The Punctiform Technique in Hair Transplantation

Abstract

Hair restoration has become one of the most popular techniques in plastic surgery for men. Hair restoration has evolved since the punches of Orentreich1 published in the early 1950s, which proved the hereditary-dominant characteristics in hair follicle transplantation, passing through the tempo-parieto-occipital flaps of Juri2 and improved upon by Chajchir et al3 and Uebel,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 through the 1980s with the micrograft concept of Nordstrom12 and Marrit,13 into a new era in 198614 with micro- and minigraft megasessions. We published this contribution in 198915 and 1991,16 which we called micropunctiform technique. Later, other surgeons presented interesting results with our technique. Considered a simple and safe procedure and allied to a natural hairline, it is today an appreciated option by surgeons and patients.