title: Beard reconstruction using hair grafts in a free flap.
abstract: Hair transplantation using micrografts or minigrafts is a standard procedure used for hair restoration in androgenic, burn scar and cicatricial alopecia. These grafts have also been used to reconstruct the eyebrow, eyelash, mustache, beard and pubic escutcheon. A patient who underwent successful micrograft and minigraft hair transplantation into a free osteocutaneous mandibular flap reconstruction is presented. The patient was very satisfied with his reconstruction, and the hair transplants provided excellent camouflage for the flap.
authors.affiliation: Albany Medical Center and Sam Stratton Veteran's Affairs Hospital, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Andre Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Levesque
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Schalet
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dolph