My Hair Transplant Scar is 6mm Wide
Hi,
I had a hair transplant done 3 1/2 months ago. The hair seems to be growing in good but is blonde and fine whereas the rest of my hair is thick and dark, I am told it will thicken over time. But the main problem I think I have is that the scar along the bottom is about 6 mm wide. Along the sides up to my ears it is only 1 mm or less. The doctor told me I have good scalp laxity and it should not have stretched like it did, but I think it was because he took the hair too low on my head and in that area the skin stretches as I move my head up and down. It is like he took the hair from my neck and not my scalp. Another concern is that the hair is finer and lighter that far down on my neck and I am worried if it is even going to be permanent.What do you think I can do to repair this scar? The doctor offered to “repair” the scar but wont it just stretch again? Have you heard about hair being harvested too low, or is this not a problem?
Thank you very much for your time.
When donor hair is taken from the high neck (where it sounds like you are describing), it often scars. Some doctors mistakingly think that the neck hair is finer than the scalp hair and therefore intentionally take hair from the high neck. These often are flat scars that widen as you’ve described. From what you are saying about the rest of the scar, it is well healed without widening and this suggests that you do not have a problem with ‘stretch’. Removing these neck scars often leads to failure, so these may have to be transplanted to get the cover you need.
Hello! I just wanted to share with you how great I am doing since my hair transplant! It did leave a fairly large scar due to having to take quite a bit from my donor area! However, my scar is hidden due to a lot of research done by my girlfriend! She found this amazing cosmetic tattoo specialist to cover it! I went in a couple of times and it is unbelievable how great it looks! I recommend this procedure to hide the scar. I can wear my hair so short because my Frankenstein scar is basically gone. I love that my hair is growing in and that my scar is hidden. I’m not sure how to find these specialists in your area, but I can at least share with you where I went. The name is Athena Beverly Hills and Jennifer and Christina worked on me.
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I had a hair transplant procedure 4 years ago, and I was left with a scar about 3inches or so long, I keep my hair short because the transplant didn’t take . It was pretty noticable,until I had a co-worker recommended a scar specialist she camouflaged the scar to the exact color of my scalp you can’t even tell I ever had a hair transplant. To you guys in the Tampa Bay area, her name is Lauren Myhre,It’s been a year now and she still keeps in touch to make sure things are looking good.