title: New instrumentation for hair transplantation surgery.
abstract: This article introduces new instrumentation to the field of hair transplantation surgery. These new instruments include differential spear blades for better sharpness and versatility, a graft counter for facilitation of the counting process, a blade holder with a direction guide to help the doctor with proper direction of recipient incisions, a cushioned forceps to soften the trauma to the hair grafts as they are being inserted, a compass to help construct the posterior crown, and a temperature probe that constantly monitors the temperature of the saline solution that is keeping the hair grafts cool. This instrumentation has significantly facilitated and improved the hair transplantation process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brandy
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans