The density issue in hair transplantation.

BACKGROUND

Modern hair restoration procedures may involve, individually or in combinations, flaps, grafts consisting of plugs, slits, strips, minigrafts, or micrografts, with or without alopecia reduction.

OBJECTIVE

To review the density achieved using mini-micrografting technique compared with that accomplished by plug methodology.

METHODS

Hair counts per square centimeter were done on both mini-micrografted and plug cases from the author's practice.

RESULTS

Comparable density (terminal hair per square centimeter) was noted to occur with either technique but accomplished with fewer sessions using mini-micrografting methodology and relatively dense packing of grafts.

CONCLUSION

The density issue is a nonissue if comparable numbers of hair are transplanted per square centimeter.