The hair color-highlighting burn: a unique burn injury.
A unique, preventable, 2.8 x 3.7-cm, full-thickness scalp burn resulted after a woman underwent a professional color-highlighting procedure at a hair salon. The burn appeared to result from scalp contact with aluminum foil that had been overheated by a hair dryer during the procedure. The wound required debridement and skin grafting and 3 subsequent serial excisions to eliminate the resulting area of burn scar alopecia. The preventive aspects of this injury are discussed.
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Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000535:Aluminum; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006202:Hair Dyes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation
D006202:Hair Dyes; D000535:Aluminum