Consecutive Transposition Flaps for the Management of Slot Formation After Alopecia-Reducing Surgery

    January 1995 in “ Surgical technology international ”
    Brandy Da
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    TLDR Using consecutive transposition flaps can manage gaps in hair growth after multiple hair loss surgeries.
    The document discusses the challenges and advancements in alopecia-reducing procedures, specifically focusing on the issue of slot formation with divergent hair direction. This problem can occur after multiple alopecia-reducing procedures, leading to a severe cosmetic deformity. The most aggressive of these procedures is scalp-lifting, which includes the lateral lift, the bilateral occipitoparietal lift, and the bitemporal lift. These procedures are primarily used to correct posterior baldness, while hair grafts are used for frontal hairline restoration. A study by Nordstrom in 1983 showed that the total length of the bald area increases by approximately 10% with each progressive operation, which can exacerbate the issue of slot formation.
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