RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 One-Month Trial of HOCl: An Observational Pilot Study
JF International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
FD Publication of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
SP 180
OP 183
DO 10.33589/31.5.180
VO 31
IS 5
A1 Wasserbauer, Sara
YR 2021
UL http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/31/5/180.abstract
AB The search for a clearly superior aid to wound healing that meets the unique needs of the hair transplant surgeon has been fraught with frustration and littered with failed attempts.1,2 Hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, isopropyl alcohol, and betadine have been used for their antibacterial properties.2,3 Copper peptide, silicone, hydrocolloid, and others have been used for their accelerative healing properties with mixed results. As of 2007 hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which has both antibacterial and wound healing properties, had never been used as a pharmaceutical drug, and as of 2021, it has not been described in the literature specific to hair transplant procedures. We investigated the use of medical grade HOCl as a routine component of both intra-operative hair transplant procedures (both linear excision and follicular unit excision) and as a post-operative wound healing aid.