Immediate hair transplantation into a newly closed wound to conceal the final scar on the hair-bearing skin

dc.contributor.authorSeyhan A.
dc.contributor.authorYoleri L.
dc.contributor.authorBarutçu A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T11:18:19Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T11:18:19Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractA surgical incision after suturing usually leaves a visible scar on the hair-bearing skin, even after optimal wound conditions. The conspicuousness of such a scar results from its linear continuity and hairlessness. To prevent this effect, a row of micrografts or minigrafts was inserted between the wound edges immediately after wound closure. The hair grafts that were transplanted were dissected from the discharged skin in the same surgical procedure, if feasible. Otherwise, a mini donor strip was harvested from the mastoid scalp to dissect the hair grafts. The final linear scar was interrupted and concealed sufficiently with the growth of the transplanted hairs. Tension-free closure is required to obtain a satisfactory result with this technique.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1097/00006534-200004050-00040
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/53379
dc.publisherLippincott Williams and Wilkins
dc.titleImmediate hair transplantation into a newly closed wound to conceal the final scar on the hair-bearing skin
dc.typeArticle

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