Hi,
I’m 51 and was Norwood 4. I’m now 12 months post 2,200 grafts FUE and having some pretty substantial tenting at each follicle in the recipient area that is noticeable under direct light.
My donor area is salt and pepper and sides of my scalp are white. My donor hairs are course. The transplant was mostly in the front 1/4 of my scalp and “fades” into the crown. I have plenty of hair in the donor area for a second procedure but am very concerned that further scars would happen.
At 6 months I was told the tenting would smooth out. At 12 months I returned to the clinic that performed the FUE and was told that the tenting was not noticeable and that my hair looks great. That’s it. Just move along. I don’t feel they care or accept responsibility for the tenting. The clinic is in the Atlanta area.
I have not done any pre or post transplant minox or finast. I do take a “hair skin and nails”supplement that has tons of biotin.
Went to another clinic and was told a second transplant was my only option.
Looking to have a smooth scalp. Does anyone have any success with 1450 diode lasers or co2 fraxel lasers. How about micro-needling (derma stamp) with radio frequency?
I’ve seen other posts on here that have said they were going to have a try at laser and or micro-needling and unfortunately most of the posts end with no follow up on how the procedure turned out.
Any recommendations or advice on how to smooth these bumps and pits would be greatly appreciated. I feel very uncomfortable the way my scalp looks and hopefully someone has some input on what has helped their situation or knows of solutions.
Please help!
First photo below is pre FUE.
and tenting after FUE.
