TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 256. Hair Transplantation and Alopecia Reduction A1 - Unger, Walter P. A1 - Unger, Robin H. A1 - Unger, Mark A. A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintHair Transplantation and Alopecia Reduction at a GlanceMost patients undergoing surgical procedures for hair loss have either male pattern baldness (MPB) or female pattern hair loss (FPHL).Surgical techniques used to treat hair loss include hair transplantation, alopecia reduction (AR) and transposition flaps.Follicular units (FU) are the building blocks of modern hair transplantation [follicular unit transplanting (FUT)] (Fig. 256-1).The major advantage of FUT over older punch-grafting techniques is that the results appear natural after a single surgery.Minoxidil or finasteride may arrest or partially reverse MPB and FPHL so a trial of treatment is appropriate prior to surgery, or concurrent with surgery.1,2 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56108694 ER -