Donor Scar is Thick on Sides and Thin in Center

Hello,
I had a FUSS transplant a year ago. The transplant was successful, but i was left with a scarr which is thin on the center but thick on one side. Please can you tell me what options I have to get rid of the scar. Can you explain what the options consist of and how they are carried out. I like to keep my side hair really short, hence it would be a real great advantage.

Thankyou.

Scarring is a natural part of any surgical procedure. That said, the degree of your scarring may be more than what is considered acceptable. You may also have a condition that predisposes your scars to forming either hypertrophic scars or keloids. Hypertrophic scars are thick and elevate, while Keloid scars are defined as an abnormal scar that grows beyond the boundary of the original site of a scar. The treatment of scars is a science to itself. Some people with really bad scars from burns of the scalp to accident deformities or really bad complications of scalp surgery may require a very experienced, skilled surgeon.

There are many options to fix a large scar through a scar revision or an FUE procedure. This can entail transplanting into a flat, widened scar to the most extreme repairs requiring a balloon to stretch normal scalp and then radically remove the bad scars. Bad burns may require a readjustment of the anatomy of the scalp. See our 2005 NHI Newsletter (in PDF format) article on scar repair. You should return to your doctor who performed your surgery to explore options. In most cases for a hair transplant scar revision, depending on the degree of scarring, there should be a minimal charge (sometimes no charge) to you from the doctor who originally treated you.