Standardized hair photography.
BACKGROUND
Photographs currently published or used clinically in hair restorative surgery vary greatly in positioning, lighting, posing, and technique.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this work is to aid in standardizing these variables and to review the necessary equipment and techniques required to achieve these goals.


METHODS
Nine standardized views are shown. Also addressed is hairline depiction taking into account variable hair styles.


CONCLUSIONS
Standardization is achieved with consistent reproduction of patient photographs in hair restoration.
DiBernardo
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National Skin Institute, Montclair, New Jersey, USA.
Giampapa
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Vogel
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D004867:Equipment Design; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007256:Information Systems; D007909:Lenses; D008029:Lighting; D010781:Photography / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011996:Records; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery