title: Hair grafting in postburn alopecia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hair micrografting has been widely used in male and female androgenetic alopecia but there is little experience with cicatricial or burn alopecia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical outcome of a case of postburn alopecia with marked inelastic affected areas but with good elasticity and hair density over occipital donor site, treated with multiple sessions of hair micrografting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single-hair micrografts were employed to reconstruct the hair line but 2- and 3-hair micrografts were implanted over other alopecic areas. Grafts were placed into oblique slits made with N degrees 15 scalpel blade bevelled due to reduced dermis in the recipient area. Donor site was closed with vertical mattress and running suture with 3-0 silk.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 4 sessions 6500 micrografts were implanted into the affected areas, achieving a natural appearing hair line and a good cosmetic result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hair micrografting is a promising restorative technique for inelastic plaques of postburn alopecia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Catalonia, Sant Cugat del Valleś, Spain.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Moreno-Arias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camps-Fresneda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome