Scalp Repair

Dr. Rassman…
I just finish reading one of the questions of a former transplant patient who had scarring problems and had to reveal them due to his job, where he had to keep his hair cut short. Well i’m in that same situation. I’ve several procedures and each one was worse than the last to the point that i have very little faith of any restoration and honestly not even by you. i have met you before and you did tell me just like some others that its not a guarantee!!! This is not an insult, but honestly how i feel. But i do feel that you do care and if anyone can help, you can. My situation is different, meaning i’m not interested in restoration but in skin repairing. I shave my head and use dermablend to cover as much of the scarring as possible. With so many plastic surg. in the U.S. i know someone out there can help me. I have watched Discovery Health channel at times and it gives me hope that i can get out this nightmare that has severely wounded my self esteem. Yeah,yeah,yeah i have been told it don’t look that bad but they won’t trade places with me. So i’ll start with you first. I’ve recieved a newsletter indicating surgeons on your staff specialize in this field, and by you being in this field for so long i’m pretty sure you know of others across the U.S. Sorry for the long request but its all about how you feel inside that matters right!! I’ll look forward to your reply…Thanx

There are many doctors who claim that they can fix anything, so I agree with you that this could be a problem. I do not know what Dermablend is, but if you are talking about dermabrasion, I have always wondered about it, but I have not been willing to experiment with it. Dermabrasion (the use of a rotating file like sand paper) causes changes in the skin that produce scars and color changes (depigmentation). If you have a tan or dark skin, dermabrasion may produce a white skin. That may not look right.

Can you send me up to date photos with your head shaved and a phone number so we can speak? If you are willing, I can blank out your face and then post the photos here (to help others understand the problem), or just keep it private as I do with all of my patients. I’ll leave it up to you to decide. Also, please send me your name so I can pull up the evaluation I did on you when you came in.