Prevention and correction of temporal hair loss in rhytidectomy

Routine incisions in the temporal area for rhytidectomy often remove hair-b earing skin anterior to the ear. This results in a cosmetic deformity, maki ng the surgical intervention clearly visible. This is especially problemati c for revision rhytidectomy or for patients with naturally high hairlines. This article describes a systematic approach to the temporal hairline and i ntroduces a novel, hair-bearing, transposition flap that corrects iatrogeni c loss of the preauricular tuft of hair.