Can Someone Get a Strip Scar to Be Completely Invisible?
Hi Doc,
I have a question about FUT scar. I have heard so much about scar repair and removal, so I was just wondering why don’t people just get an FUT from a good surgeon and eventually (Once they feel they need no more surgeries and have effectively treated their hairloss via surgery) get the scar removed?? instead of having the many dots of FUE?
Basically my question is it is possible to get the scar removed or made invisible completely (by putting fue grafts in it or some other technique like SMP) for the majority of people??….so that they can shave their head if they wanted later without indication of surgery ..??
There is no such thing as scar-less surgery, no matter how skillful a doctor may be. Even FUE surgery can leave significant scarring that look like thousands of whitish dots. The key point is any cut on the skin will leave a mark and each person heals differently.
In other words, it is not solely about the surgeon or a technique used. It is just as equally the individual patient’s body and the way it heals/scars.
Dear Dr. Rassman,
hope you get this comment and can reply .. I do not think you clearly understood my question … I completely understand that both forms of transplant surgery (fue and fut) will always leave a mark .. my question was if after getting FUT from a good surgeon and you have a very thin scar .. CAN THAT eventually be at least made to look invisible by SMP or FUE grafts in the scar if eventually a person decides to shave his head ??
I ask because since FUE could potentially leave thousands of tiny dots .. I was wondering if the ABOVE was possible why not get FUT and then get SMP or fue grafts into it ..
Your first questions is unclear because use of the word “remove” of a scar. . I think you mean “cover” or “improve”. Yes, if someone has a wide, unsightly strip scar, both SMP and FUE seem to be viable options as Dr R has shown (and discussed) countless times on multiple posts