RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Preview Long Hair Follicular Unit Excision
JF International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
FD Publication of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
SP 144
OP 146
DO 10.33589/31.4.144
VO 31
IS 4
A1 Jae Hyun Park
A1 Na Rae Kim
A1 Kotchamol Manonukul
A1 Yeh Hong Ho
YR 2021
UL http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/31/4/144.abstract
AB Long hair follicular unit excision (FUE) is a revolutionary surgical technique; the donor hair is harvested with intact hair strands, thus maintaining the natural length. The recipient area is unnoticeable or has only a minimal trace of hair transplant surgery, which is quite a merit to those who wish to keep the surgery covert. Additionally, the long hair strands cover the recipient area during the postoperative shedding period to a considerable degree, deriving high satisfaction in patients.The hair shafts of the graft being scored as well as those of adjacent grafts should not tangle around the punch tip. However, this method requires a special set of surgical equipment and special surgical know-how. In this article, we introduce our novel surgical approach to and methods for long hair FUE.