Tumescence Habits among Hair Transplant Surgeons Question Title * 1. Do you use tumescence as part of your hair transplant surgery protocol? Yes No OK Question Title * 2. What type of tumescence do you use in the RECIPIENT area? Check all that apply Chilled normal saline Normal saline at room temperature Normal saline with epinephrine Normal saline with lidocaine and triamcinolone and epinephrine (Abbasi solution) Normal saline with lidocaine and epinephrine and sodium bicarbonate for buffering (Gillespie Solution) Normal saline with Lidocaine and Marcaine (bupivacaine) and epinephrine None. I do not tumesce the RECIPIENT area. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. What is the depth of injection for your RECIPIENT area tumescence? Superficial (1mm or less) Full depth (>1mm) OK Question Title * 4. How much RECIPIENT area tumescence do you use on average? 0-50ml 50-100ml 100-150ml 150-200ml >200ml Titrated to skin turgor It depends on the situation Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 5. When do you administer the RECIPIENT area tumescence? At the very beginning of surgery before starting graft harvest (i.e. during initial anesthesia) Just before implantation and/or site creation After graft harvest As needed to small areas (i.e. staggered dosing) It depends Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. What do you consider the primary benefits of using tumescence in the RECIPIENT area? Check all that apply Hemostasis Less damage to existing hair Less damage to vascular bed (nerves/vessels) Stabilization of tissue Widening of distance between follicular units More grafts can be placed in an area Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 7. What do you consider the primary drawbacks of using tumescence in the RECIPIENT area? Check all that apply Graft popping Administration takes too long Post-operative edema Post-operative telogen effluvium Cost Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 8. What type of tumescence do you use in the DONOR area? Check all that apply Chilled normal saline Normal saline at room temperature Normal saline with epinephrine (“superjuice”) Normal saline with lidocaine and triamcinolone and epinephrine (Abbasi solution) Normal saline with lidocaine and epinephrine and sodium bicarbonate for buffering (Gillespie Solution) Normal saline with Lidocaine and Marcaine (bupivacaine) and epinephrine None. I do not use tumescence in the DONOR area. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 9. What is the depth of injection for your DONOR area tumescence? Superficial (1mm or less) Full depth (>1mm) It depends on the type of surgery (FUT vs FUE) It depends on other factors OK Question Title * 10. How much DONOR area tumescence do you use on average? 0-50ml 50-100ml 100-150ml 150-200ml >200ml Titrated to skin turgor It depends Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 11. When do you administer the DONOR area tumescence? Check all that apply At the very beginning of surgery before starting graft harvest (i.e. during initial anesthesia) Just before implantation and/or site creation During graft harvest As needed to small areas (i.e. staggered dosing) It depends Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 12. What do you consider the primary benefits of using tumescence in the DONOR area? Check all that apply Hemostasis Less damage to existing hair Less damage to vascular bed (nerves/vessels) Stabilization of tissue (either FUE or FUT) during graft harvest Widening of distance between follicular units Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 13. What do you consider the primary drawbacks of using tumescence in the donor area? Check all that apply Graft popping Administration takes too long Post-operative edema Post-operative telogen effluvium Cost Other (please specify) OK DONE