An economical innovative use of a dental burr to sharpen and reuse follicular unit extraction (FUE) punches for hair transplantation

Abstract

A simple technique of using a dental burr to sharpen a follicular unit extraction (FUE) punch for hair transplant surgery is used. During the process of extraction in FUE, the sharpness of a punch plays a vital role in reducing transection rates and thus increasing the yield of harvested grafts. Every time a sharp punch loses its sharpness, its expensive to replace it, hence we have described an ingenious technique to reuse a punch innumerable times, thus reducing the financial burden for the surgeon and the patient.

Keywords

• dental burr
• dull punch
• follicular unit extraction
• fue punches
• punch sharpening
• sharp punch