title: Successful hair transplant of eyebrow alopecia areata.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alopecia areata of the eyebrows can be difficult to treat. Intralesional triamcinolone or potent topical steroids are considered the mainstay of medical therapy. This case illustrates the results of an experimental hair transplant to the eyebrows following years of modest response to intralesional triamcinolone.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to ascertain the benefits of a hair transplant for chronic eyebrow alopecia areata not responding to appropriate medical therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A hair transplant was performed with tumescent anesthesia and a total of 85 mini and micrografts placed in the right eyebrow. Followup after the hair transplant occurs every 8 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was free of eyebrow alopecia areata for 8 months following the initial hair transplant. Although the disease relapsed, hair growth is now manageable with intralesional cortisone injection performed six times per year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the first time in years, this patient was given 8 months of reprieve from his eyebrow alopecia areata and is currently well-maintained on monthly intralesional cortisone which originally was of only modest benefit. The patient is pleased with the outcome.
authors.affiliation: University Dermatology Centre, 2-104 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, T6G 2G3, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. benbarankin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barankin
authors.forename: Muba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wasel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005138:Eyebrows; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003348:Cortisone