Alopecia Scar
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aim: is to completely hide the alopecic scars in a way that it will not be visible.
Detailed description
Practicing scar revision, there is an increasing demand for almost complete reconstruction and camouflaging scars in hairy areas rather than scars in non-hairy skin. Scar revision rendered insufficient reconstructive tool in such cases. Whatever a Plastic surgeon pay efforts in alopecic scars rejuvenation and reconstruction, it is still apparent and noticeable. One of the best surgical techniques to camouflage an alopecic scar is hair transplantation. FUE is the state-of-the-art technique for hair transplantation. In the field of hair restoration, there has been a significant increase in demand with patients for facial hair transplantation procedures. Modern techniques in hair transplantation is based on follicular unit extraction and implantation, in which follicular units are the exclusive structures used as hair grafts allow for facial hair transplantation and for the attainment of natural-appearing results. Facial hair transplantation is a subspecialty within hair restoration with many gratifying benefits for the patients as well as for the hair restoration surgeon. Adapting these advanced techniques into a hair restoration practice allows a surgeon to offer their patients these procedures and provides an expanded artistic element to a hair restoration surgeon's practice. The art and science of hair transplantation have come a long way since its introduction in 1959. Both the technique and instruments have been greatly improved, thus offering the patient an excellent cosmetic result that will last a lifetime.
Interventions
PROCEDUREfollicular unit extraction and implantaion
extract hair follicles as grafts from donor area and implant them in recipient area
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
To hide alopecic scars with some hairs harvested as FUs at the back of the scalp under local anaesthesia without leaving any residual deformity or adding more scars to the donor area and implant it in the non-hairy scars.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* small scalp alopecic scars. * post traumatic alopecic beard scars * post traumatic alopecic moustache scars. * post traumatic alopecic scalp scars. * post traumatic alopecic eyebrow scars. * post burn small alopecic scars. * mature scars. * controlled infective scars.
Exclusion criteria
* large alopecic scars * post burn alaopecic scar * uncontrolled active scar * male pattern baldness * female pattern baldness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluating post operative pain using questionnaire | 6 Month - 1 year | assessment of post operative pain and complications using questionnaire |
| evaluating post operative complications | 6 Month - 1 year | assessment of post operative pain and complications using questionnaire |
| donor and recipient site assessment | 6 Month - 1 year | care for recipient as well as donor site using questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Follicular unit growth monitoring | monthly up to 1 year | close monitoring for growth of FU growth |
| platlet rich plasma injection for FU growth | every 2 weeks up to 6 months | — |
| number of hairs in each hair follicle | every 2 weeks up to 3months | — |
Contacts
Primary ContactMaged Medhat Armaneous hanna, bchelor ged
Backup Contactosama yassin yassin, MD
Outcome results
None listed