title: [Alopecia reconstruction by expansion after a scalp burn injury caused by Taser(®): a case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Scarring alopecia resulting from burns may be difficult to treat and involves various plastic surgery techniques such as expanded scalp flaps.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein, we report the case of a 19-year-old male patient who suffered burning of the scalp with scarring alopecia following an attack with a Taser(®) electrical gun. Given the extent and site of alopecia, we decided to create a prosthesis by means of scalp expansion. The cosmetic result was satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several scalp reconstruction techniques have been described for scarring alopecia, with the most widely used being expansion, scalp flaps, repeated excision and hair implants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present case suggests that scalp expansion offers an effective method for the reconstruction of scarring alopecia following burns with a Taser(®) device.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique - SOS mains, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France. Electronic address: abada32@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abada
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique - SOS mains, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aktouf
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique - SOS mains, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delaunay
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique - SOS mains, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lievain
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique - SOS mains, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Auquit-Auckbur
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D057667:Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alopecia; Alopécie; Brûlure électrique; Cuir chevelu; Electrical burn; Expansion; Scalp; Taser(®)