Can a Tissue Expander Create More Scalp Skin in Order to Adequately Allow It to Cover/stretch over a Specific Area or Bald Area?

Both scalp reduction and flap-based hair restoration surgeries are no longer used except in very rare cases. For scalp reduction surgery, the four main methods are based on excision patterns. The scalp is cut and stretched where there is baldness, with hair-bearing skin replacing the excised area. With TPO flaps, sections are taken from hair-bearing areas — typically the sides of the scalp — and rotated, then placed on bald areas. Both surgeries are more invasive than hair... more

When you do your own research into tissue expansion for hair loss, you are going to see that this a multi-step, laborious, and risky process. Do yourself a favor and get an in-person consultation regarding hair transplant options in our Milwaukee office. Hair transplantation surgery is safe, effective, done under local anesthetic, and heals remarkably well. The donor site scar can be virtually imperceptible to onlookers. The transplanted hair is permanent and natural... more

Tissue expansion to remove bald skin was pioneered by us and we wrote a book about this 20 years ago. We routinely stretch the scalp to remove bald skin or do the Fleming-Mayer Flap.