Hair Replacement & Hypodermic Tissue Building

A manufactured cover for the head made of natural or synthetic hair:

Wig

A partial wig designed to be applied in existing hair to add length:

Fall

A small hairpiece for men:

Toupee

A number of hairs grouped for use as a replacement:

Hair patch

A person licensed to cut and style hair:

Hair stylist

- Fake hair made of wool or vegetable fibers

- Typically used in theatrical makeup

Crepe hair

Care and treatment of the hair, on the normal case, is considered:

Minor restoration

Replacement of hair that is missing or damaged may be considered:

Major restoration

The most difficult hair treatment is the replacement of:

All or large portions of the hair that is missing due to illness, medication or trauma

The method of hair attachment depends upon:

- Length of the hair

- The quantity

- The underlying surface

- The area involved

Methods of hair attachment:

- Wax

- Liquid cement

- Sutures

- Embedding

- Melted wax

Natural appearing anchor for hair:

Wax attachment

Best attachment for wax attachment:

- All short hair applications

- Hair-line restoration

- Completing the marginal portion of a cemented attachment

The strongest hair attachment technique:

Liquid cement

Liquid cement is best hair attachment for:

- Long or dense hair restorations

- The most extensive restorations

Liquid cement suggested technique:

- Used everywhere on the cranium and/or face except for "marginal" areas because:

- Dries with a visible shine or gloss

- Line of attachment lies flat (unless you turn the hair over on itself)

Limited use for restoration techniques:

Suturing

Best hair attachment for suturing:

When used with a cap or scarf and the attachment site is not visible

Suggested technique for suturing hair attachment:

- The first encircling suture is augmented by several small stitches around small sections of hair with a continuous lock stitch

- Two ends of ligature will be tied together

- Cement can be added as well if needed

Used for restoring stray or straggler hairs:

Embedding

Best attachment option for embedding hair attachment:

For small areas that need only a few independent hairs replaced such as an eyebrow or sideburn

Embedding suggested technique for hair replacement:

- Remove half the eye of a sewing needle and use the remaining half as your embedding instrument

- The remaining part of the eye acts as a receptacle for the hair

- From a handle from a wooden dowel or imbed in the eraser of a pencil for better control

Limited application use:

Melted wax

Best hair attachment option for melted wax:

Long strands placed on an otherwise bald head

Suggested techniques for melted wax hair application:

- Melt small amount of flesh-colored wax in a spoon with a match or lighter

- The extreme end of the narrow strand is inserted in the hot wax and then placed directly on the skin surface till cool and dry

- The hair must be long enough to extend over the entire surface being restored

Replacement techniques by area:

- Eyebrows

- Sideburns

- Moustache

- Entire head

For eyebrows; growth pattern occurs naturally along the:

Supraorbital arch

For eyebrows; the growth pattern is angled:

Upward and outward toward the distal edge

Growth pattern is downward towards the chin:

Sideburns

Growth pattern is lateral to medial, working from both ends:

Moustache

Hairs should point downward and towards the corners of the mouth:

Moustache

Apply a thin layer of wax or glue to the superior integumentary lip, inserting small tufts of hair from lateral to medial from each side of the mouth

Moustache

When you need to trim the hair and there is wax on other areas of the face it is important to remember to cover the wax/cosmetic restoration with plastic wrap __________ to trimming the hair

Prior

If there is no wig supplied:

- Purchase a wig

- Use a scarf or hat

- Replace all the hair

Style the hair __________ to cementing

Prior

For a entire head hair replacement, easily plan on spending ______________ doing this type of restoration

6-8 hours

Replacement technique for entire head:

- Clean shave the head

- Determine and mark a hairline

- Apply cement (glue or double-faced tape)

- Apply tufts of hair beginning on the outer borders (the lateral, inferior hairline, near the ears) to achieve a natural overlapping growth pattern

- Continue working inward (towards the crown)

- Gently comb and style as needed

Injection of tissue builder into the skin with the use of syringe and needle:

Hypodermic tissue building

Substance used to elevate sunken (emaciated) skin to normal levels:

Tissue builder

- A place at which access to inner positions may be held

- Hidden

- Done with a hypodermic needle

Point of entry

Substance that dissolved another substance:

Solvent

Outline or surface form:

Contour

Hypodermic tissue building is best performed:

After embalming

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for eyes/orbits:

Medial or lateral canthus

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for supraorbital area:

Eyebrows

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for temples:

- Lateral brow

- Hairline

- Behind top of ear

- Sideburn, when present

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for cheeks:

- Behind wing or nose

- Lateral corners of mouth

- Behind lobe of ear

- Inside ear, behind the tragus

- Behind angle of the jaw

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for lips:

- Lateral corners of the mouth, behind the weather line

- Behind medial lobe

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for forehead:

- Eyebrow

- Hairline

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for neck:

- Inside or behind the ear

- Behind the angle of the jaw

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for chin:

- Behind earlobe

- Lower center of chin

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for nose:

- Bridge of nose

- Inside nose

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for ear:

- Lobe

- Behind top of helix

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for hands:

- Fingers

- Back of hand

- Sides of hand

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for fingers:

- Sides of fingers

- Between knuckles

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for back:

- Between closest knuckles

- Wrists

Hidden points of entry for hypodermic tissue building for sides:

- Between thumb and index finger

- At knuckle of the pinky finger