A novel treatment strategy for eyebrow transplantation in an ectodermal dysplasia patient.
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is a hereditary syndrome which affects the ectodermal layer and thus appendages originating from this layer like hair, teeth, and sweet glands. The hairs of the scalp and eyebrows are sparse and broken and sometimes absent in ED patients. We reported a case of ED who underwent successful hair transplantation for her eyebrows. CASE REPORT: A 17-year-old female with previously known Ed referred to our clinic because of absent lateral eyebrow hairs. She also had hypodontia (she lacked incisor teeth) and hypohydrosis. We designed a hair transplantation procedure for the lateral third of her eyebrows with follicular unit transplantation (FUT) method. We selected the occipital part of the scalp as the donor. After 6 months and 2 years follow-up, the patient was quite satisfied with her appearance. CONCLUSIONS: The facial appearance of ED patients could be corrected well enough by hair transplantation methods.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Institution: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Topic: Hair Growth and Disorders
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W95323223