Guidelines on Hair Restoration for East Asian Patients.
BACKGROUND
In East Asian countries, hair transplantation is a quite common procedure for treating pattern hair loss, cosmetically correcting the hairline, and correcting eyebrow and pubic hair defects. Although there are general guidelines concerning hair transplantation, certain factors need to be addressed to make the guidelines more specific and suitable to East Asian requirements.


OBJECTIVE
To provide guidelines for hairline design, donor harvesting, graft preparation and placement, and medical treatment that are appropriate for hair transplantation in East Asian patients.


METHODS
Recommendations are based on the experience of the authors, surgeons who perform hair transplantation, and a comprehensive review of the available literature on hair transplantation in East Asians.


RESULTS
Data on hair thickness and graft density, hairline design, and graft creation and placement techniques have been collaboratively evaluated and used to establish overall guidelines.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of the proposed guidelines by surgeons will hopefully enhance outcomes and bring greater consistency to hair transplantation procedures for East Asian patients.
*Nova Skin & Hair Clinic, Seoul, Korea; †Gangnam Yonsei Aesthetic Plastic Surgical Clinic, Hair Transplantation Center, Seoul, Korea; ‡Anamo Hair Transplant Clinic, Seoul, Korea; §Hair Transplantation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; ‖Dr. Hwang's Hair Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
In-Joon
IJ
Lee
Jae Heon
JH
Jung
Young-Ran
YR
Lee
Jung Chul
JC
Kim
Sungjoo Tommy
ST
Hwang
D044466:Asian People; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000637:transplantation; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D018120:Finasteride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000379:methods
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D018120:Finasteride; D008914:Minoxidil