Hair transplantation for men

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-160

  Avram, Marc R ^a   Rogers, Nicole E ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hair transplants; Lasers; Light sources

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DUTASTERIDE; FINASTERIDE; MINOXIDIL; PARACETAMOL; STEROID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; CONSULTATION; DONOR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HAIR; HAIR LOSS; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALP; SCALP DRYNESS; SCALP PRURITUS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN EDEMA; SPERM MORPHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALOPECIA; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FINASTERIDE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MINOXIDIL; SCALP;

EID: 51649126048     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170701817056     Document Type: Review

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