title: Prevention and correction of temporal hair loss in rhytidectomy.
abstract: Routine incisions in the temporal area for rhytidectomy often remove hair-bearing skin anterior to the ear. This results in a cosmetic deformity, making the surgical intervention clearly visible. This is especially problematic for revision rhytidectomy or for patients with naturally high hairlines. This article describes a systematic approach to the temporal hairline and introduces a novel, hair-bearing, transposition flap that corrects iatrogenic loss of the preauricular tuft of hair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Toft
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Dunham
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goode
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps