An Unexpected Etiology of a Subcutaneous Mass: Hydatid Cyst

plays an important role in the etiology of postoperative transient hair loss. Its general presentation in the occipital area supports the pressure effect. Hair loss begins between postoperative day 3 and 28. Normal hair structure is expected to be acquired within 120 days. Physiological disorders were reported to trigger postoperative tranFig. 5. Appearance of transient hair loss at postoperative year 1. Fig. 4. Appearance of transient hair loss at postoperative month 6. sient hair loss [5]. Microsurgical operations are usually long-lasting surgical procedures. In hand surgery operations where microsurgery is intensely performed, attention should be paid to this rare complication. In multiple replantation cases, we think that changing the head position intermittently and controlling perioperative stress may reduce the effect of the long surgery time on the scalp skin.