Scalp Flap Transfer in Brazil
Scalp Flap Transfer in Brazil section, includes general infrmation about Scalp Flap Transfer Procedure, Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Local News, Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Surgeon Locator and other Scalp Flap Transfer related material.
Scalp Flap Transfer Procedure
Several medical conditions can produce baldness, such as illness, poor nutrition and thyroid imbalance. Most baldness is not caused by illness, but is an inherited trait.
Bald men with vertex (crown of the head) balding may benefit substantially from scalp flap transfer, with proper preoperative planning, and when the procedure is performed by a skilled, experienced physician hair restoration specialist.
Scalp flap transfer is a technique that involves the transfer of large strips of hair-bearing scalp on the sides of the head (located above the ears) to an area of scalp without hair. The size and placement of the flap will be as per the patient’s needs. The area from which it is removed is closed with stitches. The scar left after the operation will be hidden by the relocated hair. The hair transferred to the new location continues to grow at the same rate and with the same density as the original location. It is the most efficient way to move the greatest amount of hair in the shortest period of time.
Scalp flap transfer aims to repair a non-traumatic cosmetic defect. It also repairs a traumatic injury site and restores its functionality and cosmetic appearance. Another objective of scalp flap surgery is repairing a skin defect resulted by congenital malformation.
Cosmetic and reconstructive scalp flap transfer uses two types of flaps - pedicle flaps and free flaps.
Pedicle flaps are surgically removed from the donor site and transferred to the recipient site with an attached pedicle of tissues. This pedicle of tissues contains the flap’s artery-vein blood supply along with the flap tissues. The transfer of artery-vein blood supply along with the flap boosts the survival and health of the transferred tissue. Pedicle flaps are most often used for cosmetic hair restoration.
Free flaps are transferred from the donor site to the recipient site without any attached pedicle. But it must contain arteries and veins reattached to blood vessels at the recipient site by micro vascular surgery. These flaps are regularly used in reconstructive surgery when local skin is insufficient to raise a pedicle flap to cover a defect.
Risks of scalp flap transfer:
• Blood supply failure to the flap due to pressure on the flap’s blood supply that can result in partial or total loss of the flap.
• Nerve transaction during surgery that can cause loss of feeling over all or part of the scalp.
• Scarring at donor or recipient sites.
• Permanent hair loss at donor sites.
The discomfort of this operation is minimal. A dressing is worn for three to four days; no hair is cut during any of these procedures so the hair may be shampooed and styled immediately after dressings are removed. The stitches at the hairline are removed after six days; after ten to fourteen days, the stitches behind the Flap and on the side of the head are removed.
Advantages of scalp flap transfer:
• Excellent frontal scalp coverage
• Natural frontal hairline
• Excellent hair placement in temporal areas
• Good hair direction
• Avoidance of hair pattern distortion
These surgical procedures can be performed on an out-patient basis under either general or I.V. anesthesia.
Other Scalp Flap Transfer Procedures
All Skin Procedures
Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil (current)
Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Chemical Peel
Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Dermabrasion
Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Laser Hair Removal
Scalp Flap Transfer Brazil Collagen Injections
More Brazil info...
Brazil By plane Brazil Air Pass
If you intend to visit various cities within Brazil, you should consider getting a Brazil Air Pass, offered by Brazilian airline TAM. It is available to anyone who lives outside Brazil holding an international air ticket to Brazil. You can travel to 4 different cities from USD479, and each additional city in the pass will cost you USD 120. The Air Pass is valid for 21 days, starting on the day of the first flight, and can be used for flights to up to 9 cities throughout Brazil. Other air passes are also available (Mercosul, South America, All America). Ask your travel agent for further advice.
Brazil By boat Amazon river boats connect northern Brazil with Peru, Venezuela and Colombia. The ride is a gruelling 12 days upriver though. From French Guiana, you can cross the river Oyapoque, which takes about 15 minutes.
Plastic Surgery News...
- Researchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes leukemia in adults. The findings, published this week in the online open access journal Retrovirology, represent the first time that a reduction in histone protein levels has been linked to viral infection and the development of cancer.
- The Vermont Department of Health on Tuesday released guidelines recommending that all pregnant women in the state be screened for HIV as part of routine tests performed by health care providers, the Rutland Herald reports. The health department began working with leaders in obstetrics and HIV/AIDS last year to draft the new testing guidelines.