Donor hair follicle preservation by partial follicular unit extraction. A method to optimize hair transplantation

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 337-349

  Gho, Coen G ^a   Martino Neumann, H A ^b  

^a Hair Science Institute   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Androgenetic alopecia; Esthetics; Hair restoration; Hair transplantation; Humans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DONOR; DONOR SITE; EXTRACTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAIR FOLLICLE PRESERVATION; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; SCALP HAIR;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957970526     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546630903359814     Document Type: Article

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