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Oh Sang Kwon, MD; Mi Hyang Kim, MS; So Hyun Park, BS; Jin Ho Chung, MD; Hee Chul Eun, MD; Jun Kyu Oh, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2007;143(4):457-460.

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INTRODUCTION

The deformity caused by cicatricial alopecia (CA) can significantly affect self-image and self-esteem; therefore, it is important to improve the patient's appearance.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 19-year-old man presented with large, uneven, slightly hypertrophic scars on his forehead and the frontal region of his scalp (patient 1) (Figure 1A). At 3 years of age he had experienced extensive full-thickness burns on his scalp, trunk, and upper extremities from hot cooking oil. The sizes of the CA lesions were estimated to be about 4 x 10 cm on the right frontal scalp and 2 x 4 cm on the left temporal scalp. The affected scalp skin was inelastic and adherent to the skull. Tissue expansion and scar reduction surgery was recommended, but the patient declined to have this . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

SOLUTION

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine (Drs Kwon, Chung, and Eun); and Rich Hair Clinic (Dr Oh and Mss Kim and Park), Seoul, South Korea

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