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Graft Placement Using the Dull Needle Implanter (DNI) Technique

Mauro Speranzini
Hair Transplant Forum International March 2017, 27 (2) 45-56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33589/27.2.0045
Mauro Speranzini
São Paulo, Brazil
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    Sharp needle

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    OKT implanter

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    left to right: Sharp needle; dull needle; dull and widenedneedle

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    left to right: Hwang; KNU; Lion; OKT; Rainbow; Smart;Keep; Shiao

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    Graft Organizer Board

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    The length of the needle can be adjusted.

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    Team layout in the operating room

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    Loading the implanter with forceps

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    The sebaceous gland is visible. Epidermis is kept out of the channel.

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    Graft is placed into a coronal incision.

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    Graft is placed into a sagittal incision.

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    Steel parts are sterilized separately using a longer cycle.

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    Implanters in box with silicone surface to be sterilized.

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  • Implanter CompanySizes (mm)
    HwangHwang0.600.700.800.901.001.101.20   
    KNUMedisol0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20   
    LionHans Biomed0.64 0.80 1.00     
    OKTChois Instruments0.64 0.800.901.001.151.25   
    RainbowSeson Medical0.600.700.800.901.001.101.20   
    SmartJ&C Corp.0.65 0.80 1.00  1.301.501.80
    Keep   0.800.90      
    ShiaoShiao Implanters   0.90 1.10    
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery: 27 (2)
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    • HOW TO CHOOSE THE DIAMETER OF THE IMPLANTER NEEDLE
    • HOW TO ADJUST THE NEEDLE LENGTH
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