Halsey needle holder for micro and mini slit grafting.
BACKGROUND: Few suggestions have been made to date concerning how to more reproducibly place scalp slits for micro- and minigrafts. OBJECTIVE: To improve on the unpredictable consistency of depth and angle of scalp slits for micro- and minigrafting. METHOD: Seven-inch Halsey needle holders were used to stabilize the cutting instruments (No-Kor microblades, #15c, and #15 blades) for making scalp slits for micro- and minigrafts on approximately 80 patients over 5 months. CONCLUSION: Using the Halsey needle holder or stabilization of the blades for slit placement of scalp micro- and minigrafting is superior to directly holding the blades by improving on depth, angle control, ease of holding and adjustment, and greater reproducibility.