Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula Following Hair Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
February 2018
in “
Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports
”
TLDR Hair transplants are usually safe but can rarely cause scalp AVF, which can be effectively treated with surgery or endovascular methods.
The document is a case report and literature review from 2018, discussing a rare case of scalp arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) that developed in a middle-aged patient a year after they underwent hair transplantation in 2007. The patient was successfully treated using direct puncture embolization with n-butyl cyanoacrylate glue. The document also reviewed other similar cases, noting that both open surgical and endovascular treatments have been used with good results. The report concluded that hair transplantation procedures generally have a very low risk profile, but they can occasionally lead to scalp AVF. Both open surgical and endovascular interventions are generally safe and successful in treating these lesions.
