TISSUE EXPANSION FOR THE SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY HAIR REPLACEMENT FIBER IMPLANTS

Authors
MORSELLI PG TOSTI A
Citation
Pg. Morselli et A. Tosti, TISSUE EXPANSION FOR THE SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY HAIR REPLACEMENT FIBER IMPLANTS, European journal of plastic surgery, 20(1), 1997, pp. 45-47
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European journal of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0930343X
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
45 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-343X(1997)20:1<45:TEFTSO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A case of a 45-year-old man affected by androgenetic alopecia who rece ived implantation of monacrylic hair fibers, and developed painful abs cesses at the fiber implantation sites is presented. The surgical trea tment was to place a U-shaped tissue expander bilaterally in the occip ital and parietal area of the scalp. At the end of the expansion, thre e flaps were fashioned and used to repair the area affected by the chr onic infection.