A tissue expansion system includes driver assembly having a syringe pump and a controller held in a common enclosure. The communication orbits are used for supporting network, security and system management communications in the managed network. The cable guiding mechanism includes a guiding rod, and the cable guiding mechanism is attachable beneath the rail. Response data resulting from the input data at the interactive voice response unit is propagated to the proxy server node whereupon the response data is translated into a format for dissemination at the client node and propagated thereto. One embodiment of the device comprises a body having a slot for receiving a bundle of hair, an anvil positioned adjacent said slot, and a mechanism for causing relative movement between the body having the slot and the anvil thereby to compress a bundle of uncut hair received in the slot against the anvil.