Congenital Temporal Triangular Alopecia
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Temporal triangular alopecia (TTA), also known as congenital triangular alopecia is a skin disorder that is assumed to be congenital. Balding spots contain normal numbers of hairs, although virtually all are vellus (baby hair) or indeterminate follicles
Congenital temporal triangular alopecia is a form of nonscarring alopecia. This hair loss condition is generally present at birth. TTA, however, does respond well to hair transplantation. A few studies have shown that patients whom underwent hair transplantation were successful.
A new study was just published in dermatologic surgery which shows that follicular unit transplantation can successfully treat congenital temporal triangular alopecia.
