Cicatricial Alopecia Due to Hair Coloring Burn
January 2004
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TLDR A man lost hair permanently from a salon burn, and surgery was needed to fix the scar.
A 24-year-old man developed secondary cicatricial alopecia after a steam cap burn at a hair salon, resulting in a 42.5 cm erythematous bald patch on his scalp. Initial treatments, including burn dressing, triamcinolone injections, KMNO4 wet dressing, and topical minoxidil, were ineffective over 7 months. A biopsy revealed perifollicular fibrosis and complete follicle absence. Ultimately, after 13 months, the scar was excised and closed by a plastic surgeon.