Corrective Photoepilation for Improper Hairline Placement After Hair Transplantation

Background. Noncoherent filtered flashlamp pulsed light has not been used for correction of surgical problems after hair transplantation. Objective. To evaluate the clinical results of photoepilation in a patient with improper hairline placement after hair transplantation. Methods. A noncoherent fil...

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Published in:Dermatologic surgery 2000-08, Vol.26 (8), p.790-792
Main Authors: Moreno‐Arias, Gerardo A., Navarra, Esperanza, Vilalta, Antonio, Ferrando, Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Hair Follicle - pathology
Hair Follicle - transplantation
Hair Removal - methods
Humans
Male
Phototherapy
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Summary:Background. Noncoherent filtered flashlamp pulsed light has not been used for correction of surgical problems after hair transplantation. Objective. To evaluate the clinical results of photoepilation in a patient with improper hairline placement after hair transplantation. Methods. A noncoherent filtered flashlamp pulsed light source was used to photoepilate the misplaced frontal hairline in a 37‐year‐old Caucasian man, skin phototype IV (Fitzpatrick scale), who suffered from common baldness grade IV (Ebling scale) and had undergone a hair transplant 6 years before. The frontal hairline received three treatment sessions at 2‐month intervals with the following treatment parameters: 695 nm cutoff filter, fluence 38 J/cm2, 3.5‐msec pulse duration, triple‐pulse mode, and 30‐msec delay. The gulfs received two treatment sessions with the same protocol. Results. Final clinical aspect was good and no hair regrowth in the frontal hairline has been observed after 1.5 years of follow‐up. Conclusion. Noncoherent filtered flashlamp pulsed light is a novel therapeutic choice that offers a nonsurgical solution to unnatural hairline after hair transplantation.
ISSN:1076-0512
1524-4725
DOI:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00028.x