Hair robot

A hair robot (also hair transplant robot or English: Robotic hair restoration ) is a medical robot that supports surgeons in the transplantation of human hair. In Germany, the technology can only be used by licensed doctors for hair transplantation.

history

At the end of the 2000s, the market-ready development and gradual introduction of hair robots began in the USA and Europe. In 2009, NeoGraft was the first FDA  -cleared device for robotic hair restoration surgery. The ARTAS system was approved by the FDA in 2011 for the collection of follicular units from brown-haired and black-haired men.

The technology is now also spreading in Asia.

Evaluation and application

The advantages of the technology are said to be the avoidance of scars through a precise procedure and the computer-accurate removal of the most vital grafts for a high growth rate of the hair follicles . In addition, there should be little to no pain.

Initially, an analysis of the back of the head is carried out by scan in order to identify the most suitable hair and then remove it. The hair is inserted manually by the surgeon.

High costs are viewed as disadvantageous. Currently, the acquisition costs of a hair robot are more than half a million euros plus license fees.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Parsa Mohebi, (2013). MODERN HAIR RESTORATION - A Complete Hair Loss Guide For Men And Women. 1st ed.
2. ^ A Robotic Hair Transplant Startup Files For IPO. September 20, 2017, Retrieved October 7, 2019 (American English). 
3. ^ Rashid M. Rashid, Lindsay T. Morgan Bicknell: Follicular unit extraction hair transplant automation: Options in overcoming challenges of the latest technology in hair restoration with the goal of avoiding the line scar . In: Dermatology Online Journal . tape 18 , no. September 9 , 2012 ( escholarship.org [accessed October 7, 2019]).
4. ^ Hair transplant robot gets FDA approval, men with straight brown hair rejoice. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
5. ↑ To baldly go: millennials fuel Asian rise in hair transplants. October 1, 2019, accessed October 7, 2019 . 
6. ^ Hair Transplant Turkey: Technology Advances in Hair Transplant Procedures. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Hair transplant | Robot ensures better results - FOCUS.de. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Experience with hair transplantation: This is how a hair transplant works. March 21, 2019, accessed October 7, 2019 . 
9. ↑ cosmetic surgeon Darius Alamouti. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 

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