[An new filling material of hair for the application of plastic surgery].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the possibility of hair as a filling material for reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.


METHODS
Sterilized pellets of hairs and silicone were selected and implanted subcutaneously in white rabbits. The clinical trial was carried out in 3 cases.


RESULTS
A thin fibrous capsule, with much few inflammatory cells, was formed around the implanted hair pellets in 3-4 months. The inflammatory cells disappeared in the 9th month. No implant rejection, granulomatous formation or hair degradation was showed.


CONCLUSIONS
Hair may be a valuable filling material for augmentation of the soft tissue.
Hong
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Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen 361004, China.
Wang
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Luo
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*