- Kartaltepe Mahallesi İncirli Caddesi Limon Çiçeği Sokak No: 1 34145 Bakırköy İstanbul
- +90 541 548 52 47
Determining Factors for a Second Hair Transplantation Procedure
12/12/2023
Hair Transplantation After Burns: Treatment and Process
20/12/2023
Hair restoration is a dynamic field where advanced technologies empower surgeons to achieve more aesthetically pleasing results. Evidence of hair loss troubling humanity dates back to ancient history, as seen in a prescription for hair restoration found in the 1500 B.C. Ebers Papyrus of ancient Egypt.
The success of modern hair transplantation relies on a phenomenon first described by Orentreich in 1957 as donor dominance. With this phenomenon, hair extracted from the permanent hair-bearing rim of patients with androgenetic alopecia (donor area) and transplanted to non-hair-bearing areas of the scalp (recipient area) continues to grow in its new location for as long as it would have in its original site.
The history of this field is summarized as follows:
1804
Baromio transplanted hair in hairy areas of animals.
1822
J.Dieffenbach performed auto-transplantation of hair into the skin.
1939
Okuda used 2-4 mm punch grafts for the restoration of alopecia.
1943
Tamura implanted single hair grafts via injection for the restoration of the skin overlying the mons pubis in females.
1980s
Limmer used microscopes to create small 1 to 5 hair grafts inserted into needle slits.
1992
Uebel performed the excision of a linear donor strip.
1994
Limmer conducted single-strip harvests using stereomicroscopic dissection of individual follicular units, known today as FUT or the strip procedure.
1995
Woods harvested single follicular units using smaller circular punches (1 mm) with an acceptable aesthetic appearance and low transection rate.
1997
Bernstein and Rassman described their follicular unit transplantation technique, contributing the term "follicular unit" to the nomenclature.
2002
Rassman and Bernstein described FUE as a surgical technique in medical literature.
Hair transplantation continues to evolve with the advancement of technology and surgical skills, constantly striving to achieve aesthetic and effective outcomes. This historical progression offers a promising future for individuals experiencing hair loss.
