Recipient area

• Published in: Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 202 - 210
• Main Authors: Marwah, Manjot, Mysore, Venkataram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2018; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Counseling; Displays (Marketing); Edema; Growth factors; Hair; Hair transplant; Hair transplantation; hairline design; implantation of grafts; Patients; Physicians; Principles; recipient area; Surgery; Symposium: Hair in Dermatology; Transplantation; Transplants & implants; Hair transplant; hairline design; recipient area; implantation of grafts
• ISSN: 0974-2077; 0974-5157
• DOI: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_124_18

Recipient area is the canvas in a hair transplant surgery, where the surgeon can truly display his artistic creativity and deliver an aesthetic masterpiece, after all hair transplantation is as much about art as science. There are four main steps in dealing with the recipient area. Marking the hairline and estimation of grafts is the most important steps to give a natural look. There are multiple anatomical markers that need to be addressed while drawing a hairline. The second step is the anesthesia and it should be as painless as possible. This is followed by implantation, which can be achieved by various techniques. There are multiple technicalities to be considered while implanting, such as density, angle, and direction. Once implantation is done, the final step is appropriate postoperative care. Each of these steps has been discussed in detail in this chapter.