Dr. Christopher A. Gencheff, MD has specialized in the medical treatment and surgical correction of hair loss since 1981. Over the past 19 years, he has personally performed over 15,000 procedures and transplanted millions of grafts. He is one of the most experienced hair restoration surgeons in the Midwest and among the top nationwide.

Dr. Gencheff was one of the 27 initial surgeons in North America to be Board Certified in all modalities of hair transplantation by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. In addition to his extensive surgical practice, since 1993 Dr. Gencheff has been a Clinical Research Investigator with Merck Pharmaceuticals involved in the clinical trial studies of Propecia. He has co-authored "Effects of Finasteride on Dihydrotestosterone Content of Scalp Skin in Men with Male Pattern Baldness" and "Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia." He also lectures on all aspects of hair loss and solutions as well as teaches physicians the hair restoration techniques.

Madison Hair Transplant Clinic has offices in MADISON, MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO. Our patients come to MHTC mainly as a result of referrals from physicians or other patients. Dr. Gencheff and MHTC have earned a strong national and international following. This reputation has been gained as a result of Dr. Gencheff's caring attention to detail and the superb results he has consistently produced for his patients.

Dr. Gencheff maintains medical licenses for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. Over the past 19 years, he has been very active in meetings and seminars for various medical organizations such as: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, American Hair Loss Council and the American Academy of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery.


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http://www.hairtransplant.net/hair_transplant_doctors/Christopher_Gencheff

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Edited: 10/01/2004 at 05:24 PM by Farrel

Hello Dr Gencheff. According to the profile page linked in this post it says "TECHNIQUES : minigrafting, micrografting ". If I am not mistaken those techniques are no longer the current state of the art which uses exclusively follicular units (perhaps with careful use of a few doubled FU's like Shapiro does). I'd be interested in your thoughts on your choice of techniques as you seem to be a very experience HT doctor. Thanks for your time!

Nomenclature, or terminology, standardization seems to be what we are getting at here. The terms mini-graft and micro-graft can be thought of as interchangeable with follicular units. A follicular unit is a grouping of 1, 2 or 3-rooted systems within a bundle growing naturally within their environment. A follicular grouping of more than 2 roots or a follicular unit of 2 to 4 hairs can be considered a small mini-graft. Understand this, a mini-graft can include more than 2 to 3 root systems and a micro-graft typically includes 1 to 2. The micro-graft years ago was technically a graft with 1 or 2 roots (much like a follicular unit) which might have been cut into. Standardization of the nomenclature is something that is important and currently follicular units and their specific individual dissection in their own bundle under magnification are state of the art which is performed at Madison Hair Transplant Clinic.