Single-Layer vs. Double-Layer Donor Scalp Wound Closure in Strip Harvest

February 2017 in “ Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ”

Anas Malik

TLDR Double-layer scalp wound closure is better than single-layer closure after strip hair transplant surgery.

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