The Surgical Treatment of Cicatricial Alopecia

    July 2008 in “ Dermatologic Therapy ”
    Walter Unger, Robin Unger, C Wesley
    Studysummary This article proposes two new categories of cicatricial alopecia—“unstable” and “stable”—and suggests surgical excision as preferred over hair transplantation, especially for unstable cases.
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