The density issue in hair transplantation

Abstract

Background: Modern hair restoration procedures may involve, individually or in combinations, flaps, grafts consisting of plugs, slits, strips, minigrafts, or micrografts, with or without alopecia reduction.

Objective: To review the density achieved using mini-micrografting technique compared with that accomplished by plug methodology.

Methods: Hair counts per square centimeter were done on both mini-micrografted and plug cases from the author's practice.

Results: Comparable density (terminal hair per square centimeter) was noted to occur with either technique but accomplished with fewer sessions using mini-micrografting methodology and relatively dense packing of grafts.

Conclusion: The density issue is a nonissue if comparable numbers of hair are transplanted per square centimeter.