Psychiatric observations on patients who seek and undergo hair transplantation.
Requests for cosmetic surgery may mask important psychopathology. Although the majority of patients who seek hair transplantation may not need psychiatric study, the hair-transplant surgeon must be sensitive to and wary of those who seem to have over-determined needs for this service. The expectations, motivation, and sexuality of patients are prime factors that influence satisfaction with the results of hair transplantation.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D005783:Gender Identity; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000523:psychology