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- Patients undergoing hair transplantation often worry about scar widening in surgical areas.
- A 23-year-old man who had hair loss benefited from a new trichophytic suture method during his follicular unit strip surgery, resulting in reduced scar visibility.
- The study suggests that the columnar trichophytic suture could be an effective technique for minimizing scarring in cosmetic scalp surgeries.
Article Abstract
Background: One of the main concerns of patients who undergo hair transplantation surgery such as follicular unit strip surgery is scar widening on surgical sites. Until now, trichophytic suture, double-layer suture, tattoos, follicular unit transplantation on scars are suggested as a solution.
Case Report: A 23-year-old man with frontal hair loss underwent follicular unit strip surgery. To reduce hair donor area scarring, we tried a new trichophytic suture method. After surgery, the patient's hair loss degree was corrected with about C1 in the basic and specific (BASP) classification. Also, there was less scar in the columnar trichophytic suture part, compared with almost 7 mm of scar widening in the simple primary closure part.
Conclusion: This study highlights that a columnar trichophytic suture may be useful for patients undergoing scalp surgery for cosmetic purposes.
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