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Sanusi Umar1,2,3, Ade Waterman3, Donna Ton3
1Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
|September 7, 2023
Summary
Folliculitis decalvans (FD) treatment using surgical excision and second-intention healing effectively resolved lesions in five patients. This novel surgical approach demonstrated no recurrence at long-term follow-up.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Folliculitis decalvans (FD) is a challenging scarring alopecia.
- Current treatments offer only temporary relief.
- Surgical interventions for FD are not previously reported.
Keywords:
acne keloidalis nuchaealopeciafolliculitis decalvanshair losslichen planopilarisprimary cicatricial alopeciascaring alopeciasecond intention healingsurgerysurgical treatmenttension suturestherapytreatment
