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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2022; 55(04): 406-408
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759550
Case Report

Facial Scar Management by Hair Transplant: A Case Report

Nishant Khare
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Khare's Plastic Surgery Center, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Ankit Kothari
2   Department of Dermatology, Skin, Hair, Laser Center, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Aditi Bardia Ghorawat
3   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Face360 Rx, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Facial scars in hair-bearing areas are a difficult problem to deal with owing to the nature of the scar tissue and the poor survivability of the grafts. A 26-year-old male presented with a scar on the right cheek area. The patient complained of recurrence and widening of scar and resultant facial asymmetry after serial excision in another hospital. The scar was the result of a burn injury sustained 15 years back. The scar was managed by using 2,642 hair grafts harvested from the scalp area. The patient had excellent hair growth at the end of 1 year with a high satisfaction level. There was a visible improvement in the lip deviation. Restoration of hair in the hair-bearing region of the face may be considered a permanent single-stage solution in such patients.

Keywords

beard scar - hair transplant - scar management - hypertrophic scar


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Article published online:
22 December 2022

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