Long-Term Utility of Follicular Unit Excision in Lichen Planopilaris-Correlation of Graft Survival With Histopathological and Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Parameters.

Background: Hair transplantation in scarring alopecia is challenging and transplant surgeons are hesitant due to fear of poor graft survival apart from the risk of reactivating the disease.

Objective: Survival rate of hair follicles transplanted in cases of lichen planopilaris (LPP). To correlate histopathological and ultrasonography findings and their impact on graft survival.

Evaluating the efficacy of primary excision and closure for the management of lip leukoderma and introducing the surgical site morbidity score as an effective tool for assessment of postoperative morbidity.

The lips are considered of great importance for the perception of beauty and there is still a lacuna in the attempt to successfully re-pigment resistant areas of vitiligo especially the lips. No technique evolved so far ensures 100% pigmentation with a good cosmetic appearance. To study the efficacy and cosmetic outcome following primary excision and closure in the management of lip vitiligo and assessing postoperative morbidity using the created surgical site morbidity score (SSMS).

Reversal of steroid-induced lipoatrophy with serial injections of isotonic saline in a child.

The problem of side-effects of injectable corticosteroids has gradually become more acute with rampant and unlimited misuse of the drug, particularly by non-dermatologists. Serial saline injections at the site of steroid-induced lipoatrophy in a child served as a safe, relatively rapid, and cost-effective solution.

Distinguishing Lipedematous Scalp, Lipedematous Alopecia, and Diffuse Alopecia Areata.

Soft, spongy or doughy consistency of the scalp resulting from thickening of the subcutaneous layer is termed as lipedematous scalp (LS). When such soft, boggy scalp is associated with hair loss, where the scalp hair is no longer than a few centimeters, it is referred as lipedematous alopecia (LA). There have been coincidental reports of androgenetic alopecia, psoriasis, mucinosis, and discoid lupus erythematosus with LS.