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Preoperative Approach to Preexisting Scalp Lesions

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Hair Restoration Surgery in Asians

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Before hair transplantation, a thorough examination of the scalp should be done to assess preexisting scalp lesions that may affect the result of the hair transplantation procedure.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Davao Medical Center, Philippines

    Mary Jo Kristine S. Bunagan MD, DPDS (Consultant dermatologist, Fellow)

  2. Hair Restoration Surgery DHT Clinic, ISHRS, Bangkok, Thailand

    Mary Jo Kristine S. Bunagan MD, DPDS (Consultant dermatologist, Fellow)

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  1. DHT Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand

    Damkerng Pathomvanich MD, FACS, ABHRS (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)

  2. Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok

    Damkerng Pathomvanich MD, FACS, ABHRS (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) (Consulting Staff, General Hospital and Vichaiyuth Hospital Director Fellowship Training Program in Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)

  3. Yokobi Clinic, Yokohama, Japan

    Kenichiro Imagawa MD, PhD, ABHRS (Medical Director, Board of Governor of the Japan Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Program Director of ISHRS Regional Workshop Asian Hair Surgery 2007) (Medical Director, Board of Governor of the Japan Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Program Director of ISHRS Regional Workshop Asian Hair Surgery 2007)

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Bunagan, M.J.K.S. (2010). Preoperative Approach to Preexisting Scalp Lesions. In: Pathomvanich, D., Imagawa, K. (eds) Hair Restoration Surgery in Asians. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-99659-0_7

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