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Glossary of Terms
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This page contains a glossary of commonly used terms in hair restoration.
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Papilla
Knoblike indentation at the bottom of the follicle which contains a vascular loop for nourishment
Propecia
A brand name for finasteride 1mg, approved for the treatment of male pattern hair loss.
Proprietary
Pertaining to a drug that is produced and still under patent by a pharmaceutical company
Proscar
The brand name for finasteride 5mg, approved for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Punch Graft
Punch grafts are the old fashioned way of removing grafts for hair transplants. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a modern adaptation of this technique in which very small punch (1mm or less) is used to re-move one follicular unit at a time.
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