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Hair transplant for acne scars: an innovative approach
Author(s) -
Sarangal Rishu,
Yadav Savita,
Dogra Sunil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2012.00617.x
Subject(s) - acne scars , scars , medicine , skin type , dermatology , acne , treatment modality , modalities , surgery , hair transplantation , social science , scalp , sociology
Summary Postacne scarring is a common entity that affects patients both physically and psychologically. Treatment of facial scarring is rarely a mono‐dimensional process. Various modalities of treatments from cheaper subcision, punch techniques and excision to expensive laser resurfacing techniques are available. Treatment of postacne scars in a particular case has to be individualized, taking into consideration many factors like age, gender, types of scarring, Fitzpatrick skin type, and socioeconomic status of the patient. In this article, we describe an innovative method of simply doing hair transplantation in acne scars and hence making them less visible and cosmetically well acceptable to the patient.