Hair transplantation, scalp reduction, and flap rotation in black men.

Abstract

Male pattern hair loss in blacks appears to occur later, less frequently, and with less severity, than in whites. Treatment with the usual surgical modalities is successful; however, particular attention must be paid to the properties of black skin and hair which require alteration of technique. Treatment, procedures, and techniques and their differences, as contrasted to those in whites and Orientals, are presented.