Previous Fat Grafting And Hair Transplantation Using The FUE Technique On Scalp Scars: Update

January 2022 in “ Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology ”

Estele Yumi Odo Toledo de Barros, Letícia Megumi Odo, Marina Emiko Yagima Odo

TLDR Fat grafting before FUE hair transplantation effectively treats scalp scars.

The narrative literature review concluded that a two-stage hair transplantation technique, involving prior fat grafting followed by hair transplantation using the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique, was effective for treating scalp scars. This conclusion was based on data collected from studies in the Medline, Lilacs, and IBECS databases, and included references to research on mesenchymal cells in adipose tissue.

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