Fiber implantation for pattern baldness
- 12 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 241 (2) , 146-148
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.241.2.146
Abstract
Examination of 20 patients who had fiber implantation for treatment of pattern baldness showed that nearly all the fibers had fallen out by 10 wk. Complications observed were facial swelling, infection, foreign-body granulomas, scarring and permanent hair loss. Scanning electron microscopy identified the fibers as modacrylic fibers. The complications, high monetary cost and ultimate futility of fiber implantation make it an unacceptable procedure.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: