Synthetic Hair Implantations Continue; Serious Complications Result

June 1979 in “ JAMA ”

E. R. Gonzalez

synthetic hair implantations infections FDA warnings

TLDR Synthetic hair implants are dangerous and can cause severe infections.

The article from June 22, 1979, discussed the ongoing practice of synthetic hair implantations despite serious complications. A previous article from January 12, 1979, by Dr. C. William Hanke and Dr. Wilma F. Bergfeld, highlighted the ineffectiveness and dangers of this procedure in 20 patients, including the risk of severe infections. The FDA had issued warnings, but many clinics continued to operate.

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