RSS FeedTightness and Numbness After Hair TransplantPosted by admin (on behalf of the doctor) on July 28th, 2009
I had a 500 graft hair transplant about 19 months back in the frontal sides (M area) of my head (in India). My donor area is about 10 cms, right from near the left ear leading down to the base of back hair, near the neck. My scar is not horizontal as in usual case but actually vertical with only a slight inclination. Doc, my feeling is that at times I feel tightness/numbness near the scar area. Will there be any case of nerve entrapment possible in such a scar? Sometimes I also feel my left area of my head is compressed making it difficult to breathe through left nostril. Is it psychological or is there a need for rectification/scar revision? My scar is slightly bumpy at the edges. My left part has more transplanted hair comparatively. — A.B.
Thanks for your question. It is natural for the area to feel tight with some numbness for up to several months after the hair transplant. I would have to see photos to make any comments about the angle of the donor area scar and the growth (or lack of growth) you are experiencing. It is impossible to say whether a scar revision would improve matters without more information. It is doubtful that the tightness in the area is causing the restriction you are feeling when breathing through your left nostril (although again, without examining you I am only guessing). This may be a coincidence that you are attributing to the hair transplant. Please visit our hair transplant consultation form and upload photos, I would happily provide a recommendation.
— Victor Hasson, MD
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