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Graft Preparation with Digital Video Microscope

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Keene introduced the CCD video camera with LCD computer monitor and discussed the benefits of ergonomics, quality assurance, and easy teaching in 2004. However, the resolution of the viewing screen was less than that of the binocular optical microscope. With rapid development of technology, upgraded models of digital microscopes and LCD TV monitors are now available. LCD TV monitors provide high-quality, moving images without losing focus by instantly capturing rapid movement better than LCD computer monitors can. I set up the video microscope systems with its latest products. Sony CCD chip-loaded-handheld digital video camera, Samsung 19-inch LCD TV monitor, and a multi-stand were the instruments as a complete system in 2009. My clinic has performed over 2000 hair transplantation cases with the digital video microscopic graft preparation, and the digital video microscope system has demonstrated outstanding qualities in terms of ergonomics, graft-quality control, and ease of teaching.

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  1. Apgujeong Yonsei Hair Transplant Center, Sinsa 611 Gangnam, Seoul, Korea

    Dae-Young Kim

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  1. DHT Clinic Private Practice, Bangkok, Thailand

    Damkerng Pathomvanich

  2. Yokobi Clinic Private practice, Yokohama, Japan

    Kenichiro Imagawa

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Kim, DY. (2018). Graft Preparation with Digital Video Microscope. In: Pathomvanich, D., Imagawa, K. (eds) Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56547-5_39

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