Hair Restoration Blog Dallas
Scarless or A Less Noticeable Procedure
Published on July 25, 2013 byBy Emina Karamanovski English is my third language. Learning languages taught me to pay attention to the meaning of words and probably forced me to become more precise in the way I use them. Follicular unit excision or FUE have been described as a scarless procedure. The word scarless is misleading since cutting skin or […]
Preview of the St. Louis Hair Transplant Course
Published on May 15, 2013 byI cannot believe that this will be the fifth year that Emina and I will be running our St. Louis Hair Transplant 360 Workshop, which has grown, matured, and evolved. The cornerstone of the workshop has always been excellent didactics and extensive hands-on training using cadaver tissues and models. Emina has come up with some […]
What Can the Robot Not Replace in Hair Restoration
Published on March 14, 2013 byRobots are meant to perform repeated, technically precise work that a human hand cannot perform reliably. In this case the ARTAS Robotic FUE (Follicular Unit Excision) technology does an incredible job at harvesting hairs with utmost precision in a distribution pattern that affords maximal camouflage in an individual who wants to keep his hair short. […]
Who is a Candidate for the ARTAS Robot and Who Is Not
Published on January 30, 2013 byI hope that by reading my last few blogs that you do not believe that the Robot is ideal for all individuals interested in undergoing a hair transplant. I still believe the majority of men and particularly women do just fine with the traditional linear harvesting method. Because the hair needs to be shaved and […]
Shave and Non-shave FUE
Published on December 19, 2012 byOne of the biggest barriers to having the ARTAS Robotic FUE (follicular unit excision) done is that you must shave your head down to 1 mm for the Robot to work. We will do that for you at the beginning of the procedure. Younger men who are used to wearing their hair short realize how […]
NEOGRAFT vs. ARTAS
Published on December 4, 2012 byAlthough this blog is not intended to denigrate any manufacturer, it is intended to help the reader understand what went into my decision process to incorporate ARTAS over Neograft and other types harvesting methods for FUE. To make it very simple, there are no other methods of harvesting FUE grafts as precise as what a […]
Former Training Director for Restoration Robotics Rejoins the Lam Institute
Published on November 5, 2012 byEmina Karamanovksi, Former Training Director for Restoration Robotics Rejoins the Lam Institute Emina Karamanovksi, a member of Dr. Lam’s hair transplant staff for a number of years prior to her joining Restoration Robotics, Inc. as their national and international training director, is rejoining the staff as a member of the FUE hair transplant team at […]
ARTAS Robotic FUE System
Published on November 4, 2012 byThe ARTAS system is the latest in the development of the FUE (follicular unit excision) method, also referred to as FUE Hair Transplant. Traditionally, a linear strip is taken from the back of the head and if done well (which I do), the incision should not be detectable unless the hair is shorn very close […]
FUE Hair Transplants Available Using ARTAS System by Restoration Robotics, Inc.
Published on October 14, 2012 byFollicular unit excision, also known as FUE, is a minimally invasive hair transplant procedure in which hair follicles are harvested from the back of the scalp with no incision. Newly developed, FDA-cleared, technology has been developed by Restoration Robotics, Inc. that assists hair transplant surgeons in harvesting hair follicles with minimally invasive techniques. Called the […]
Follicular Unit Excision (FUE): Yes or No
Published on April 20, 2011 byOver the past few years, there has been ever increasing popularity of harvesting hair without an incision on the back of the head. This technique is known as Follicular Unit Excision, or FUE for short. It also has been called by other abbreviations, FOX, FIT, etc., all meaning the same thing. Although this method has […]