8 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This study evaluates if using a dissecting stereomicroscope affects the rate of hair follicle transection during graft dissection, but reports no new conclusive results.
June 2002 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Using a microscope during hair transplants cuts damage to follicles in half and could improve hair growth.
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.
33 citations
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September 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article proposes a classification for small graft transplants that includes technical factors to improve communication and facilitate comparative studies, reporting no new clinical results.
25 citations
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August 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that using a dissecting microscope for follicular unit graft preparation in hair transplant surgeries increased hair yield by 17% compared to using magnifying loupes with transillumination.