Abstract:Objective TTo investigate the factors affecting the survival rate of hair follicles in hair follicle transplantation from Northern Shaanxi. Methods A total of 152 patients with alopecia in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2015 were selected. The subjects were divided into ≥ 90% group (n = 96) and < 90% group (n = 56) depending on hair follicle survival rate. Gender, age, body mass index (BMI), differences in smoking history, history of alcohol, scalp incision direction, hair follicle density, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, transdehydroandrosterone, androstendione, adrenaline dose, hair follicle isolation quality, hair follicle storage area temperature, hair follicle preservation solution, hair follicle in vitro time, hair follicle unit in vitro culture model, laser treatment after operation, and the postoperative use of Minoxidil were compared between the groups. Results The androgen level in ≥ 90% group was lower than that in < 90% group (P < 0.05); the levels of 0.2 -0.3 ml adrenaline dose, 0.6 -0.8 mm diameter, temperature of hair follicle storage area at 0-4 ℃, usage of preservation solution of the center, 0 -2 h of hair follicles in vitro, retention time of single hair follicle unit in vitro tissue culture model, the use of laser therapy and postoperative use of Minoxidil survival rate of the hair were higher in ≥ 90% group (P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that these factors including high levels of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, transdehydroandrosterone and androstendione, unused hair follicle preservation solution in the center, tissue culture model of single hair follicle unit in vitro, laser-free treatment after operation and unused Minoxidil after operation were not conducive to hair follicle survival in patients with hair follicle transplantation in Northern Shaanxi (P < 0.05). Concluson The survival rate of hair follicles in patients with hair follicle transplantation in Northern Shaanxi is closely related to the level of androgen, hair follicle in vitro preservation liquid, single hair follicle unit in vitro model, laser treatment and the use of Minoxidil.