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Scalp reduction
Specialty
Plastic surgeon
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Scalp reduction is a surgical procedure in which the hairless region of the scalp of a bald person is reduced. This procedure can reduce the area of the scalp in which hair transplantation is needed, or even eliminate the need for hair transplantation.[1][2]
^Bell, M. L. (February 1982). "Role of scalp reduction in the treatment of male pattern baldness". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 69 (2): 272–7. doi:10.1097/00006534-198202000-00016. PMID 7054796. S2CID 20731930.
^Unger, Martin G.; Toscani, Marco (2016). "Scalp reduction". In Scuderi, Nicolò; Toth, Bryant A. (eds.). International Textbook of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer. pp. 555–556. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46599-8. ISBN 978-3-662-46598-1. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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The scalp is the area of the head where head hair grows. It is made up of skin, layers of connective and fibrous tissues, and the membrane of the skull...
can be covered by scalp hair growing over the scar. Scalpreduction is a surgical procedure in which the hairless region of the scalp of a bald man is...
surgically removed. After the hairless scalp is removed, the space is closed with hair-covered scalp. Scalpreduction is generally done in combination with...
plastic surgery with excision of the folds by means of scalpreduction/surgical resection. Scalp subcision has also been suggested as a treatment. Additional...
is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair loss typically presents itself...
common surgical methods to treat hair loss are hair transplantation and scalpreduction. Hair transplantation involves the transfer of intact growing hair...
Hairline lowering (alternately, a scalp advancement or forehead reduction) is a surgical technique that allows an individual to have their frontal hairline...
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the skin surface and there is usually no "scar" seen on the scalp. Affected areas of the scalp may show little signs of inflammation, or have redness, scaling...
typically non-invasive, with the EEG electrodes placed along the scalp (commonly called "scalp EEG") using the International 10–20 system, or variations of...
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father's hair as "an absolutely clean pate – a contained island after scalp-reduction surgery – surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and...
commonly affected are the back of the forearms, shins, navel area, and scalp. Guttate psoriasis has drop-shaped lesions. Pustular psoriasis presents...
otherwise cause damage to the scalp. Various other benefits are often advertised, such as hair repair, strengthening, or a reduction in split ends.[weasel words]...
for the treatment of dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis associated in the scalp with fungi of genus Malassezia. It is also used on the body to treat tinea...
A few months may be required before benefits occur. It is also used for scalp hair loss in men and as a part of hormone therapy in transgender women....
dermatophytoses (ringworm). This includes fungal infections of the nails and scalp, as well as the skin when antifungal creams have not worked. It is taken...
drug is taken. Taking finasteride leads to a reduction in scalp and serum DHT levels; by lowering scalp levels of DHT, finasteride can maintain or increase...
Shampoo is used by applying it to wet hair, massaging the product into the scalp, and then rinsing it out. Some users may follow a shampooing with the use...
against this. However protective hairstyles sometimes involve tension at the scalp, like braids with weaves and wigs, and can cause thinning of the hairline...
shoulders and scalp. The symptoms of seborrhoeic dermatitis, on the other hand, tend to appear gradually, from dry or greasy scaling of the scalp (dandruff)...
clinically apparent, 50% of all scalp hair shafts must be affected by UHS. This syndrome only affects the hair shaft of the scalp and does not influence hair...
and cause severe burns to the scalp when applied incorrectly or left on too long. Industrial bleaches that work by reduction (such as sodium hydrosulphite)...
sectioning, the dura is closed and the portion of cranium is replaced. The scalp is then closed with sutures. Endoscopic corpus callosotomy has been employed...
and in areas that are commonly sun-exposed, such as the face, ears, neck, scalp, chest, backs of hands, forearms, or lips. Because sun exposure is rarely...
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