Hair Transplantation: Management of Donor Area

Seery, Gerard

doi:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.01150.x

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“…14 Unsightly scars and stretch-atrophied donor tissue are also still one of the major concerns of the stripharvesting technique. 17 FUE prevents most of the donor-site complications of strip harvesting. A localized infection of the donor site that healed with topical antibiotic treatment was the only major complication that we had seen in our patients.…”

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Follicular Unit Extraction in Hair Transplantation

Gökrem

Baser²,

Aslan³

2008

Annals of Plastic Surgery

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Hair transplantation in the form of follicular units constitutes the cornerstone of hair-replacement surgery. Harvesting follicular units directly from the donor area by using punches is described as follicular unit extraction (FUE) technique, and it eliminates the need for excision of a hair-bearing strip. In this article, we presented our surgical approach for hair transplantation, which is based on performing follicular extraction in 2 phases: follicular unit isolation and follicular unit collection, and discussed some technical details of FUE and some advantages and disadvantages of this approach. We transplanted an average of 1651 follicular units in 1 day, 2610 follicular units in 2 days, and 3200 follicular units in 3 days.

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Follicular Unit Extraction in Hair Transplantation

Gökrem

Baser²,

Aslan³

2008

Annals of Plastic Surgery

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“…Because of reduced tension closure, postoperative pain is significantly reduced. Criteria for DPF 14 are as follows: (1) modest undermining only, (2) minimal or no tension transmission in undermined tissue, (3) tension channeled into deep and/or nonundermined tissue, and (4) DPF sutures, for example, 2/0 nylon, placed under moderate tension.…”

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Deep Plane Fixation in Integumental Surgery

Seery¹

2004

Dermatol Surg

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“…FUT was done by taking a strip from occiput in a trapezoid fashion[3] after assessment of scalp laxity. The wound was closed with 3-0 polyglactin 910 (vicryl rapide) suture material using continuous non-trichophytic, single trichophytic and double trichophytic closure techniques[4] [Figure 1].…”

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A study of donor area in follicular unit hair transplantation

Balakrishnan¹,

Somiah²,

Sacchidanand³

2013

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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Background:The advent of follicular unit transplantation (FUT) has given a natural appearance in the recipient area in the past two decades, but has left behind an unsightly scar in the donor area. A study of donor area and techniques to make it cosmetically acceptable is lacking.Aim:The aim of this study was to evaluate the donor area after follicular unit hair transplantation and to show a few techniques to make the donor scar aesthetically pleasing.Materials and Methods:The donor area was examined for scar width and patient satisfaction scores of donor area in 30 consecutive patients from March 2012 to February 2013 retrospectively after a minimum of 3 months after the procedure. Complications such as effluvium along suture line, wound infection, dehiscence, necrosis, folliculitis, keloids and wide scars were also noted.Results:Scar width increased with increase in width of the donor strip. Patient satisfaction scores declined with larger strip widths. The most common complication seen was folliculitis-like lesions. Double trichophytic closure yielded the most aesthetically acceptable scar.Conclusion:FUT produces a linear scar in the donor area, which can be a significant concern in patients wishing to cut their hair short. Restricting the width of the donor strip and trichophytic closure has greatly improved the appearance of the scar.

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Hair Transplantation: Management of Donor Area

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Follicular Unit Extraction in Hair Transplantation

Follicular Unit Extraction in Hair Transplantation

Deep Plane Fixation in Integumental Surgery

A study of donor area in follicular unit hair transplantation

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