Scalp Reduction as an Adjunct to Hair Transplantation: Review of Relevant Literature and Presentation of an Improved Technique
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
- Vol. 6 (12) , 1011-1018
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1980.tb01023.x
Abstract
The literature on scalp reduction is reviewed and an improved technique of scalp reduction is presented. The amount of bald skin that can be excised by the author's technique exceeds that previously reported by two to three times. The technique rests on tried principles of wide undermining in the galeal-periosteal plane, use of serial relaxing incisions in the galea, closure of specifically designed flap edges under increased tension, and the administration of adrenocorticosteroids postoperatively.Keywords
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