title: Dermatography as an adjunctive treatment of uni- and bilateral scars in combination with pseudo-hair formation after craniosurgery.
abstract: This article describes the use of dermatography as a method to reduce large cosmetically unacceptable scars in the temporo-occipital region after craniosurgery. Over a period of 15 years, 17 patients were treated in two to five 1-hour sessions without local anesthesia. The results show that dermatography is effective in providing a lasting cosmetically satisfactory effect, with subtle pseudo-hair formation and color pigments stably deposited. At the same time, the hypertrophic scars themselves are reduced and flattened, with their tissue made supple.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Eeuwfeestkliniek and Klinieken Noord Antwerpen (KLINA), Antwerp, Belgium. eddy.vandervelden@planet.nl
authors.forename: Eddy M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: van der Velden
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Defranq
authors.forename: M Frans Noorman
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: van der Dussen
mesh_terms: D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D013653:Tattooing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological