Hair Braiding-Induced Scalp Necrosis: A Case Report

Eplasty. 2016 Apr 25:16:ic14. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Zachary Borab¹, Madeleine Gantz¹, Michael Mirmanesh², Hengli Lin³

Affiliations

¹ Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.
³ Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.

PMID: 27162561
PMCID: PMC4847120

No abstract available

Keywords: hair braiding; hair braiding scalp necrosis; scalp necrosis; traction alopecia; traction-induced scalp necrosis.

Publication types

Case Reports