Transplanting Hair Into Burns
Is it possible to regrow your hair through the likes of transplant surgery even though my hair was burnt in an accident? It is not a lot, its just on one side. How does one get a hold of any doctor who can help out?
Yes, it is possible to transplant hair into the scarred area caused by burns, provided that the skin is healthy. Some badly burned patients lose skin and receive skin grafting which may not support transplanted hair if the skin graft was ‘partial thickness’. The early years of hair transplantation were for burn patients by Japanese physicians. So again, provided that the skin is healthy, hair will grow if carefully transplanted. For help finding a doctor in your area, I would use the physician search on ISHRS.org.
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