C4 HAIR RESTORATION
Bouhanna P1, Nyberg P2, Friedli A3, Gilardi S4
1Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France
2Private practice, Zurich, Switzerland
3Private practice, Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
4Private practice, Locarno, Switzerland

Since the first published description in 1959, hair transplantation has been tremendously refined. The state of the art in hair restoration today is to create a result that is undetectable as a surgical hair transplant. Hair transplantation is a time-tested, highly effective, permanent and natural method of improving male-pattern baldness and female alopecia. Improvements in technique continue to be developed, requiring one to keep abreast of changes in the field in order to provide patients with the best hair coverage possible while maintaining a natural appearance. As new methods are described, controversies arise. This course provides an overview of hair transplantation with a discussion of the following topics:
• Androgenetic alopecia classifications for male and female
• Medical updates combining minoxidil – finasteride – micrograft
• Anesthesia
• Donor harvesting
• New concept in harvesting
• Graft preparation and graft placement
• Density and growth
• Hairline creation and artistry
• Female hair transplantation
• Borderline patients (e.g. young patients, unrealistic)
• Afro-American hair transplant
• Asian hair transplant
• Eyebrows micrografting technique
• Pubis micrografting technique
• Cicatricial alopecia