Hair replacement surgery for male pattern alopecia.
Male pattern alopecia is the most common type of hair loss encountered. Although this malady has no direct adverse consequences on physical health, physicians should be aware of the impact hair loss may have on a man's self-esteem. This type of hair loss and current hair replacement surgical techniques are discussed.
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Hair Transplant Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Farrior
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Josephson
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*