Case report: reconstruction of the temporal hairline following tumor removal

The authors present a clinical case of sideburn reconstruction following the removal of a skin tumor. Resection of the tumor resulted in a large, superficial surgical wound. A full-thickness glabrous skin graft was placed over the temporal region, with a partial amputation of the sideburn. Two sessions of hair transplantation, using follicular units, were performed, transplanting hair grafts to the skin graft, thus reconstructing a temporal hairline with the same characteristics as the opposite sideburn. Hair transplantationremains an interesting and relatively simple method to reconstruct atypical cases of alopecia.