Can Hair Grow In Scar Tissue?
I would like to shave my head, but have a donor scar about 1/4 ” in width….. We communicated in the past about 2 choices:
1) Scar Revision, Not sure about this one, since, it seems my scar will just stretch again…the scar reaches the lateral side of my head, about the top of the auricle apex.
2) FUE into scar….This seems like the best shot…but will I really be able to shave my head…I would think you would still see a scar even if their is hair growing through it….and can hair grow into scar tissue?Thanks for answering my concerns
Yes, hair can grow nicely in scars. The question then becomes, “Where will the donor hair come from?” If the scar is very wide, then the ability to produce donor hair (even with FUE) may be difficult. Some of the worst scars I have seen are very wide. In those patients with a collagen defect, the tendency for the scars to return is very high.
There are two causes of scars. The first is your body’s ability to heal. Some people with the same surgery that you had, developed no scars. The second cause may be technique-related and there are a number of techniques that work well in those patients with wide scars. These techniques include a) limited fascial repairs, b) balloon and expander use. Provided that there is no defect in the healing ability of the patient and the presence of non-stretchable collagen (no Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) then there is a probable solution to your problem. As you appear to be in the Los Angeles area, I would be happy to meet with you to discuss your options.
With regard to shaving your head, even under the best of end results, some scar will remain, albiet small, so I would not recommend the shaving option.
So, even with FUE’s into the scar, one can never truoly shave their head….I would think that if you packed the hairs into the scar (FUE technique), in 2 sessions…a # 1 clipper buzz-cut would reveal a minimal scar…
After the FUE’s, the scar would show less contrast than before the FUE’s with #1 buzz cut…?
i was in a car crash 4 months ago and got a bleed to the brain that needed to be operated on..im just wondering seen as im only 18 wil hair ever grow back on the scar if not is there anyding else i could do?
i have scar above upper lips so my mustache does not grow equally and it looks bad,can anyone suggest good treatment please……. im waiting for a good treatment please help me
fyi 27 years later, my scar started growing hair! at first the skin /scar tissue was sweating or secreting something for a few months…then it seemed to dry and/or become like skin layers that were peeling off….I had a dozen little hair follicles all lined up along the incision after a few weeks…and now it’s all hairy! weird. The only thing I can think of is I’ve been taking a bunch or supplements and Chinese herbs for immune boosting at about the same time….go figure
What excactly were you taking supplement wise?
What supplements and what excact herbs were you eating? I’ve tried everything and I just want hair to grow on my scar! It would mean the world to me I hate it so much!!!!!!!