A case report of coup de sabre patient with hair transplantation

Abstract

Background: Treatment of coup de sabre must remain conservative until the disease is no longer in an active state. When activity has ceased, some operative intervention is safe and effective for the correction of deformity. While hair transplantation showed high survival rates for the correction of cicatricial alopecia, it has rarely reported to be performed for the correction of coup de sabre.

Objective: To assess the therapeutic possibility of hair transplantation for the correction of coup de sabre.

Methods: Follicular units consisting of two to three hairs from the patient’s occipital scalp were transplanted and followed-up for 12 months.

Results: After 12 months of follow-up, treatment outcomes showed an 86.7% survival rate and 12–16 cm (mean 14 cm) length of the transplanted hairs.

Conclusion: When coup de sabre is no longer in an active state, hair transplantation is a useful method for cosmetic improvement of the alopecia.

Keywords:

• Coup de sabre
• hair
• transplantation
• scleroderma

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project of China, and the Projects of Hangzhou Science and Technology Plans (2013A25).

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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Funding

This study was supported by the National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project of China, and the Projects of Hangzhou Science and Technology Plans (2013A25).