Open AccessHair follicle plasticity with complemented immune-modulation following follicular unit extraction
Author(s) -
Reza P. Azar,
Alexander Thomas,
G Lindner
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.153451
Subject(s) - scalp , infundibulum , hair follicle , follicular phase , vellus hair , biology , follicle , hair cycle , pathology , anatomy , medicine , endocrinology
During hair transplantation as an effective therapy for androgenetic alopecia, hair follicles were typically trans-located from the nonaffected occipital to the balding frontal or vertex region of the scalp. Although this is an autologous intervention, the donor and recipient hair follicle tissue differ in composition and local environment.