Y Z Chiang, A Tosti, I H Chaudhry, L Lyne, B Farjo, N Farjo, D Cadore de Farias, C E M Griffiths, R Paus, M J Harries
Cosmetic surgical procedures, including hair transplantation and face-lift surgery, are becoming increasingly popular. However, there is very little information regarding the associated development of dermatological conditions following these procedures. Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is an uncommon inflammatory hair disorder of unknown aetiology that results in permanent alopecia and replacement of hair follicles with scar-like fibrous tissue. Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a variant of LPP, involves the frontal hairline and shares similar histological findings with those of LPP...
March 2012: British Journal of Dermatology