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Guidelines on Hair Restoration for East Asian Patients
In-Joon Lee1, Jae Heon Jung, Young-Ran Lee
1*Nova Skin & Hair Clinic, Seoul, Korea; †Gangnam Yonsei Aesthetic Plastic Surgical Clinic, Hair Transplantation Center, Seoul, Korea; ‡Anamo Hair Transplant Clinic, Seoul, Korea; §Hair Transplantation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; ‖Dr. Hwang's Hair Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
Background:
In East Asian countries, hair transplantation is a quite common procedure for treating pattern hair loss, cosmetically correcting the hairline, and correcting eyebrow and pubic hair defects. Although there are general guidelines concerning hair transplantation, certain factors need to be addressed to make the guidelines more specific and suitable to East Asian requirements.
Objective:
To provide guidelines for hairline design, donor harvesting, graft preparation and placement, and medical treatment that are appropriate for hair transplantation in East Asian patients.
Methods:
Recommendations are based on the experience of the authors, surgeons who perform hair transplantation, and a comprehensive review of the available literature on hair transplantation in East Asians.
Results:
Data on hair thickness and graft density, hairline design, and graft creation and placement techniques have been collaboratively evaluated and used to establish overall guidelines.
Conclusion:
The use of the proposed guidelines by surgeons will hopefully enhance outcomes and bring greater consistency to hair transplantation procedures for East Asian patients.
