What is the Choi Implanter?
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Choi Implanter Pen?
According to some hair restoration experts, there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to the Choi Implanter device:
Advantages
-Adequate graft survival rates
-Decreased bleeding during recipient site creation
-Reduced trauma during graft handling
-Decreased time of surgery (with an experienced Choi Implanter team) due to the combination of graft site creation/implantation
Disadvantages
-Increased training time for physician and staff
-Surgery time can be increased if the team is unfamiliar with the device
-Generally more expensive procedures
-Reports of needles dulling pre-maturely during procedures
-Large needle sizes and recipient sites (triple hair FUG needles are 18 gauge and leave a 1.1 mm incision site, which some feel is too large for the grafts)
-Grafts may be implanted too deep because of combined needle site creation/insertion method
-Hair in the donor region is usually only trimmed to 1-2 cm in length, and the longer hair makes extraction more difficult and can increase the rate of graft transection.
Are all Patients Good Candidates for hair transplantation with the Choi Implanter?
Conclusion
It’s important to remember that the physician, not the tool he/she uses, determines the outcome of the hair tranpslant procedure. Even the most advanced tools can create poor results in the hands of a neophyte surgeon. The Choi implanter can produce satisfactory results when used by a trained surgeon who is familiar with the device. Before investigating surgery with the Choi Implanter, patients should be aware that the device is associated with a series of advantages and disadvantages, and that not all individuals (especially those of non-Asian descent) are good candidates for surgical hair restoraiton with the implanter tool.
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Blake Bloxham – formerly “Future_HT_Doc”
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Dear, how can I find this choi implant pen and ho much is this?
Dear, how can I buy this choi implant pen?
golnar,
I have no information regarding where to purchase hair transplantation tools. I suggest contacting the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) at http://www.ishrs.org.
David
I'm an artist and want to insert hair in my work (the base will be a mixture of paper and wax with some thickness. After some research into the actual grafting methods and planting hair, I would like to experiment with the implanter pen device for control and detail work. Can I buy this from online stores or actual medical supply shops? So far I can't seem to do this online...
Dr. Manssour,
I recommend contacting any of your physician colleagues who utilize the Choi implanter in order to learn more about where you can purchase it. You can also contact the ISHRS using their website http://www.ISHRS.org.
Best wishes,
Bill - Managing Publisher of this Community
Dear Sir
Could you please tell me where I can get this instrument and the cost?
Kind regards
Dr Manssour