Bad Scars from Old Transplants

Hello,
I went through several procedures with a well known medical group back in the early 90’s. I was a 6 at the time.
In 2002 I was called back to military service to head to Iraq. I am an Infantryman and nedless to say our haircut is ‘extreme’. I was ridiculed and questioned constantly as to my ‘scars’. My scar from my MPR is particular noticeable and shows as ‘hole’ in the back of my head that dark hair grows out of. Since this was highlighted by the fact that everyuthing around it was shaved the jokes became of an obscene nature. Also, I was asked all of the time about my ‘smiley face’ scars on teh back of my head. My hair has continued to thin on the crown and tapers in to a long almost 1/2 ” scar that trils down to the ‘hole’. Even with my hair grown out now my ‘friends” refer to the reverse ‘mohawk’.Baghdad was hard enough without a year’s worth of snide remarks. Do you think this is ‘fixable’.I was upset at the amount of money I spent at the time only to end up being MORE self conscious then I was when I was losing my hair.
HELP!
Thanks

First I would have to see the problem as it presents. The ability to cover a scar with an almost shaved head is basically impractical/undoable. With your hair grown out and some creative work, yes, the entire donor area may be covered reasonably well. It depends upon the remaining supply and the strategy. The scars and ‘holes’ from scalp reductions have surgical solutions other than hair transplants. All the solutions, however, require that the hair remains long.

When you are teased about the scalp scars, I would use humor to deal with the uncomfortable and personal questions – tell them you had brain surgery and that’s why you are so smart! People can be insensitive and this is particularly true for young men. Be sure that you take Propecia, it is highly probable that all of the stress of Iraq is impacting your rate of hair loss. Let me know if you have trouble getting Propecia.

When you come back to the US, a visit with me would be great. Send me some photos too. My email address is on the Contact page.