Hair-Bearing Flaps for Baldness

January 1985 in “ Facial Plastic Surgery ”

Dowling B. Stough, Ira W. Freilich

hair-bearing flaps temporoparietal-occipital flap TPO flap male pattern baldness male pattern alopecia superficial temporal artery local anesthesia hair density tip necrosis flap survival preauricular flap hair transplantation temporofrontal areas hair-bearing scalp flaps grafting hair-bearing transposition flaps hair flaps TPO flap baldness alopecia scalp flaps hair grafting hair transplants

Studysummary Flap surgery is effective for treating male baldness, offering immediate results with dense hair growth.

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