FUE Transplant for Donor Scar Camouflage
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Q:
We discussed the possibility to close the scar, which I think is a good idea, but again, I had already achieved camouflage with longer hair. While it may only be a 2-hour operation, I admit being very weary of such an operation because my skin is already so tight. I understand that the skin exercises you recommended should help a great deal, but for whatever reasons I am not comfortable with such an operation, especially considering that I would like to cover the whole head with some hair anyway. Perhaps you will convince me on the scar revision, or maybe you will advise me to pursue the FUE plan which would cover the rest of my head. Assuming I have an “average” density in the donor area, how many grafts do you think you could extract from it? How good or bad would be the mini-scars scattered all over the back of the head? I am assuming the surrounding hair will camouflage them?
A:
If you don’t want to pursue scar revision, the only option will be an FUE transplant into the scar from neighboring areas. I recommend for you to wait until we see you in your follow up visit with a little longer hair before continuing. You also need to schedule for the FOX test to determine your eligibility for a Follicular Unit Extraction procedure. The answer to your questions about how many grafts could be harvested in one session of your FUE procedure will be answered the day we do FOX test and confirm your eligibility.
You need to contact US Hair Restoration to schedule the FOX test as soon as you are able. FOX test’s are done quite easily and assisted by numbing a very small area on the back of your scalp. The small scars of the FUE are going to be scattered throughout a larger area. That can minimize the visibility of those pinpoint scars. If you keep your hair not too short it is generally not possible to see them at all, but with a shaved head the tiny scars might be detectable from a close view.
Parsa Mohebi, M.D. _______________________________
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