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Back to the Future: A Brief but Significant History of Hair Transplantation in Asians

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Orentreich has been honored as the father of hair transplantation. However, one should realize that some Japanese pioneers had done great work in hair transplantation even before the release of Orentreich’s papers in 1959 [1].

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  1. Japan Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Japan

    Kenichiro Imagawa MD, PhD, ABHRS (Medical Director, Board of Governor)

  2. Yokobi Clinic, Yokohama, Japan

    Kenichiro Imagawa MD, PhD, ABHRS (Medical Director, Board of Governor)

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  1. DHT Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand

    Damkerng Pathomvanich MD, FACS, ABHRS (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)

  2. Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok

    Damkerng Pathomvanich MD, FACS, ABHRS (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)

  3. Yokobi Clinic, Yokohama, Japan

    Kenichiro Imagawa MD, PhD, ABHRS (Medical Director, Board of Governor of the Japan Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Program Director of ISHRS Regional Workshop Asian Hair Surgery 2007) (Medical Director, Board of Governor of the Japan Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Program Director of ISHRS Regional Workshop Asian Hair Surgery 2007)

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Imagawa, K. (2010). Back to the Future: A Brief but Significant History of Hair Transplantation in Asians. In: Pathomvanich, D., Imagawa, K. (eds) Hair Restoration Surgery in Asians. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-99659-0_1

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