Skin Extenders

January 2016

Ciro De Sio, Marco Toscani

skin extension skin expansion androgenetic alopecia autografting AGA

Studysummary This article discusses skin extension as a technique for androgenetic alopecia management and reports no new clinical results.

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Scalp Extension: A Quantitative Study Dermatologic Surgery · 1999

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