Hair loss after rhytidectomy

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The authors report temporal hair loss in patients after rhytidectomy. The objective was to illustrate the microscopic findings seen in the affected area of hair loss after rhytidectomy. The study presents a two punch biopsy on the areas affected and they were sent for histopathological evaluation. Histopathologic diagnosis was of telogen effluvium, in the general population 8.4% of rhytidectomy patients present with hair loss.

This is a case report of a telogen effluvium nine weeks after rhytidectomy, with hair loss for the last six weeks. The causes of this type of telogen effluvium have not been well delucidated but it is believed that possible change in blood supply to the hair follicle, due to trauma, may play a role as well as stress. This patient did report swelling in the areas affected and it is possible that increase pressure played a role. All in all, the patients hair did re-grow one-year after surgery. We have included this interesting article to demonstrate that cosmetic surgeries and possibly cosmetic procedures may provide a due stress to the system that in some case may cause temporary hair loss.

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