Open AccessThe assessment of hair transplantation outcomes in cicatricial alopecia
Author(s) -
C Madura,
N Vinay,
M R Kusuma,
Siddappa Harsha,
B S Chandrashekar
Publication year - 2020
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/ijt.ijt_52_19
Subject(s) - medicine , hair transplantation , dermatology , transplantation , surgery , scalp
Cicatricial alopecia (CA) is scarring alopecia due to a diverse group of disorders which destroy the hair follicle, replace it with scar tissue causing permanent hair loss. Spontaneous regrowth of hair in CA is rarely seen and thus it has a negative impact on the self-esteem of the patient. However, hair transplantation (HT) has emerged as an effective modality of treatment to replace lost hair for cosmetic benefit.