Weaves, wigs and the hair pieces cause hair loss. This is common in the African-American female community where balding (hidden by wigs) may be the norm in some communities. As you have already seen a dermatologist, I would suggest that you go back to that doctor. Scarring alopecias are a special case diagnosis which your […]
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Scarring is becoming less of a problem with the new method of closure we instituted a year and a half ago. Even for those who usually develop heavy scarring, we now have ways to treat these scars. The new technique for preventing scars is what I call a modified fascial closure to the area where […]
Much of what I say about scars is based upon: (1) anecdotal observations that I am constantly researching on my patients, and (2) direct measurements on patients whose scars I have measured before and after repairs. I do not agree with you that our two statement are polar. I always assume that doctors are all […]
You may be able to have the grafts removed with FUE. This may remove the grafts, but the skin may still not be normal and it would shows scars. Alternatively, you can fix it and complete the process if the hair supply is good. You first need to be examined by a first rate doctor. […]
Hair transplants can grow in scar. It is, in fact, a good way to hide a scar. I use hair transplants to hide neurosurgery scars, accident scars and plastic surgery scars from face lifts and brow lifts. I no longer go to the east coast to perform surgery. Dr. Robert Bernstein is a great surgeon […]
Scars from any surgery are unavoidable. When I performed general surgery, people would judge the surgeon by the appearance of the scar after the surgery. If the scar was barely detectable, then the surgeon was great, but if the scar was stretched or obvious (for example) the surgeon was terrible. If I did 100 appendectomies, […]
I am having difficulty understanding your question. I think you are saying that there are ‘rail road tracks’ where you were stitched years ago. If widely spaced sutures are placed a bit of a distance back from the wound, they tend to produce ‘hash marks’. Today’s suturing with very fine sutures close to the edge […]
This is an interesting question, most appropriately directed to me. A small number of patients do develop noticeable scars (less than 5% of first time patients). This is more intrinsic to the healing properties of the patient themselves, but the techniques used by the surgeon have not generally been able to address the unique needs […]
The answer is that every person that receives a cut to the skin gets a visible scar. The more appropriate question should be: How often are scars large enough to be seen in social conditions? Most people who have donor hair taken with a traditional incision get a scar that is about 1-2 mm wide. […]
This man had a hair transplant a few weeks before these bald spots appeared on his head. More and more of them appeared. To make the diagnosis, a biopsy needs to be done. It is likely a scarring alopecia, but it could be a variety of scalp/hair diseases triggered by the hair transplant. I have […]
I’m pretty close if not completely norwood 7+. I realize this severely limits what I can expect from a hair transplant. I am currently 40 years old, and have been balding since 20. So I’ve been on fin and minox on and off throughout the years. I know there’s only so much you can say if […]
If someone has a tight scalp, can they at least use the balloon expander to increase laxity to obtain a strip? Or if they are revising a big strip scar when the skin is tight, can they use the expander to excise the scar without leading to another big scar? Tight scalps usually don’t cause […]
I’m thinking of starting weekly microneedling, but my hair is buzzed down to about a 3 and the hair on my crown is super thin so my scalp is quite visible. I’m concerned about having visible redness or scarring while at work. If I needle on Saturday morning, would it heal by the time I go […]
That’s pretty cool that I have that many grafts available! I assumed it’d be very rare for most people to even have 7,000 grafts available let alone 8,000. Are those numbers affected depending on if I were to choose FUT or FUE (I know I’ve read that FUE effects donor density much more than FUT)? […]
Hi doc I had a quick question. If a 3-4 hair follicle is grafted with FUE, can one of the hairs be sliced off and inserted back into the donor site? You get a 2-3 hair follicle to use on the head and the single hair follicle growing out of the donor site would make […]
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