Outcome of Follicular Unit Extraction in Cicatricial Alopecia

January 2020 in “ The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ”

Mahmoud A. Ghazal, Ahmed Bahaa El Din, Tarek Zahra

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Studysummary This study found that while PRP or nanofat injections improved scarred tissue texture in secondary cicatricial alopecia, they did not significantly enhance hair restoration outcomes compared to hair transplantation alone.

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