I never recommend Mederma, but some people believe in it, so perhaps it has some value. I personally don’t think so.
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You’ve described the older technique of a hair transplant, where pieces of skin are transplanted with the grafts and the grafts are not typical follicular unit grafts. FUT (follicular unit transplantation) should not give you the results that you describe. While Mederma is used for minor scars, I doubt it will do much for the […]
I know that many people believe that Mederma works well for softening scars, but I can’t say for sure as I have no direct experience with it. That being said, however, I do not see any problem with using it on any donor wound in the healing phase after a week or so.
A patient I had performed surgery on wrote this after a follow-up call I made with him. He has taken an active interest in my practice in the past by participating in Open House and Seminar events in the mid-west when I have held them there. Here is his email, which speaks well for his […]
Those people with fair skin sometimes get unusual redness. This is often initially caused by histamine release at the wound level that is causing increased and persistent redness. It is best treated with topical steroids, like Hydrocortisone cream (limit use for 3-4 days so that you do not absorb massive amounts of it in your […]
What you tell us about the visible wounds is distinctly different than what we may judge when we examine you. There is a more see-through appearance when fine hair is wet, so I would not be surprised to see a very small scar. Assuming that the scar is not small, we would want to know […]
Most scars following a hair transplant in the competent hands (your doctor is in that group) will fall within the 2-3 mm width upon healing. I am not sure if Mederma really works since I do not have direct experience, but I do not believe that there is any harm to using it. You can […]
If you had only one transplant procedure, you should not be facing a significant scar. I am bothered not only about your scar, but your age. What drove you to have a transplant at 22? A good, honest, and competent transplant doctor should look at your scar and advise you. Consider sending me digital photos […]
The donor hair will not be affected by Minoxidil so I do not recommend its use after a hair transplant. I generally put people on Propecia if they are young and in the balding process at almost any stage, as hair transplants can accelerate any hair loss process that is active. Mederma is an over-the-counter […]