unit Extraction procedure and its accompanying FOX Test, finding that 60% of tested patients were suitable candidates for this minimally invasive hair transplantation method.
30 citations
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June 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, the SAFE System for follicular unit extraction demonstrated a favorable average follicle transection rate of 6.14% and is accessible for physicians with basic technical skills, showing promise for wider adoption.
27 citations
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November 2008 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article outlines the technical aspects, benefits, and challenges of follicular unit extraction for hair transplantation, but it reports no new clinical findings.
14 citations
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March 2017 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” In this study, various types of minor hair follicle damage were observed during follicular unit extraction, with paring and hair bulb injury being more apparent under microscopic examination.
13 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that intradermal injection of normal saline before follicular unit extraction significantly reduced wound size and skin mass removed compared to acute extraction, suggesting it minimizes skin injury in this procedure.
13 citations
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March 2015 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” In this case report, eyelash transplantation with leg hair resulted in less frequent maintenance and no need for perming compared to using nape hair donor sources.
13 citations
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August 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This paper introduces Follicular Unit Extraction and reports the FOX Test can identify suitable candidates, with about 25% of patients being ideal and 35% being good candidates for the procedure.
11 citations
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April 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study concluded that to accurately calculate the transection rate in follicular unit extraction, it's essential to account for both extracted and hidden transections, which differ based on surgeon expertise.
6 citations
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July 2019 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, the researchers reported that the hair transection rate during FUE surgery increased significantly by the end of the procedure, suggesting a higher workload affects the surgeon's performance.
6 citations
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March 2017 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” This study found that both pretrimmed and direct nonshaven follicular unit extraction techniques are effective for hair transplantation, with pretrimmed having a higher calculated density and longer time requirement than direct.
4 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, wound closure tension following strip surgery for hair restoration varied by strip width, highlighting the importance of minimizing tension to achieve better scarring outcomes.
1 citations
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June 2017 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses the follicular unit extraction technique for hair transplantation, noting its rise in popularity due to patient demand and improved surgical skills, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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September 2015 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article discusses advances in hair transplantation techniques, particularly follicular unit extraction (FUE), emphasizing its advantage of avoiding donor site scarring and allowing for short hairstyles.
September 2017 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study presents an economical and user-friendly training module using common materials and goat skin to teach the steps of the strip method for hair follicle harvesting and implantation.
45 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews factors affecting follicular unit extraction, emphasizing the need to tailor procedures to individual patient characteristics, but reports no new experimental findings.
29 citations
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January 2010 in “PubMed” This review discusses the methodology, limitations, and advantages of Follicular Unit Extraction in hair transplantation without providing new clinical results.
28 citations
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July 2011 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” This case report describes a serious complication of follicular unit extraction, where donor-site necrosis led to cicatricial alopecia, but was successfully treated with two-stage surgery using tissue expanders.
18 citations
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May 2016 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study found that body hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction was effective and resulted in high satisfaction among selected patients with limited scalp donor hair.
17 citations
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May 2015 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” FUE hair transplantation using a micromotor is effective and gives natural results with few complications.
16 citations
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October 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, the novel powered FUE method was associated with faster harvesting time and lower graft transection rates compared to manual FUE in male patients with alopecia.