Scalp reduction in the treatment of androgenic alopecia.
Scalp reductions represent an advance in the surgical treatment of male-pattern baldness. The initial enthusiasm that is shared by both the patient and the surgeon should be tempered by the knowledge that there will be some stretch-back and distortion of the bald area and that the scar may present a problem with styling.
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*
D000728:Androgens