Disclosed herein is a system, method, and apparatus for harvesting follicular units from an epidermis. The disclosed apparatus includes a hollow tubular structure having a central axis and a trumpet bell structure that is attached to an end of the hollow tubular structure. The trumpet bell structure terminates at a flat annular face that is substantially in a plane perpendicular to the central axis. The flat annular face has a sharp outer edge, and an inner surface of the trumpet bell structure inward from the flat annular face is smoothly varying.

The present disclosure relates to exemplary embodiments of method and apparatus for harvesting, handling and implanting small tissue grafts obtained from a donor site. In some embodiments the apparatus includes hollow needles and base that can be formed of one or more biocompatible materials that are biodegradable and/or dissolvable.

A hair transplanter includes: a needle channel bundle including a center shaft and a plurality of needle channels coupled to an outer circumference of the center shaft to be slidable up and down; a channel rotation unit configured to rotate the needle channel bundle by a predetermined angle corresponding to one needle channel; and a push bar disposed on an upper portion of the needle channel bundle, and configured to push down one needle channel of a predetermined position, wherein each of the needle channels includes a body having a tubular inner space formed therein, a needle coupled to a lower end of the body, and a core shaft slidably disposed in the tubular inner space and the needle, wherein the plurality of needle channels are arranged on the outer circumference of the center shaft radially at equal intervals with reference to a center axis of the center shaft.

Disclosed herein is a system, method, and apparatus for harvesting follicular units from an epidermis. The disclosed apparatus includes a hollow tubular structure having a central axis and an end structure that is attached to an end of the hollow tubular structure. The end structure terminates distally at a substantially flat annular face that is substantially in a plane perpendicular to the central axis. The flat annular face has a sharp outer edge.

A beauty device (1, 2, 3) includes rollers (220, 226-1, 226-2), at least one part of which is in contact with skin and a center portion and an end portion of which have different diameters, an irradiation unit (212) that irradiates the skin with light, and a control unit (130, 315, 135, 316) that controls the irradiation unit based on the rotation of the rollers.

An automatic hair implanter is capable of continuously performing hair transplantation work by applying a structure of a conventional manual hair implanter. The automatic hair implanter (hair transplantation device) comprises a rotating magazine therein, and several needle modules are stored in the magazine. Two pushrods, which are positioned on a rear portion of the device and capable of translational motion, play a role of pushing a needle and a shaft, which constitute a needle module, forward. The needle and the shaft may be moved backward by a spring positioned inside the magazine.

A hair follicle implant device includes a needle holding assembly configured to hold a plurality of needles and a needle guide slidably coupled thereto and configured to provide a skin stop surface while guiding the plurality needles. A plurality of pistons is configured to slide within a respective one of the plurality of needles. A piston base is slidably coupled to the needle holding assembly and is configured to hold the pistons to slide within the plurality of needles when actuated during implantation. A spring, carried between the needle holding assembly and the piston base, is configured to bias the piston base in a retracted position, wherein the spring is offset from a central axis of the piston base. The needle holder holds the plurality of needles in the staggered arrangement offset from the central axis of the piston base.

Embodiments include devices and methods configured to fractionally resect skin and/or fat. Fractional resection is applied as a stand-alone procedure in anatomical areas that are off-limits to conventional plastic surgery due to the poor tradeoff between the visibility of the incisional scar and amount of enhancement obtained. Fractional resection is also applied as an adjunct to established plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, and is employed to significantly reduce the length of incisions required for a particular application. The shortening of incisions has application in both the aesthetic and reconstructive realms of plastic surgery.

Systems, instruments or devices, and methods or procedures are described in which a scalpet array is applied to a target site with the use of a pattern. The scalpet array comprises scalpets positioned on a device. Skin pixels are incised at the target site via application of a load through the scalpet array. A recipient site is prepared by positioning the pattern at the recipient site and applying the scalpet array to generate skin defects. The incised skin pixels are applied at the skin defects of the recipient site.

An powered hair restoration and surgical assembly includes a housing for gripping during a surgical procedure. A blunt dissector is removably coupled to the housing for manipulating an incision. A control circuit is positioned in the housing and an incising unit is movably positioned in the housing. The incising unit is electrically coupled to the control circuit. The incising unit is extendable outwardly through the blunt dissector to incise skin on a patient and the incising unit is retractable into the blunt dissector. A fluid dispenser unit is positioned in the housing and the fluid dispenser unit is electrically coupled to the control circuit. The fluid dispenser unit is in fluid communication with the incising unit to deliver a selectable volume of the fluid into the incision when the incising unit is extended outwardly through the blunt dissector. A control is positioned on the housing. The control is electrically coupled to the control circuit for controlling operational parameters of the incising unit and the fluid dispenser unit.