Reconstruction of large thermal burn areas by hair transplantation
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A Murine Model of a Burn Wound Reconstructed with an Allogeneic Skin Graft
Published on: August 8, 2020
1Sorbonne Université, Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; American Hospital of Paris, 63, Boulevard Victor Hugo, 92202 Neuilly-Sur-Seine; 69 rue de la Tour, 75016 Paris, France.
Introduction:
Alopecia resulting from burns represents a surgical challenge, with significant functional, physical, psychological and social consequences. Current management is based on various techniques. However, the results are most often very disappointing. Hair transplantation could be an option.
Clinical Case:
A 51-year-old soldier, victim of a plane crash with more than 40% of his body surface burned, was treated with hair autograft.
Conclusion:
Hair transplantation could prove to be one of the significant solutions to reconstruct alopecia caused by thermal burns.
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