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patients (30.4%) find themselves in the 30–39 bracket, followed by around 26.3% in the 40–49 bracket, and 19.3% in the 20– 29 age group, according to ISHRS1
. Surgeries include follicular unit
transplantation (FUT), follicular unit extraction (FUE), strip or linear harvesting, and micrografting among others. Follicular unit transplantation, currently the most popular technique, involves the cutting of a donor strip from a discreetly placed area in the back of the head. The strip is harvested and the follicles are then re-implanted in the identified recipient sites. According to Dr Ziering, a transplant surgeon with offices in the US, UK, and Spain, FUT requires 'good surgical technique and trychophytic closure for reducing scar appearance'. Follicular unit extraction, a more recent
method, yields a reduced number of follicles, but has the advantage of not leaving behind such a large, visible scar. The follicular units are removed with a hollow punch, cultivated and re- implanted one by one. 'Our practice does a large number of
FUE cases, whether by ARTAS Robot or manual extraction. Both FUT and FUE can yield great results,' said Dr Ziering. 'Patients that desire a shorter hairstyle are especially good candidates for the FUE extraction method'. The arrival of Artas, the robotic
transplant system, is going to change the face of surgery. 'It’s going to speed up the process somewhat and make it more uniform, it will allow it to have natural patterns, less transaction of the units, less cutting, so it should provide potential for a slightly better growth', said Dr Sadick. The system uses computer assistance including an image-guided robotic arm and special imaging technologies that co- ordinate to harvest hair follicles during the actual process of FUE hair replacement.
Non-invasive approaches: the first port of call Alternatives to hair transplantation can provide cosmetic improvement for those who do not feel ready to jump into the deep end of invasive procedures. The market remains strong owing to the ease and convenience of the treatments, their smaller price tag and the fact most patients approach non-invasive treatments as a first port of call before headed for surgery should the treatment not succeed.
prime-journal.com | July/August 2014 Follicular
unit extraction, a more recent method, yields a reduced number of follicles, but has the advantage of not leaving behind such a large, visible scar.
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