Nontufted incisional slit grafting.
BACKGROUND
The nontufted incisional slit grafting method described here is a decisively modified technique in the field of hair transplantation.


OBJECTIVE
Traditional techniques of incisional slit grafting have the risk to produce a tufted look due to compression from the sides when the grafts are placed in the incision.


RESULTS
Our specific method of dissection of the donor hair creates very small flat grafts that are the same shape as the recipient sites and includes trimming the epidermis and a part of the dermis. The advantage of this technique is that there is no compression on the grafts and thus it results in a diminished tufted look.


CONCLUSIONS
With this technique it is possible to transplant more than 2000 grafts in one session, meaning that patients with extreme baldness and a relatively small fringe of hair can become hairy in an aesthetically pleasing way due to the extremely economic redistribution of the donor hair.
Moser Medical Group, Vienna, Austria.
J
J
Hugeneck
R
R
Kokott
K H
KH
Wagner
C
C
Prawetz-Moser
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D004954:Esthetics; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D014180:Transplantation / Q000379:methods