IngentaConnect An Evaluation System to Enhance Patient Selection for Alopecia-Re...

Author: Brandy D.A.¹

Source: Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 28, Number 9, September 2002 , pp. 808-816(9)

Abstract:

background.

The author presents an evaluation system that helps optimize the chances of achieving good results with alopecia-reducing procedures. objective.

To help hair restoration surgeons select patients properly for alopecia-reducing procedures. methods.

Twenty criteria are scrutinized by the hair restoration surgeon during the initial consultation and given a score of one to five. The scores are added together and divided by 20. A patient with a score greater than four is considered a good candidate for alopecia reduction in most cases. results.

This evaluation method has significantly decreased the number of patients undergoing alopecia-reducing procedures while helping the author achieve consistently good results. conclusion.

An evaluation system is presented that helps determine who is a good candidate for alopecia reduction and who is a poor candidate. This selection technique has helped the author achieve more consistently good results by eliminating poor and borderline candidates.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02035.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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An Evaluation System to Enhance Patient Selection for Alopecia-Reducing Surgery