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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 15:37
Hairmes Software for Calculating Scalp Surface Area with Hair Restoration
Written by John Cole, MD
Hairmes Software for Calculating Scalp Surface Area with Hair Restoration
Written by John Cole, MD
Jean Devroye recently asked Alexandre Duvallet to create a software program to measure the scalp surface area. The software is useful for measuring the both the donor area and the recipient area. One can also plot the follicular density in a given area using the software. The software has it’s limitations however. The scalp is a curved three-dimensional surface. Photographs are a two dimensional surface. In order to convert a scalp surface area to a two dimensional surface area, one must take a clear surface area such as saran wrap, place it on the scalp, and then draw the surface area…
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Hair Restoration News
Friday, 23 December 2011 01:15
How to Choose FUE Punches for Hair Restoration
Written by John Cole, MD
How to Choose FUE Punches for Hair Restoration
Written by John Cole, MD
Not all FUE punches for hair restoration are created equally. Other than the punches Cole Instruments created, FUE punches have a thicker wall and are not as sharp. Cole Instruments created the thinnest wall and sharpest punches on the market. This is very important to the success of FUE hair transplant surgery. Removal of hair follicles in FUE depends on two forces. One is the axial force or the inward pressure on the skin. The second is the tangential force created by rotation or oscillation. Both forces will be less with a thin wall and a sharp punch. Lower…
There are numerous instruments for creating recipient sites. These include custom made blades, hollow core needles, solid core needles, sapphire blades, and SP 89 – 91 blades, as well as other less commonly used items. 73BKVGJKR6WH Custom Made Blades: These consist of razor blades cut to a specific size. We first began using these in 1991 as an alternative to the use of scalpel blades for micro and mini grafts. Of the ensuing years, the number of recipient sites increased from under 100 in an average case to well over 1000. Eventually, the number of recipient sites exceeded several thousand…
The following charts explains how the PCID machine can actually make money for the hair transplant surgeon just by using it compared to the strip and FUE manual procedure. FUE Procedure - Productivity Comparisons Cost Comparison for 2000 Grafts 2000 Grafts Strip CIT - No Auto CIT - With Auto Remove Strip and Repair 60 mins None None Dissection of Grafts 5 - 10 hours 5 hours 1 hour Create Receipient Cut Sites 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour Placement of Grafts per hour 360 - 600 grafts per hour 360 - 600 grafts per hour…
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Surgical Tools
In 2008 Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) comprised 10.8% of all hair restoration surgery procedures performed by ISHRS members. 1 Despite its increasing popularity there is no dominant method utilized to perform FUE. For the vast majority of physicians, however many questions remain. How do we approach the donor area ? How do we harvest the grafts? With the many instruments on the market(Table 1) what do we choose to harvest the grafts? What is an acceptable degree of transection? What should a graft look like? What are the minimum requirements to grow hair? What is the yield with FUE? What…
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Surgical Tools
Friday, 20 May 2011 11:31
Maximizing Speed and Efficiency with FUE Hair Transplant for Consistent Results
Written by John Cole, MD
Maximizing Speed and Efficiency with FUE Hair Transplant for Consistent Results
Written by John Cole, MD
Introduction FUE is becoming increasingly popular with both physicians and patients. As patient demand increases, the need for more physicians to provide the procedure is essential. Unfortunately, the procedure is difficult to learn for many physicians. There is a need to reduce the learning curve so that consistent results are possible. In addition, there is a need to provide logistics so that physicians are able to carry out large procedures in a shorter span of time. This presentation will detail how to provide the FUE rapidly while insuring quality grafts that insure consistent results. Methods I will discuss the overall…
Thursday, 14 April 2011 17:06
I am considering having a hair transplant, now what?
Written by John Cole, MD
I am considering having a hair transplant, now what?
Written by John Cole, MD
Choosing to have a hair transplant procedure is a life-changing decision that should not be taken lightly. If you are thinking about having hair restoration surgery, there are a number of steps you should first take. We will discuss these steps in a multi-part series, starting today, with one of the most important: Part I: RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH You will hear this generic-sounding advice over and over again but it is vital that you not overlook this important step. It is so important to soak up all the information you can. Make sure you spend time researching the following topics…
Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:34
Hair Restoration Revolutionary Counting Incision Device
Written by Ronen Eliyahu
Hair Restoration Revolutionary Counting Incision Device
Written by Ronen Eliyahu
Imagine having the capacity to accurately maintain the incision count during recipient site preparation while communicating freely with your patients or staff. The new, cutting-edge Counting Incision Device (C-ID) allows physicians to simultaneously accomplish both! This new medical instrument is now offered by Device For Hair Restoration. The C-ID features an LED display that maintains a 5 digit count of recipient site preparation and 3 different tips with depth control for pre-cut blades or needles (18G, 19G, 20G or 21G), depending upon your preferred method of recipient site preparation. This revolutionary device is also light-weight, ergonomic and disposable. HOW DOCTORS…
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