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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Avram, Marc R
• Watkins, Shannon A

Titel

Robotic Follicular Unit Extraction in Hair Transplantation

Ist Teil von

• Dermatologic surgery, 2014-12, Vol.40 (12), p.1319-1327

Ort / Verlag

United States: by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• BACKGROUNDIn recent years, there has been a shift toward minimally invasive procedures. In hair transplantation surgery, this trend has manifested with the emergence of follicular unit extraction (FUE). Recently, a robot has been introduced for FUE procedures. OBJECTIVETo determine the transection rate of a robotic FUE device. MATERIALS AND METHODSThe authors discuss the procedure, technical requirements, optimal candidates, advantages, and disadvantages of robotic FUE compared with the standard ellipse. RESULTSOptimal candidates for robotic FUE are those with dark hair color who can sit for 45 to 120 minutes and are willing to shave a large area for donor harvesting. The main advantages of robotic FUE compared with the standard ellipse are its minimally invasive nature and the lack of a linear scar. The average transection rate with the robot to date is 6.6% (range, 0.4%–32.1%). CONCLUSIONThe robot is a new and innovative method for FUE hair transplantation of which hair transplant surgeons should be aware.