Extensive head burns corrected by scalp extension.

BACKGROUND

Scalp extension has been revealed as a good corrective method for androgenetic alopecia and it is possible to foresee its other probable applications in the field of increasing hair-bearing areas.

OBJECTIVE

The performance of Frechet's scalp extender in selected head burn cases allows the possibility of maintaining a high degree of social presentability during the patient's entire treatment period, on condition that this procedure or others are repeated.

METHODS

The author discusses his experience in correcting an extensive head burn and the performance of Frechet's extender.

CONCLUSION

In our experience scalp extension showed itself to be a valid method for the correction of a burned area, reducing it considerably and reducing total treatment time compared with traditional techniques. Also the patient has the advantage of normal social presentability during the entire treatment period.