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What is the Difference Between NeoGraft and ARTAS Robotic System for FUE Hair Transplant Surgery?

August 17th, 2011

Q: What is the main difference between NeoGraft and the ARTAS^™ robotic system?

A: The Neograft device is basically a powered FUE tool. It is still done by hand and therefore risks operator induced errors and damage to hair follicles. The ARTAS System, made by Restoration Robotics, uses electronic image-based tracking capabilities to map the individual follicular units. It does so to determine the optimal approach for automated graft harvesting. The robotic harvesting device produces consistently high quality grafts and low dissection rates.

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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 6:23 pm

When Was ARTAS Approved for Use in Hair Transplantation?

June 1st, 2011

Q: When was ARTAS approved for use in hair transplantation?

A: Restoration Robotics’ ARTAS System for robotic follicular unit harvesting, received 510K clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 14, 2011. The indication is for “harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) with black or brown straight hair.”

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Topic: Robotic FUE

Tags: Androgenetic Alopecia, ARTAS Robot for FUE, Donor Hair Harvesting, Follicular Unit Harvesting, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Male Pattern Hair Loss

Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 5:06 pm

How Will Hair Transplant Look If Donor Area Hair is Dark and Recipient Area Hair is Gray?

January 18th, 2011

Q: If a person is graying on the top and sides and you do a hair transplant from the back, will the top look darker after the hair restoration?

A: The hair is taken from the back and sides of the scalp and the follicular units, once dissected from the donor strip, are randomly inserted into the recipient area. That way, the color of the harvested hair will be mixed and will match perfectly. Usually, people’s hair is lighter on the top because of the sun, so when you move the hair from the back and sides to the top, it will actually lighten to match the surrounding hair, if it didn’t match already.

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Topic: Hair Transplant

Tags: Donor Area, Donor Hair, Donor Hair Harvesting, Donor Strip, Follicular Unit, Hair Color, Hair Restoration, Hair Transplant

Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:58 am

NeoGraft

September 25th, 2009

The NeoGraft™ machine for hair transplantation is a device that is used to both extract follicular units from the donor area and implant them in the recipient area via a suction-based system. The device is partially automated (rather than robotic) and needs a moderate amount of operator intervention to keep the machine functioning smoothly. A [...]

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Topic: Hair Transplant

Tags: Donor Hair Harvesting, Follicular Unit Extraction, Follicular Unit Extraction Scarring, Neograft FUE Machine, New Instrumentation for Three-Step Follicular Unit Extraction

Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 1:29 pm

Follicular Unit Extraction

July 14th, 2009

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a method of extracting, or “harvesting,” donor hair for transplantation in a follicular unit hair transplant. In an FUE procedure, an instrument is used to make a small, circular incision in the skin around a follicular unit, separating it from the surrounding tissue. The unit is then extracted (pulled) directly [...]

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