Changing trends in hair restoration surgery

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-112

  Venkataram, M ^a,b  

^a Venkat Charmalaya Centre for Advanced Dermatology   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; Follicular unit transplantation; Hair transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DUASTERIDE; FINASTERIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; LORAZEPAM; MINOXIDIL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OFLOXACIN; TRANQUILIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; AUTOMATION; BLEEDING; CALCULATION; DANDRUFF; DENSITY; DISSECTION; DONOR; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUSTULE; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646870829     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.25634     Document Type: Review

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