Hair Transplantation on Free Flap in a Patient with Malignant Scalp Neoplasms: A Case Report – Summary by Liv Harley Street Hospital
This case report describes a pioneering approach to address severe alopecia following free flap reconstruction for malignant scalp tumor resection. A 41-year-old female with recurrent malignant fibrous histiocytoma underwent extensive scalp resection (10 cm × 21 cm defect) repaired with a free anterolateral thigh flap. While the flap healed successfully, the resulting baldness caused significant psychological distress, leading her to decline conventional scalp expansion due to its invasiveness….