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Facial Plast Surg 2018; 34(04): 384-388
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1666785
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Introducing Hair Transplantation into a Facial Plastic Surgery Practice

Anthony Bared
1   Private Practice, Miami, Florida
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24 July 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Hair restoration can be an integral addition to the facial plastic surgery practice. As surgeons dedicated to reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the head and neck, hair restoration is a natural complement to a facial plastic surgeon's practice. This article presents the keys to adding and starting hair restoration to one's facial plastic surgery practice.

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hair restoration - follicular unit extraction - donor hair harvesting - recipient site creation
 

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