The words nobody explains

• A
• B
• C
• D
• F
• G
• H
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V

A

• Anagen phase

  The growing phase of the hair cycle.

B

• Body mass index (BMI)

  Weight divided by height squared, used as a surgical safety threshold.

C

• Cannula

  A blunt-tipped tube used for liposuction and filler placement.

• Crown (vertex)

  The whorl at the top and back of the head.

D

• DHI (Direct Hair Implantation)

  Placing grafts with an implanter pen, without pre-opened channels.

• DHT (dihydrotestosterone)

  The hormone that drives pattern hair loss.

• Donor area

  The band of hair at the back and sides that supplies the grafts.

F

• FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction)

  Harvesting grafts one at a time with a small punch.

• Follicular unit

  The natural grouping of one to four hairs that grow together.

G

• Graft

  One follicular unit, moved from the donor area to the recipient area.

H

• Haematoma

  A collection of blood under the skin after surgery.

• Hairline design

  Where the new hairline is drawn, and at what angle.

L

• Ludwig scale

  The three-stage classification of female pattern hair loss.

M

• Mesotherapy

  Micro-injections of a vitamin and peptide cocktail into the scalp or skin.

N

• Norwood scale

  The seven-stage classification of male pattern hair loss.

O

• Osteotomy

  A controlled cut in bone, used in rhinoplasty to narrow the bridge.

P

• PRP (platelet-rich plasma)

  Growth factors concentrated from your own blood.

R

• Recipient area

  The thinning or bald area that receives the grafts.

• Revision surgery

  A second operation to correct the result of a first one.

S

• Sapphire FUE

  FUE using blades made from synthetic sapphire.

• Septum

  The wall of cartilage and bone dividing the two nostrils.

• Seroma

  A pocket of clear fluid that collects under a healing wound.

• Shock loss

  The temporary shedding of transplanted and surrounding hair.

• Surgical drain

  A tube that removes fluid from under a healing wound.

T

• Telogen effluvium

  Diffuse shedding triggered by stress, illness or a nutritional gap.

• Tumescent anaesthesia

  Dilute local anaesthetic infiltrated into fat before liposuction.

• Turbinate

  The ridges inside the nose that warm and filter air.

V

• Vascular occlusion

  Filler blocking a blood vessel — the main serious risk of injectables.