The portion of the scar behind my ear is pretty thin for the most part, but the closure in the conventional donor area in the back definitely stretched:





Trying not to dwell on it, as I'm only two months post-op, but something definitely is up. I'm thinking I slept on it weird or something, since I remained at an angle for several weeks after the initial healing period. Is it possible that this created some kind of pull on the scalp?

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Can you tell us how many grafts and where you had your strip done? when did you have it done?

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Youngsuccess - Scars can stretch and do whether a first time session or repeat (more common on repeat/repair sessions)The redness only amplifies the scar at this point so will calm down in several months and not be so prominent.

I believe you were a repair patient weren't you?

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Looks like it has stretched and those train tracks are from sutures I believe.
The redness does magnify everything.
You really have to wait up to 6 months to really judge anything

I had a similar look for a while, and it wasn't until the redness went away that things "settled down" into an adequate look that I wasn't expecting given how "stretched" it seemed before (this took me like ~9months, if I remember aright).

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Yup, repair patient. I was worried I did something to aggravate the scar, although sounds like you guys think it's normal at this point. Thanks for the input.

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Your scar is a bit wider and redder than the norm. BUT, you are at 2 months on a redo apparently. ALL scars look there worst at 6-8 weeks. It will almost certainly improve.

I'd suggest checking in with your doc and let them take a look. An in-person exam is WAY better than looking at a pic.

Free advice, take it for what its worth.

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My scar looked similar on one side the first few months. now i can't even find it. even if it did stretch there's nothing your doc can do about it right now, so just relax and give it a few more months.

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I'm at 2 months and my scar looks exactly like yours. Thinner on the sides and wider at the back. I actually was also thinking that maybe I had stretched my scar by the way I was sleeping.

Hopefully once the redness fades it will be less of a concern.

Whoops, missed these comments. Thanks for the replies. At three months the scar is improving as the redness gradually continues to fade. Will update with pics in a few weeks.

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