Semin Plast Surg 2005; 19(2): 109-127
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871727
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The Punctiform Technique in Hair Transplantation

Carlos Oscar Uebel1
  • 1Division of Plastic Surgery, Pontificia Universidade Catolica RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Publikationsdatum:
29. Juni 2005 (online)

ABSTRACT

I first presented micrografts for hair restoration surgery in 1982, combining to hide the anterior hairline of the temporo-parieto-occipital (TPO) flaps. Later, in 1986 and 1991 respectively, I introduced megasessions with micrografts and minigrafts. At that point, I created my own surgical routine, introducing a “stick-and-place” method, named the punctiform technique, which was published in several magazines, Congressional annals, and books. Hair-micrografting is a simple, yet refined, technique that requires three assistants and lasts 2 to 3 hours; the result is a natural-looking transplant with small incidence of risk or postoperative complications.

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Carlos Oscar UebelM.D. 

Division of Plastic Surgery, Pontificia Universidade Catolica RS

Vitor Hugo St, 78, Porto Alegre, Brazil