Hi all,
My first post!
Back in 2001, I was 25 and really miserable from losing a lot of hair, and so I decided to undergo a FUT procedure.
It was a huge mistake, as I was way too young and still had a lot of hair loss ahead of me...
Now my hair looks unnatural : it is just too sparse, especially in the gulfs (something like 10/15 hair per square centimeters).
I've actually started to shave the gulf area, but obviously this is not something I want to keep doing for the rest of my life (also it doesn't look good, as some stubs remain visible).
I really need to fix this, but I don't have enough donor hair left to just go for a big procedure that would cover everything up.
And so I'd like to go for a "mature" (very high) hair line, that looks (somewhat) natural, possibly with a reasonable FUE procedure.
But the first step for this would be to remove the hair that was implanted too low, especially in the gulfs...this is where I need some advice.
I've started to look into different solutions:
extracting them with the same technique as with a FUE procedure. I met a FUE surgeon who confirmed this would be possible, since my skin in this area is still quite smooth. I'm quite worried about potential scarring, though, which would be a complete catastrophe and way worse than the state I'm in right now.
laser removal. I've read that it was possible on the scalp. I'm not sure about the potential consequences, though (the brain is not too far away ;). Is this safe?
electrolysis. I don't know if this is possible on the scalp. Since the amount of hair to remove is quite reasonable (I'd say around 500 over something like 30/40 square centimeters), maybe that could work?
I'd like to know if anyone went through either of these procedures for implant removal and could provide some feedback on the results.
Thanks for your help, I need it!