Alopecia areata as a complication of hair restoration surgery

Barata, Ana Rita Rodrigues; Camacho‐Martínez, F.

doi:10.1684/ejd.2012.1846

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“…[1213] Alopecia areata is another rare complication. [14] Trichorrhexis nodosa too has been reported. [15]…”

Section: Complications After Fuementioning

confidence: 99%

Complications in hair transplantation

Kerure¹,

Patwardhan²

2018

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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Hair transplantation is a relatively safe surgery and is associated with very few complications. It is a cosmetic surgery so the complications may impact social and psychological aspect of the patient. Every hair transplantation surgeon should be aware of possible complications and techniques for the prevention and techniques of their management. Most of the complications are avoidable and can be minimized by proper surgical technique and wound care. Counseling and discussion with the patient before surgery help in proper planning and avoid patient dissatisfaction. Every patient should be individualized, planned, and operated with an aim to zero-down the complications and complaints.

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“…[1213] Alopecia areata is another rare complication. [14] Trichorrhexis nodosa too has been reported. [15]…”

Section: Complications After Fuementioning

confidence: 99%

Complications in hair transplantation

Kerure¹,

Patwardhan²

2018

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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“…As punch grafting with large circular punches was abandoned to evolving newer harvesting techniques, e.g., LSE, flap, and scalp reduction related surgeries, these techniques resulted in their own complications and undesired effects. Unusual complications known to occur in HRS include precipitation of potential scaring conditions such as lichen planopilaris 3,4 , as well as autoimmune activation of alopecia areata 5 and hair shaft abnormalities. 6…”

Section: Accepted Manuscriptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Complications with Follicular Unit Excision

Williams,

El-Maghraby

2023

Facial Plast Surg

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Hair restoration surgery (HRS) is typically a safe outpatient or office-based procedure when physicians follow high ethical standards and uphold community practice standards. Patients’ clinical outcomes are mostly operator dependent, and temporary and permanent complications rarely occur. Follicular unit excision (FUE) donor harvesting in particular is a challenging harvesting technique requiring a long learning curve, physical stamina, higher than average hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. The types of complications associated with FUE are comparable to linear strip excision (LSE). Similar to LSE donor harvesting, FUE complications may occur irrespective if standard precautions are followed by the physician. As in any skin and scalp procedure, injuries and poor cosmetic outcomes occur despite and appropriate preoperative precautions and intraoperative technique. In increasing and greater instances, however, FUE complications are observed when the physician fails to follow hair restoration practice standards and routine surgical precautions. Physician induced, or iatrogenic complications occur more often occur when untrained licensed surgeons perform HRS, and who fail to meet practice standards and best practices. In the last decade physician influenced FUE complications, or iatrogenic cause of FUE injuries are increasingly observed which results in poor aesthetic outcomes. Higher than average FUE complication rates occur in cases involving inadequately trained physicians, as well as in cases where improper delegation of the FUE hair transplant procedure is performed by unlicensed and untrained individuals. In this chapter, we described commonly encountered hair restoration surgery complications, as well as physician influenced, or iatrogenic causes of FUE complications.

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