Innovative adjuncts in hair transplantation.
After development of the technical, organizational, and esthetic phases, hair transplantation has progressed to a fourth stage. This is a comprehensive approach determined by the patient's degree of baldness and may require a combination of procedures to best correct the patient's defect. The punch autograft technique remains fundamental for most patients at this time, while scalp reduction, flaps, and various types of grafts may be selective adjuncts. "Individualization" is being achieved through these various ancillary modalities.
D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous