Hair Transplantation in Cicatricial Alopecias

    January 2013 in “ Hair therapy & transplantation ”
    Zekayi Kutlubay Murat Kucuktas
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    TLDR Hair transplants can be a treatment for scarring hair loss if there's good blood flow and no active disease.
    The document from 2013 reviewed treatment options for cicatricial alopecia (CA), a type of hair loss characterized by scarring. It differentiated between primary CA, with unknown causes, and secondary CA, resulting from trauma or inflammation. The document highlighted surgical treatments like hair transplantation, specifically the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method, as well as excision, flap surgery, and tissue expansion. It emphasized the importance of blood flow in the recipient area for the success of hair transplantation. Additionally, the document mentioned the use of minoxidil and pentoxyphylline to enhance graft survival and the future potential of hair neogenesis using autologous adult hair follicle cells. It also acknowledged complications such as ischemia, tissue necrosis, and infection, recommending that patients without active disease should have access to more therapeutic options.
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