26^th European Dermatology Congress

Modern techniques in Hair transplantation

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Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that moves hair follicles from a part of the body called the 'donor site' to a bald or balding part of the body known as the 'recipient site'. It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. In this minimally invasive procedure, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding, (like the back of the head) are transplanted to the bald scalp. Hair transplantation can also be used to restore eyelashes, eyebrows, beard hair, chest hair, pubic hair and to fill in scars caused by accidents or surgery such as face-lifts and previous hair transplants. Hair transplantation differs from skingraftingin that grafts contain almost all of the epidermis and dermis surrounding the hair follicle, and many tiny grafts are transplanted rather than a single strip of skin. Number of U.S men encountering male pattern baldness is 35 Million, number of U.S ladies encountering male pattern baldness is 21 Million, number of male pattern baldness sufferers, around the world, looking for proficient treatment is 811,363.Follicular unit transplantation and extraction