title: Advances and challenges in hair restoration of curly Afrocentric hair.
abstract: Although the biochemical composition of hair is similar among racial and ethnic groups, the hair structure between them varies, and individuals with curly hair pose specific challenges and special considerations when a surgical option for alopecia is considered. Hair restoration in this population should therefore be approached with knowledge on the clinical characteristics of curly hair, hair grooming techniques that may influence the management, unique indications for the procedure, surgical instrumentation used, and the complications that may arise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA; Hair Restoration of the South, Metairie, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Medicine, 520 West Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20059, USA; Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, 12200 Annapolis Road, Suite 315, Glenn Dale, MD 20769, USA. Electronic address: drcallender@callenderskin.com.
authors.forename: Valerie D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Callender
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000505:Alopecia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans
keywords: Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA); Ethnic hair; Follicular unit extraction (FUE); Follicular unit transplantation (FUT); Hair restoration; Hair transplantation; Traction alopecia