Use of blades of 0.7 to 1mm in diameter and coronal incisions in hair transplantation: Surgical approach to improve density and natural results.

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

The hair transplant evolved greatly in the past two decades primarily by the use of microscopes to make follicular units. The use of Micro blades is another step to reduce the surgical trauma and increase the naturalness of the result. Coronal incisions help to maintain the correct direction of hair placed. The goal of this work is to show our experience with the use of blades 0.7 to 1mm in diameter, with coronal incisions for hair transplantation.

Method:

We evaluated 131 consecutive surgeries from June 2011 to June 2012, in which all patients operated on by the same surgeon with the use of microblades 0.7 to 1mm wide using coronal incisions.

Results:

The postoperative results were considered satisfactory by the patients and the surgical team.

Conclusion:

The use of small blades with coronal incisions helps to give more density with little surgical trauma. The results were considered natural with good cosmetic density.

Keywords:
Hair Follicle/Transplantation; Scalp/Surgery; SurgicalInstruments