<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Hairline is a crucial landmark in facial aesthetics. Its restoration in terms of position, continuity and hair growth is of a paramount importance in facial plastic aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using local tissue only in the restoration of skin and soft tissue defects affecting the hair-line. A brief retrospective analysis of clinical cases with defects engaging the hairline was made. The majority of the patients (20 out of 22) were operated because of skin lesions of different entities. In 7 of the cases the direct closure technique was applied as a surgical tool for hairline restoration and in 15 of them rotational flaps were the best reconstructive option. A special emphasis is put on the defect size in regards of choosing the right surgical technique for defect closure in order to achieve the best aesthetic outcome in the hairline restoration.</p></abstract>

Hairline is a crucial landmark in facial aesthetics. Its restoration in terms of position, continuity and hair growth is of a paramount importance in facial plastic aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using local tissue only in the restoration of skin and soft tissue defects affecting the hair-line. A brief retrospective analysis of clinical cases with defects engaging the hairline was made. The majority of the patients (20 out of 22) were operated because of skin lesions of different entities. In 7 of the cases the direct closure technique was applied as a surgical tool for hairline restoration and in 15 of them rotational flaps were the best reconstructive option. A special emphasis is put on the defect size in regards of choosing the right surgical technique for defect closure in order to achieve the best aesthetic outcome in the hairline restoration.

Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Hairline with Local Tissue

Unit of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – University Hospital Gregorio Marañón – Madrid

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Hairline is a crucial landmark in facial aesthetics. Its restoration in terms of position, continuity and hair growth is of a paramount importance in facial...

Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Hairline with Local Tissue

Published Online: Dec 19, 2018

Page range: 45 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0018

Keywords
hairline, scalp, rotation flap, post-excisional defect

© 2018 Y. P. Yordanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Hairline with Local Tissue

Published Online: Dec 19, 2018

Page range: 45 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0018

Keywordshairline, scalp, rotation flap, post-excisional defect

© 2018 Y. P. Yordanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hairline, scalp, rotation flap, post-excisional defect