title: Follicular-unit hair grafting: state-of-the-art surgical technique.
abstract: The goal in hair restoration is natural-appearing results. Improvements in the field of hair transplantation have developed with this goal in mind. The most recent development is the follicular-unit grafting technique, which relies on microscopic dissection to produce grafts, each containing a follicular unit, the natural bundling of 1 to 4 hairs, with a minimum amount of non-hair-bearing surrounding skin. For patients desiring surgical hair restoration, proponents of follicular-unit grafting advocate the technique for its superior results. Detractors point to the technical challenges of performing the procedure and the need for a staff of trained assistants for the microscopic dissection. What is clear is that this demanding procedure is taking the field of hair restoration the closest ever to its ultimate goal-undetectability.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, Fla., USA. jsemd@foundhair.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome