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What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?
I have a bald patch above my ear and slightly in front of each. Its like the sideburn is higher and almost gone. I had a very weak hairline before my facelift. The other side is fine. What can be done to rectify this?
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calamitykatie
in U.K.
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Micro-grafting can be helpful in the treatment of alopecia (hair loss)
This appears to be alopecia or hair loss secondary to circulatory compromise following a lower face and neck lift procedure. Hair restoration surgery using micro-grafting techniques are possible although the results of grafting an area of scar tissue can be somewhat inconsistent. In this situation using a small rotation flap might be a little more predictable.
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Follicular hair transplant is the best method
Hair loss after face lifting is a rare but known complication. It occurs mostyl because of the injury to the hair follicules during the procedure or is a result of procedure that unfortunately moved hairline in the wrong drection. Although sometimes it can be corrected surgically by a revision, in most case hair is missing and has to be transplanted. The best method is calle FUE Neograft procedure . Neograft allows for hair to be transplanted with creating yet another scar on you scalp.
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Baldness after a facelift
Baldness should be rare in the hands of an experienced plastic surgeon who uses good technique. If you have it though, single hair transplanst can be done.
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The Lifted Sideburn
So sorry this has happened. This is a complication of facelifting that some may consider acceptable if the rest of the facelift was done well. I don't think this has to happen. At the time of surgery, there are some tricks you can use to get a great facelift result without overlifting the sideburn. For now, I would wait. You are early in the healing process and it may get to the point that with some minor alterations to your hairstyle, you can cover it...
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It can be fixed.
It is unfortunate that you have this problem which we have treated for more than 30 years. Many surgeons still do this this was and elevate the sideburn leaving a bald patch. The area can be corrected by hair grafting or by flap rotation. Make sure you see someone with a great deal of experience so that they don't make matters worse. See specific examples of their work with sideburn reconstruction.
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What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?
Unfortunately, this is commonly seen after a face lift, but not usually this severe. There are small changes in the incisions that minimize the problem. Now that the problem exits with you, the best treatment is a hair transplantation from an area with suitable hair, usually the back of the scalp. The follicular grafts must be placed very flat on the scalp and some experience is needed for this, but the transplants are generally successful and can be made to look very natural.
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Hairline after Facelift
This is one of the most common reasons I do hair transplants in women because the hairline around the ear has been distorted or lost. Hair transplantation in this area has a high success rate, but the key is putting hair in the right direction and using the right texture so it looks natural.
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Bald Patch after face lift
Unfortunately, you are looking at an older type of lifting procedure.
The newer type of lifts will give you an incision that is 60% to 70% shorter.
Micro Foliicular Grafts can be used to fill in the area that is problematic.
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Hair Transplant for Hairline After Facelift
At my practice in New York, we perform hair transplant to restore the natural anatomy of the sideburns. The hair grafts are harvested from the back of the scalp and carefully placed at an angle to recreate the appearance of a natural sideburn. More than one procedure may be necessary to get the desired final result. Also, having Dr. Gary Hitzig, pioneer of use of ACell MatriStem for hair restoration, we also use ACell combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP injections) treatments to...
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