RustyShackleford

Hassan1, Did the scar revision work in the long term or has it stretched back at all? Considering going the revision route myself but having a hard time finding cases where people share photos long after the procedure.

Randomly came across this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7862PEY6nY. I guess the concept is you excise grafts of scar tissue using an fue punch and then the body heals by creating new collagen somehow shrinking the scar. It kind of reminded me of the whole microneedling/dermabrasion thing that I've heard people have had success with. Could this end up being a good solution for FUT scars? Seeing as few people seem to have luck with traditional scar excisions and Fue depletes the donor area and still causes scarring, not to mention it's expensive af.

@hyperhair, Stretched to infinity, what happened? How big was it to begin with? Did you combine it with another procedure? What's your scalp laxity like? Did the doctor do the double layer tricho suture? And then how many fue grafts did you decide to do? How do the tiny scars feel/impact on the donor area? Sorry for so many questions man, this is all the stuff Im trying to understand. I'd much rather get info from real people than HT doc websites.

Louisjams, thanks man I appreciate the kind words. I know it's not the worst and Im thankful for that but it really bothers me. No one has commented on it because I keep my hair so long, someday i'd like to try buzzing down to at least a 4 or 5 though. I think it's the width of the scar and the lack of density that bothers me most. I'm hesitant to do fue because i dont want to thin out the back to fix a scar. And I still havent really heard of many successful excisions (in fact i hear the opposite), although the HT doc seems really confident the double layer tricho will make an improvement. I guess he only did a single layer suture the first time. It's a tough one... I don't plan on doing anything until I'm 100 percent confident in the decision.

Ya I was kind of thinking the other way around. That it might make sense to try the excision and if that doesnt work do fue. The surgeon will do the excision for free. Still waiting to hear if anyone out there has had any real results with scar excision? As far as fue? How bad is the scarring, do you really notice the little dots? Would 400-600 grafts fill the scar well and at least come close to the density?

@n00b not sure, but it likely stretched within 6 months and then probably got slightly worse, but i dont think it will stretch more than it has. Im skeptical of scar excisions because even if you do get a good result, will it stay that way? Really curious what people have experienced because there isnt a lot out there. I've researched Dr. Lindsey, seen his videos and work. Still not convinced. @Mikey1970 That's good to hear. I dont have a ton of beard hair but at least it proves fue can really make a difference. How large was your scar?

3 years after Fut (1,000 grafts), I want to repair the scar. HT doc said it stretched more than he anticipated, apparently I have too much scalp laxity. Ideally I'd like to conceal scar and have a shorter haircut (3 or 4 razor) without harming donor density too much. Option 1: Doc offered to do a scar excision with double layer tricho suture. He said he did a single layer tricho originally (whatever that means). He'd also implant any grafts harvested, but I just want to excise the scar not do another strip. Option 2: FUE into scar, estimated 400-600 grafts. If I went this route I'd consider up to 1k grafts to finish some work up front. Scar Excision: Cant find a lot of success stories with this one. Has anyone had a long-lasting positive outcome they can share? Did it allow you to wear your hair shorter? How did it impact the density around the scar? Im thinking if i had some success then id require less fue grafts in the future to improve the scar if i needed. Would hate to make things worse though. FUE: I have fine blonde hair and am worried about over harvesting. For those who have done fue, do you notice the scars? Can you feel them? Is there any way to get an idea of how 1k grafts would affect density in the donor area for hair type like mine. It would be great to hear some personal experiences. i know Im not the only one in this dilemma.