Superteeth

Hello all, it's been a while since I've posted but I had a question about the status of my FUT scar after healing (2 years after procedure). It appears to be hypertrophic, and possibly (slightly? if that's possible) keloidal (slightly meaning it doesn't appear to be growing so large it's eating the rest of my scalp, like some keloidal scars in other areas of the body do). It does seem to have spread beyond it's original boundaries slightly on the left side above my ear, but I can't be sure because I'm not entirely sure how wide the excised strip was (but surely it was not too much larger than the typical strip size). The left side above my ear is where it's at its worst, but I can feel around the scar all the way to my right ear and can feel that it is slightly raised all the way around (more so in the middle, but barely detectable everywhere else), just not extremely wide like it is above my left ear. It feels to be about the width of a typical FUT scar. Now, I'm not particularly concerned about the cosmetic issue of the scar, because I wear my hair long so it's always covered up. But it almost looks like the scar above my left ear probably killed some hair follicles as it spread, because obviously there's no hair in the scar. So my question is this: I have good scalp laxity (after two years of healing, and I've added scalp laxity exercises to maximize the laxity), and as I said am not too concerned about the potential of another scar (because it's inevitable after multiple strip procedures to get bigger and bigger scars, to my understanding). Would a hair transplant doctor be able to cut far enough above and below this scar to get a sufficient number of grafts for another procedure? Considering that I apparently do scar in this area, does it disqualify me for another procedure? I'm really concerned I won't be allowed to get another transplant, as I think one more (using about 2,000 grafts) will be enough to give me what I want, so it'd be disappointing if I could not have another procedure. Would corticosteroid injections prior to another FUT procedure improve the scar such that another FUT procedure could be done? Would it even be necessary? I kind of get conflicting information searching about keloidal scars and hair transplants, with some saying that if you're genetically predisposed to such scars that hair transplants are not advised, but if it's only because of the cosmetic effect of the scars I really would rather have a gnarly scar that's covered by hair in the back and hair in the front! Thanks to everyone who offers their input.

I don't believe they do, it's certain prescription medications and blood transfusions that disqualify you. I wanted to know from the doctor because I wanted to see if the results are affected.

Well in that case, how long would you think would be safe to wait?

Yup, and I quote: "If you were able to donate plasma before, you will be able to donate plasma later. This will have no impact on the transplants now or in the future. As per Dr. Arocha, the body recovers from this rather quickly and you can continue doing what you are doing." "There are no contraindications, per Dr. Arocha and you can donate today." I guess it's good to know the doctor doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, but again, I'll play it safe and not donate until probably 2 weeks after the surgery.

You know, I got a response from the consultant who checked with the doctor for the answer. He said it's fine to continue donating before and after the transplant. I kind of leaned towards what you were saying, because it seems to make sense, but Dr. Arocha apparently thinks otherwise for some reason. That said, a plasma donation returns your blood to you, and takes approximately 25% of your plasma (my calculation based on my weight and the volume they take). As it is regenerated fully in 48 hours, I don't think it will affect the grafts negatively to donate plasma. I'll probably just not donate for the first ten days after the transplant because apparently all the grafts are fully anchored at ten days, and I would really only be worried about losing grafts because of a lack of nutrients reaching them or something.

Hello. I am currently scheduled to have a 3,000 graft hair transplant with Dr. Arocha in Texas. I have heard nothing but good things about him and look forward to the results. However, I am concerned because I donate plasma twice a week. I was wondering if donating plasma was possibly going to affect the chances that a graft will "take". I am not in the least concerned about the healing of the scar, it is not a priority since I always wear my hair long so the scar is always hidden. But seeing as how I'm spending a lot of money on this surgery, I don't want to do anything that will affect the percentage of the grafts that survive. Obviously I'll ask Dr. Arocha at the consultation, but wouldn't mind receiving some answers from any knowledgeable people prior to that date.Thanks in advance for any insight.