Entrapped Hair Causing Impaired Wound Healing at a PDO Thread Entry Site: A Preventable Aesthetic Complication
Abstract
Thread lifting is widely used in aesthetic medicine, and complications are generally minor. Impaired wound healing caused by patient’s hair acting as a retained foreign body, however, is rarely reported. A 38-year-old woman presented with persistent discomfort and delayed healing at a preauricular entry site two months after undergoing a PDO thread lifting performed elsewhere. Examination revealed a small open wound containing multiple stands of her own hair, whi
Fields of Study & Subjects
Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Clinics of Surgery
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 01
- Pages
- 01–03
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN