Transient Hair Loss after Finger Replantation

85 Transient hair loss is characterized as localized hair loss without scar formation. Hair loss can be in a localized part of the occipital area that develops 2–3 weeks after long-lasting surgery. Ischemic changes in the scalp exposed to pressure during long-term surgery are blamed for the hair loss. Its first signs are tenderness, swelling, and ulceration in the area subjected to pressure. In the histopathologic examination, chronic inflammation, an effect on hair follicles in the catagen phase, and cell death by apoptosis are observed [1,2]. Totally amputated second and third fingers of a 21-year-old male were replanted under general anesthesia in 8 hours (Figs. 1, 2). There were no postoperative complications, but the patient described tenderness and redness in the occipital area in the postoperative period. There were no pathologic signs except hyperemia. On postoperaLETTERS