Camouflaging Cleft Lip Scar Using Follicular Unit Extraction Hair Transplantation Combined with Autologous Fat Grafting

Akdag O., Evin N., Karamese M., Tosun Z.

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, vol.141, no.1, pp.148-151, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 141 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003956
  • Journal Name: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.148-151
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The scar that occurs after cleft lip surgery poses a serious cosmetic problem. One of the methods used to solve this problem in adult male patients is hair transplantation. However, satisfactory results with this method cannot always be achieved because of possible graft loss. The corrective feature of fat grafting has been reported in many studies. The authors' aim with this report is to share their results with hair transplantation combined with fat grafting in patients with cleft lip.