Cicatricial Alopecia Due to Hair Coloring Burn

January 2004 in “ Linchuang pifuke zazhi ”

Yang-Hyun Yoon, Cho-Wan Ik, Byung-In Roo

cicatricial alopecia steam cap burn triamcinolone KMNO4 topical minoxidil perifollicular fibrosis scar excision potassium permanganate Rogaine

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 4x2.5 cm bald patch on his scalp. Initial treatments, including burn dressing and triamcinolone injections, were ineffective. Subsequent treatment with KMNO4 wet dressing, topical antibiotics, and minoxidil solution for 7 months also showed no improvement. A biopsy revealed perifollicular fibrosis and complete absence of follicles. After 13 months, the patient underwent surgical excision and closure of the scar by a plastic surgeon. This case highlighted the rarity of hairdressing-related burns leading to secondary cicatricial alopecia.

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