March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: A satire on the perceived resistance of hair transplant surgeons to accept new ideas and adapt new technologies.
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March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This book explains, in layman’s terms, the causes of hair loss, the way it is diagnosed and how androgenetic alopecia is treated – using medical therapy or surgical hair restoration. The book focuses on Follicular Unit Transplantation, but covers a wide range of topics from the emotional aspects of hair loss to steps one should take when considering hair transplant surgery.
March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This article acknowledges the wide variability in the anatomy of follicular units, but challenges the notion that using grafts larger than naturally occurring follicular unit is advantageous, if it necessitates using larger recipient wounds.
March 6th, 1998
Robert M. Bernstein, MD, New York, NY William R. Rassman, MD, Los Angeles, CA Dermatologic Surgery 1998; 24(8): 875-880. Background The increasing importance that hair transplant surgeons are placing on maintaining the integrity of the naturally occurring follicular unit, has generated great interest in finding the ideal method of graft dissection. Objective The present study …
Dissecting Microscope in the Preparation of Follicular Unit Grafts: Summary Read More »
March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This was the first objective study that showed that using stereo-microscopic techniques to dissect follicular unit grafts, was superior to loop magnification in preserving follicular units and reducing the transection of follicles.
March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This editorial reviews a study suggesting that ATP can be used to increase the life of grafts while they are being held outside the body during a hair transplant.
March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This paper traced the beginnings of Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation from Headington’s histologic description of the follicular unit, Limmer’s single strip harvesting and stereo-microscopic dissection and then Bernstein’s idea to use the follicular unit as the sole graft type in the hair restoration process.
March 6th, 1998
Synopsis: This writing stresses the importance of objective scientific measurements in patient evaluation and surgical planning prior to a hair transplant. Specifically, it explains, in mathematical terms, the greater contribution of hair shaft diameter as compared to the number of hairs in the appearance of fullness.
July 28th, 1997
Dr. O’tar Norwood discusses the origin of follicular transplantation, and the influence that Dr. Bernstein’s research and publications have had on the evolution of the hair transplant procedure. Read a segment of the article:
The evolution of “follicular transplantation” can be attributed to three people. Dr. Robert Bernstein coined the phrase and advanced the concept. Dr. Bob Limmer introduced the use of the binocular microscope, providing the technology, and Dr. David Seager showed by direct hair counts, comparing the growth of grafts cut with and without the microscope, how the hair growth was improved when the follicular unit was kept intact.
July 14th, 1997
Dr. Bernstein receives the Surgeon of the Month award given by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Dr. Bernstein introduced the concept of “follicular transplantation” in 1995 through a publication in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery, where he recommended that in all hair transplant procedures the implants should consist of only the naturally occurring follicular units. The anatomic follicular units, seen clinically as the patient’s natural hair groupings, are different for each individual, and these differences should be reflected in the transplant plan. He has been a strong advocate of using follicular transplantation for the best possible cosmetic result, and has encouraged his colleagues to use this approach in his writings and lectures.
