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Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction

BACKGROUND: Hair transplantation has enhanced the realm of procedural dermatology. Before the advent of follicular transplantation, androgenetic alopecia was a difficult disease to manage, as there is a limited armamentarium of topical and systemic pharmaceuticals. However, as with other novel surgi...

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Autores principales: Mohebipour, Alireza, Gianfaldoni, Serena, Lotti, Torello, Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia K., Lange, Christopher S., Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun, Wollina, Uwe, Tchernev, Georgi, Feily, Amir
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Publicado: Republic of Macedonia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29983809
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.096
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author Mohebipour, Alireza
Gianfaldoni, Serena
Lotti, Torello
Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia K.
Lange, Christopher S.
Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun
Wollina, Uwe
Tchernev, Georgi
Feily, Amir
author_facet Mohebipour, Alireza
Gianfaldoni, Serena
Lotti, Torello
Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia K.
Lange, Christopher S.
Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun
Wollina, Uwe
Tchernev, Georgi
Feily, Amir
author_sort Mohebipour, Alireza
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description BACKGROUND: Hair transplantation has enhanced the realm of procedural dermatology. Before the advent of follicular transplantation, androgenetic alopecia was a difficult disease to manage, as there is a limited armamentarium of topical and systemic pharmaceuticals. However, as with other novel surgical procedures, there is a steep learning curve, that may result in poor transplantation or cosmesis. CASE REPORT: We present a case of androgenetic alopecia, where previously, poorly implanted hairs were recycled by follicular unit extraction to increase hair density at the vertex of the scalp, which resulted in improved cosmesis and patient satisfaction. CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated that re-transplantation is not only feasible but is effective; therefore redesigning of previous transplantations should be considered as a possible indication follicle unit extraction, particularly in the setting of scarce follicular reserves. The utility of our recycling method may also inspire hope in patients that have undergone failed or unsatisfactory hair transplantations.
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spelling pubmed-60264382018-07-06 Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction Mohebipour, Alireza Gianfaldoni, Serena Lotti, Torello Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia K. Lange, Christopher S. Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun Wollina, Uwe Tchernev, Georgi Feily, Amir Open Access Maced J Med Sci Case Report BACKGROUND: Hair transplantation has enhanced the realm of procedural dermatology. Before the advent of follicular transplantation, androgenetic alopecia was a difficult disease to manage, as there is a limited armamentarium of topical and systemic pharmaceuticals. However, as with other novel surgical procedures, there is a steep learning curve, that may result in poor transplantation or cosmesis. CASE REPORT: We present a case of androgenetic alopecia, where previously, poorly implanted hairs were recycled by follicular unit extraction to increase hair density at the vertex of the scalp, which resulted in improved cosmesis and patient satisfaction. CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated that re-transplantation is not only feasible but is effective; therefore redesigning of previous transplantations should be considered as a possible indication follicle unit extraction, particularly in the setting of scarce follicular reserves. The utility of our recycling method may also inspire hope in patients that have undergone failed or unsatisfactory hair transplantations. Republic of Macedonia 2018-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6026438/ /pubmed/29983809 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.096 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Alireza Mohebipour, Serena Gianfaldoni, Torello Lotti, Marigdalia K. Ramirez-Fort, Christopher S. Lange, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Uwe Wollina, Georgi Tchernev, Amir Feily http://creativecommons.org/licenses/CC BY-NC/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
spellingShingle Case Report
Mohebipour, Alireza
Gianfaldoni, Serena
Lotti, Torello
Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia K.
Lange, Christopher S.
Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun
Wollina, Uwe
Tchernev, Georgi
Feily, Amir
Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title_full Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title_fullStr Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title_full_unstemmed Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title_short Recycling of Previously Transplanted Hair: A Novel Indication for Follicular Unit Extraction
title_sort recycling of previously transplanted hair: a novel indication for follicular unit extraction
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29983809
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.096
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