Hair restoration surgery in Asians

Hair transplantation is in demand worldwide, but because Asian hair tends to be more sparse and coarse than Caucasian hair, transplantation procedures need to be adapted to Asian patients. This book, exclusively devoted to Asian hair, is a complete and comprehensive text written by a group of author...

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Other Authors: Pathomvanich, D., Imagawa, K., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Tokyo ; London : Springer, ©2010.
Tokyo ; London : [2010]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 292 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. History and the past
  • pt. 2. Asian hair : knowing the differences
  • pt. 3. Consultation, planning, and hairline design
  • pt. 4. Medical treatment
  • pt. 5. Preoperative care
  • pt. 6. Local anesthesia and tumescence
  • pt. 7. Donor harvesting
  • pt. 8. Graft preparation : personal techniques
  • pt. 9. Recipient site preparation and insertion
  • pt. 10. Hair restoration in women and transsexual males
  • pt. 11. Repairs : personal techniques
  • pt. 12. Special procedures in hair restoration surgery
  • pt. 13. Postoperative care
  • pt. 14. Complications
  • pt. 15. The business side
  • pt. 16. Hair transplants in the future.