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Correction of Temporal Triangular Alopecia with Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation

Jiwon Gye, Ji Seok Kim, Jee Young Kim, Sun Namkoong, Seung Phil Hong, Myung Hwa Kim, Byung Cheol Park
The Ewha Medical Journal 2013;36(2):132-134. Published online: September 26, 2013

Department of Dermatology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Byung Cheol Park. Department of Dermatology, Dankook University College of Medicine, San 16-5, Anseo-dong, Cheonan 330-715, Korea. Tel: 82-41-550-6485, Fax: 82-41-552-7541, 4exodus@hanmail.net
• Received: January 9, 2013   • Accepted: April 30, 2013

Copyright © 2013. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

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  • Temporal triangular alopecia is a triangular or oval shaped non-scarring alopecia, occurring on the temporal side of a scalp. Although surgical excision or hair transplantation has been known to be an effective therapy for this condition, so far only a few case reports have proved their usefulness. A 27-year-old male patient presented with a history of congenital hair loss affecting left frontotemporal area which persisted after simple excision done 10 years ago. We transplanted 270 follicular units into the alopecic patch using follicular unit hair transplantation method. About 75% of alopecic patch was covered with newly grown hairs 15 months after hair transplantation and the patient was satisfied with the result. Herein, we report a case of temporal triangular alopecia which underwent both simple excision and hair transplantation, which provides information about the benefit and loss for each procedure.
  • Keywords: Hair transplantation; Temporal triangular alopecia
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(A) Preoperative state of triangular alopecic patch. (B) Postoperative state, 270 hair follicles were transplanted. (C) Ten months postoperation. Transplanted hairs covering up hair loss patch, showing satisfactory cosmetic outcome.
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