Advances and Challenges in Hair Restoration of Curly Afrocentric Hair

作者：Rogers Nicole E; Callender Valerie D^*

来源：Dermatologic Clinics, 2014, 32(2): 163-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.det.2013.12.004

• Hair restoration
• Hair transplantation
• Follicular unit extraction (FUE)
• Follicular unit transplantation (FUT)
• Ethnic hair
• Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)
• Traction alopecia

Although the biochemical composition of hair is similar among racial and ethnic groups, the hair structure between them varies, and individuals with curly hair pose specific challenges and special considerations when a surgical option for alopecia is considered. Hair restoration in this population should therefore be approached with knowledge on the clinical characteristics of curly hair, hair grooming techniques that may influence the management, unique indications for the procedure, surgical instrumentation used, and the complications that may arise.

• 出版日期2014-4