title: Galea fixation in alopecia reduction surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alopecia reduction surgery, because of a high incidence of complications, has become a seldom used operation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To show that galea fixation alopecia removal/scalp reduction is simple, safe, highly effective, and largely complication-free.
  
  
  METHODS
  Conclusions derived are based on studies of more than 1000 alopecia removal operations, done personally, including 700 performed as part of a surgical research project with specific protocols and goals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Effective, safe alopecia reduction surgery is possible when incision patterns do not transect either neurovascular structures or collagen and undermining is judicious. Deep plan fixation is regarded as critical to an optimal result.
authors.affiliation: Hair Transplantation Clinic of Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA. geseery@home.com
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Seery
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques