2011
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2077.85020
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A review of surgical methods (excluding hair transplantation) and their role in hair loss management today

Abstract: There is more than one way to manage hair loss surgically. Apart from hair transplantation, there are other techniques which have been used by many to treat baldness. This article attempts to review the surgical methodology and philosophy that have acted as guiding lights in the approach to surgical treatment of baldness over the years and reviews the current role of other techniques in the armamentarium of hair restoration surgeons today.

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“…The symptoms of hair loss and thinning start as bitemporal recession at the frontal hairline, followed by diffuse thinning over the vertex of the scalp [ 2 ]. The standard treatment for this condition is either hair follicle transplantation or the stimulation of these follicles with topical or oral medication [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. However, these methods are not proven to treat hair loss and can have problematic side effects and high costs [ 7 , 8 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The symptoms of hair loss and thinning start as bitemporal recession at the frontal hairline, followed by diffuse thinning over the vertex of the scalp [ 2 ]. The standard treatment for this condition is either hair follicle transplantation or the stimulation of these follicles with topical or oral medication [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. However, these methods are not proven to treat hair loss and can have problematic side effects and high costs [ 7 , 8 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The history of hair transplant can be traced as early as 1822 when Dieffenbach experimented with hair transplant in birds [1]. The field of surgical hair restoration thereafter progressed in two different directions where one group started exploring role of autografts while other segment of surgeons attempted various flaps and serial excisions, the former technique by far dominated and was adopted globally with time [2,3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other rapidly developing techniques in hair restoration surgery have reduced the size of the donor area and smaller follicular units have replaced the larger cosmetically unacceptable punch grafting technique . Scalp reduction, with or without tissue expansion, scalp flaps, and other hair transplantation techniques have been continually revised over the last few years for the treatment of advanced androgenetic alopecia . Therefore, in the 21st century, men and women can envisage cosmetically more favorable and natural‐looking transplanted hair …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although it is neither life‐threatening nor does it lead to pain, evidence shows that it is an emotionally distressing and therapeutically frustrating disorder . Because of the psychological effects of androgenetic alopecia, active and definitive treatment is often sought by a few affected individuals, which has led to different hair restoration methods of which hair transplantation has superseded the rest of all methods so far . As a result, hair transplantation has become a popular option in some of the affected individuals as other cosmetic procedures in vogue today, such as face lift and rhinoplasty.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%