Article Type
Original Study
Subject Area
Plastic Surgery
Abstract
Background Because scarred tissue has less blood flow than normal tissue, fewer hair grafts are taken, and the patient may require many sessions to achieve the acquired density, resulting in a lengthy treatment duration of up to 5 years. The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) improves these findings. Patients and methods A prospective randomized-controlled study was conducted on 15 patients with cicatricial alopecia and candidates for follicular unit extraction hair transplantation, with ages between 25 and 60 years. Results Functional and esthetic outcomes were achieved by adding PRP regimen to follicular unit extraction hair transplantation for cases presented to us with postcicatricial alopecia. Improvement was noticed in early recovery time and increase in density. Conclusion PRP therapy after hair transplantation improves density and reduces recovery time in cases of cicatricial alopecia.
IRB Number
not available
Keywords
follicular unit extraction hair, hair, hair restoration, platelet-rich plasma, postcicatricial alopecia
Recommended Citation
Fekry, Maurice and Awad, Ebrahim
(2024)
"Improvement of hair transplantation in postcicatracial alopecia,"
Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59299/2537-0928.1019
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