Bilateral Temporal Triangular Alopecia Associated with Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis Type IV Successfully Treated with Follicular Unit Transplantation | Zendy

Robin Unger | Zendy; Mohammed A. Alsufyani | Zendy

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Bilateral Temporal Triangular Alopecia Associated with Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis Type IV Successfully Treated with Follicular Unit Transplantation

Author(s) -

Robin Unger,

Mohammed A. Alsufyani

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in dermatological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6471

pISSN - 2090-6463

DOI - 10.1155/2011/129541

Subject(s) - medicine , hair transplantation , dermatology , transplantation , surgery , scalp

Temporal triangular alopecia (TTA), also known as congenital triangular alopecia, is a nonscarring, noninflammatroy, circumscribed form of alopecia. TTA has been associated with several disorders, such as Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis. Hair restoration surgery using follicular unit transplantation has been a successful treatment modality for TTA. Herein we report such a success that was sustained for over six years.

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