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Follicular Unit Transplant Method

The goal is to make the final product look so natural that it cannot be distinguished as a transplant. The tight packing of grafts provided by microscopic dissection generates a natural appearance acceptable to most patients. Although this method is time and labor intensive, the results justify the meticulous attention to detail.

PICTURES

Caption: Picture 1. Pattern VI alopecia before and after follicular unit micrografting
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Caption: Picture 2. Dorsal view of pattern V alopecia before and after approximately 2000 follicular unit micrografts
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Caption: Picture 3. Frontal and temporal hairline design and transplant results
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Caption: Picture 4. Hairline design. Note that the frontotemporal design rises slightly above the horizontal plane.
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Caption: Picture 5. Comparison of donor densities. Left donor has 72 follicular units per cm2; right donor has 134 units per cm2.
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Caption: Picture 6. Donor ellipse and sutured donor site
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Caption: Picture 7. Margin of donor ellipse and follicular unit micrografts of 1, 2, and 3 hairs
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Caption: Picture 8. Recipient sites. Left is immediately postoperative. Right is 7 days postoperative (note complete healing characteristically present by 7 d).
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Caption: Picture 9. Eyebrow transplantation. Left is preoperative. Right is after 400 follicular unit micrografts.
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Caption: Picture 10. Close-up view of frontal hairline before and after micrografts
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