Abstract
Introduction
Hair transplantation surgery requires the efficient completion of hair follicles and thus appropriate hair implantation needles. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of self-made hair implantation needles using injection needles and evaluate the speed of different hair implantation methods.
Methods
Four patients were randomly assigned to four groups. A gem knife pre-punching planting method was used for the patient in Group A, while Group B received immediate implantation after punching with ordinary injection needles, Group C was treated with synchronized punching and planting using hair implanters, and Group D was treated with a self-made hair implantation needle. The speed of the different implantation methods for single and double hair follicles and the differences between the planting of single and double hair follicles were assessed.
Results
Group D was found to have the fastest hair planting speed for both single and double hair follicles, followed by Groups C and A, with the slowest speed observed in Group B. Groups A and B were associated with significantly lower speeds of double hair planting than single hair planting, There was no significant difference between Groups C and D.
Conclusions
The self-made hair implantation needle is a novel and efficient tool for synchronized punching and planting. It has a faster planting speed and does not require assistance.
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Xiong, T., Zha, P., Guo, L. et al. Construction of a Hair Implantation Needle Using Injection Needles and Assessment of its Efficiency Compared with Other Planting Methods. Aesth Plast Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-024-04001-5
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