Hair Transplantation, Fifth Edition (Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy)

This new edition of a highly acclaimed standard reference has been restructured for greater practical usefulness, to follow the clinical setting: it meticulously describes and illustrates all procedures utilized by the most recognized leaders in the field, to showcase current trends, controversies, and innovations in practice. An integral DVD features video-clips of the surgical procedures themselves being performed to complete this comprehensive reference. Content: Basic science -- Male and female pattern hair loss -- Unpatterned hair loss / Eric L. Eisenberg -- The initial interview and evaluation -- Pharmacotherapy -- Surgical planning and organization -- The preoperative phase -- Anesthesia -- Donor area harvesting -- Graft preparation and storage -- Graft survival and growth studies -- The recipient site -- Graft insertion -- Postoperative phase -- Hair transplanting in Asian and Black patients -- Transplanting that requires special consideration -- Correction of cosmetic problems secondary to hair transplantation / James E. Vogel -- Ancillary surgical procedures -- Setting up an office.