Complications in Hair Restoration Surgery
January 2009
in “
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America
”
TLDR Successful hair transplant surgery depends on careful patient selection, proper surgical plan and technique, and attentive aftercare.
The 2009 paper "Complications in Hair Restoration Surgery" discussed potential complications from hair transplant surgery (HTS), a procedure that was increasingly popular at the time. The paper emphasized the importance of patient education about potential complications and the need for surgeons to manage expectations. It provided an overview of potential complications and offered recommendations on how to prevent and treat them. These complications included excessive scalp bleeding, pain, improper graft placement, reactions to medications, and risks associated with prolonged surgery times. The paper also discussed postoperative complications such as bleeding, edema, pain, infection, and delayed wound healing. It suggested that complications could be minimized through careful surgical technique, patient education, and attentive postoperative care. The paper also highlighted the importance of infection control measures and achieving natural-looking results. It concluded that patient selection, adequate surgical plan and technique, and postoperative care were key to successful hair transplant surgery.
