RSS FeedScar Revisions – Hair Transplant Repair. Possible?Posted by doctorwong on February 5th, 2010
I have had 3 strip hair transplants and one FUE hair transplant totalling over 7500 grafts. The results are poor at best. I am now left with 3 wide scars, 2 of the scars were closed via trichophytic, the other was not, honestly I can not tell the difference because they are all wide, the doctor didn’t use staples. I am worried that the doctor has depleted my donor area. I want to desperately fix the scars and complete my frontal hairline. Is that still possible to do, can I have the non trichophytic scar taken out (scar revision) and use the grafts from it to fill in the other 2 scars and complete my front hairline? — N.K.
Thanks for the question N.K.
It would be nearly impossible to give a definitive answer given the complicated nature of your experience. Some scars can be revised and improved but never to 100% satisfaction, though usually, improvements can be made. In the past, Hasson & Wong have improved donor areas of patients with wide donor scars or multiple donor scars from other clinics. We have also made cosmetic improvements to previously placed grafts. Repair patients must understand that most failed or unacceptable hair transplants cannot be repaired in one session. In order to reverse or improve the previous work it may take multiple sessions just to attain a more natural appearance. In extreme cases, complete rectification may not be possible, though improvements can usually be made. A face-to-face consultation would be required.
Best of luck.
Jerry Wong MD.