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Terms:
Anesthetic agents
Medication or drugs that can be injected with a needle or rubbed onto
and area to make it numb before a surgical procedure. Anesthesia drugs may
also be given by mouth, breathed in as a gas, or injected into a vein or
muscle to make a patient relaxed or unconscious.
Hair follicle
A tube-like indentation in the skin from which a single hair grows.
Minigraft or micrograft
Transplantation of a small number of hair follicles, as few as one to
three hairs, into a transplant site.
Transplantation
Surgically cutting out hair follicles and replanting them in a different
spot on the head.
For Your Information
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Books:
a.. Hitzig, Gary S., ed Help and Hope For Hair Loss, Avon Press, 1997
b.. Strough, Dow B., and Robert S. Hamber, eds. Hair Replacement-Surgical
and Medical. St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, 1996.
c.. Unger, Walter P., ed. Hair Transplantation. 3rd ed. New York: Marcel
Dekker, 1995.
Periodicals:
a.. Hitzig, G. S., J. P. Schwinning, and S. L. Handler. "Linear Grafting
Using a Modified Slot Method: Introducing the Linear Punch." Dermatologic
Surgery (B2S) 23, no. 9 (Sept. 1997): 788-792.
b.. Bernstein, R. M., and W. R. Rassman. "Follicular Transplantation:
Patient Evaluation and Surgical Planning." Dermatologic Surgery (B2S) 23,
no. 9 (Sept. 1997): 771-784, 801-805.
c.. Brady, D. A. "Chest Hair Used As Donor Material in Hair Restoration
Surgery." Dermatologic Surgery 23, no. 9 (Sept. 1997): 841-844.
d.. Byron, C. "Hair Raising." Men's Health 10, no. 6 (July/Aug. 1995):
72-77, 112, 114.
e.. Chang, L. Y., et. al. "Use of the Scalp as a Donor Site for Large Burn
Wound Coverage: Review of 150 Patients." World Journal of Surgery 22, no. 3
(Mar.1998): 296-300.
f.. Fischer, David. "The Bald Truth." U.S. News & World Report (4 Aug.
1997): 44-50.
Organizations:
a.. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago,
IL 60611-4267. (313) 527-6713.
b.. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1110
Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20005. 800-332-3223.
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QUALITY HAIR RESTORATION
AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
Gary S. Hitzig, M.D. is Board Certified by the American
Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Member of the
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, International
Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American
Hair Loss Council
We assure the quality of your procedure by having
only Board Certified Plastic and Facial Plastic
Surgeons performing you hair restoration.
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TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS
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NEW YORK CITY
Path Medical
304 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(entrance is on 23rd st)
212.744.4668
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LONG ISLAND
2 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 302
Rockville Center, NY 11570
toll free: 1.877.HAIR.USA
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