Necrosis of the Donor Site After Hair Restoration With Follicular Unit Extraction: A Case Report
July 2011
in “
Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
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follicular unit extraction FUE necrosis cicatricial alopecia Norwood class III androgenic alopecia 0.8-mm punches debridement secondary healing tissue expanders vasoconstrictor agents ischemia hair restoration hair transplant donor site necrosis scar tissue hair loss hair thinning punches wound cleaning healing skin expanders blood flow restriction
Studysummary This case report describes a serious complication of follicular unit extraction, where donor-site necrosis led to cicatricial alopecia, but was successfully treated with two-stage surgery using tissue expanders.
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