I have had 7 emails and calls in the past 2 weeks asking specifically how we do strips and if there is anything special about our technique.

Its fairly verbose and a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are a few pics.

We don't do anything particularly special, but we do handle the strip gently (my hands--not a clamp) and we do skinner strips to facilitate a tension free trichophytic closure.

The case shown was done Friday and will have sutures out Thursday.

Of particular importance it seems, to many questioners, is that we don't shave anything but the skin we are excising. The tape holding up the hair is removed allowing hair to cover the sutures in almost anyone with 1/2 inch long hair or longer.

We do the same technique for second strip surgeries except that we excise the original scar if in an appropriate position. And we do the same technique with MOST scar revisions except that we may undermine the surrounding scalp to decrease closing tension.

I hope this helps those of you who have contacted me recently.

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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I have had 7 emails and calls in the past 2 weeks asking specifically how we do strips and if there is anything special about our technique.

Its fairly verbose and a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are a few pics.

We don't do anything particularly special, but we do handle the strip gently (my hands--not a clamp) and we do skinner strips to facilitate a tension free trichophytic closure.

The case shown was done Friday and will have sutures out Thursday.

Of particular importance it seems, to many questioners, is that we don't shave anything but the skin we are excising. The tape holding up the hair is removed allowing hair to cover the sutures in almost anyone with 1/2 inch long hair or longer.

We do the same technique for second strip surgeries except that we excise the original scar if in an appropriate position. And we do the same technique with MOST scar revisions except that we may undermine the surrounding scalp to decrease closing tension.

I hope this helps those of you who have contacted me recently.

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS
McLean, VA

Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

Readers:

In the third sentence....we do skinnier strips-not skinner strips.

Sorry for the typo.

I like longer, thinner strips so that we can have very little tension on the wound edges.

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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McLean, VA

Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

Dr. Lindsey, I really appreciate the time taken to post these pictures. I have wondered what the back of my head would look like during the procedure and after the strip was removed. Now, I know.

Thanks for the education and sharing your insights on many other topics in this forum. I must add - your spelling mistakes are unpardonable! :P

Take care.

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OOO!!! Im feeling a little queezy! LOL . Nice write up doc

Glad I didn't see that before.....

Dr Lindsey, do you release the scalp from the cranium on either sides of the closure before closing? What is the common practice?

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I just put up his pic with sutures out. Day 6.

No, I don't release tissue in routine cases.

Thanks,

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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McLean, VA

Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

dr lindsey.... very nice pics.. im curious tho... what was the number of grafts pulled in that strip?...thanks


also please have a look at my last post in my PRP thread in the open forum.

Thank you Dr Lindsey. Generally, is this technique(tissue releasing) used? Any input from clinics would be appreciated.

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