Galeatomy what is it?
Source: goodbyehairloss.blogspot.com
Author: Dr. Bishan Mahadevia
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
SCALP has 5 layers (S: Skin C: Cutaneous Tissue A: Apponurosis (Galea) L: Loose Areolar Tissue P: Pericranium)
According to one theory it was believed that 3rd
Layer Galea or Apponurosis which is a a tough sheet like layer under the skin
tightens over the blood vessels passing through it to the skin and does not
allow enough blood to pass through it to the skin. This leads to hair loss. Well
this theory is never been proven. Galeatomy as a procedure is there for many
years now and not new; is deviced with the hope that by cutting this
constricting layer blood vessels will carry more blood to the skin and will
therefore control the hair loss. This theory was never been proven and those who
have performed this surgery in the past have never substantiated this belief.
This procedure which I have no personal experience of has never been supported
by even international association like ISHRS where hair loss specialists from
around the world are active. It is also important to note that most of the scalp
blood supply come from front and back of the head and not from the underneath
the Galea and those vessels above the Galea and they do not have to cross the
Galea. There are few surgeons in Belgium who promote this but have perhaps never
presented their results in ISHRS.