Hair transplantation for alopecia in black women.(Patient Care News)

From: Dermatology Nursing | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Hair transplantation can play an important role as a second-line measure to correct hair loss in black women. Historically, blacks have been shunned from hair transplant procedures because of the challenges of hair harvesting and concern about the risks of hypertrophic and keloid scarring. But, with use of proper techniques in appropriately selected patients, hair transplantation can be an option.

Before surgery is attempted to address areas of hair loss affected by traction alopecia or central centrifugal scarring alopecia (CCSA), patients should be under medical management ...

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