I have a wide scar from my 1st transplant from MHR. I am going to Dr. Tessler in Detroit area for my 2nd HT. He didn't seem to think it would be an issue. We are shooting for 1600 grafts--beef up the hairline with more density. Could the wide scar be an issue? Basically my hairloss is only at the hairline/temple area and I'm 32, so I feel my hairloss is fairly stabalized.

I have a wide scar from my 1st transplant from MHR. I am going to Dr. Tessler in Detroit area for my 2nd HT. He didn't seem to think it would be an issue. We are shooting for 1600 grafts--beef up the hairline with more density. Could the wide scar be an issue? Basically my hairloss is only at the hairline/temple area and I'm 32, so I feel my hairloss is fairly stabalized.

dhoose, from what I have read a top Doc can excise the existing scar when taking the new strip & actually make it thinner then it was.

I haven't heard much about Dr. Tessler, maybe someone eles has had an experience with him.

Make sure you choose your Doctor wisely this time around.

Good luck,

dhoose75,

Depending on your donor laxity, a wide donor scar could prevent the doctor from extracting a large number of grafts.

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Cheers,

Bill

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Dr. Tessler is a coalition physician and a sound doctor. I was under the impression that he officially had retired a couple of months ago? Maybe I am wrong?


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I apologize everyone...

I hadn't heard the name Dr. Tessler in awhile therefore I forgot about him. Sadly, I guess sometimes it's out of sight out of mind.

Now that I've refreshed my memory...

Yes, I believe Dr. Tessler was a coalition doctor but is retired.

His associate Dr. Aronovitz however, continues to provide quality ultra refined follicular unit transplantation.

Sorry for the confusion. I've modified my above post.

Bill

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I had my first HT with Dr. Tessler and HT# 2&3 by one of his associates, Dr. James Aronovitz. I am quite pleased....13.5 weeks post HT#3 (see my hair blog). I also was told that Dr. Tessler is retired (neck problems, I believe). I'm not sure how wide my scar was, but they were able to completely remove it before each successive surgery and still get a good number of grafts/hairs.

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Hey Miles! Glad your doing well and happy with your results.

Anyway, to answer the question: A wide scar can indeed make it difficult to remove grafts.

However, at 1600 grafts, your doc should be able to excise the existing scar and still hit your graft total. The result should be one thin scar after surgery.

Good luck!!!
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I had a 5mm scar ear th ear from two crappy places and Dr Shapiro removed it completley and got 1850 grafts

Key will be your laxity, scalp exercises will help.