Research letterHair transplant in frontal fibrosing alopecia: A multicenter review of 51 patients
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2022, Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaCitation Excerpt :The mean graft survival after 1, 2, 3, and 5 years of follow-up was 87%, 71%, 60%, and 41%, with a significant decrease after five years. However, the patient satisfaction rate was 82%.53 FFA is considered a variant of LPP due to the histopathological similarities, but with several peculiarities ranging from clinical aspects to variations in therapeutic response.
Hair transplantation: Basic overview
2021, Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyCitation Excerpt :In nonactive cases, stable hair loss for a minimum of 24 months, and up to 5 years if possible, may be advisable before considering hair transplantation.76 Regarding hair transplantation in nonactive cases of FFA, although initial hair growth appears to be satisfactory, recurrence of FFA at graft sites after 3 to 4 years post-transplant has been reported in multiples cases.77-79 It is unclear why this occurs, but recent evidence indicates that follicles with an apparently normal appearance in patients with lichen planopilaris and FFA may have subclinical perifollicular inflammation.80
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