Early-Onset Recipient-Site Necrosis After FUE Hair Transplantation Complicated by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection: A Case Report

    Ali Jaber Al-Mamoori, Zahraa Al-Hamamy, Sajjad Ghanim Al-Badri, Haider R. Al-Hamamy
    Studysummary In this case report, a 46-year-old man developed scalp necrosis with infection following FUE hair transplantation, possibly due to factors like smoking, long surgery duration, dense grafting, and secondary infection. Early recognition and treatment prevented further tissue loss, but the patient had residual scarring.
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