Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;15(6):1301-1310

doi:10.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0708

Expert Consensus on Standard Terminology for Hair Transplantation (2024 Edition)

Yong MIAO 1 ; Wei WU 1 ; Zhenyu GONG 1 ; Wenjie JIANG 1 ; Yufei LI 1 ; Zhiqi HU 1 ; Hua XIAN 1 ; Xiang XIE 1 ; Weiqi YANG 1 ; Dongyi ZHANG 1 ; Jufang ZHANG 1 ; Jiaxian ZHANG 1 ; Chunhua ZHANG 1 ; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION EXPERT GROUP OF PLASTIC AND AESTHETIC NATIONAL MEDICAL QUALITY CONTROL CENTER 1

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Keywords

hair loss; alopecia; hair; hair follicle; hair transplantation; follicular unit excision; follicular unit transplantation

Country

China

Language

English

Abstract

In order to promote the development of hair transplantation, particularly the establishment of standards, the Hair Transplantation Expert Group of Plastic and Aesthetic National Medical Quality Control Center invited experts in the field of hair transplantation across China and formed a draft of the Expert Consensus on Standard Terminology for Hair Transplantation based on the collation of relevant literature and monographs. By combining Delphi methodology and consensus meetings, the expert group conducted several rounds of consultations on issues such as follicular unit anatomy, harvesting, dissection, and implantation, ultimately presenting 54 terminologies. This consensus considers the original Chinese and English meanings as well as the professional characteristics of terms used in hair transplantation, highlights the unique features and advantages of hair transplantation, and preserves its essence while promoting innovation, with the hope of providing valuable reference for clinical researchers engaged in hair transplantation both domestically and internationally, and better facilitating the standardization and advancement of the field.