Scarring on multiple HT's

[MikeTheDane]

Just wondering as i havent been able to find the answer somewhere:

 

When you have a second HT, do you receive multiple scars or do the doctor "overlap" the old one, removing it entirely along with the strip?

[MikeTheDane]

Just wondering as i havent been able to find the answer somewhere:

 

When you have a second HT, do you receive multiple scars or do the doctor "overlap" the old one, removing it entirely along with the strip?

[tofueornottofue]

Mike

 

Most Doc's will excise the previous scar. It does however depend on the location of the previous scar and whether the current HT Dr. will use the same location for donor site.

 

T

[MikeTheDane]

Thanks. Although it sounds like good news, can you elaborate on that?

[Dr. Timothy Carman]

Mike-

If the previous donor hair was taken in a much lower position than is the usual case (NOT a common occurrence), it may not be prudent to attempt to remove that scar as the re-occurrence rate and/or development of an even wider scar in that area is a very real possibility. In general, amongst experienced hair restoration surgeons who are current in their techniques there should be fairly small variability in the size and location of donor hair chosen, and thus the residual scars, so that the salient points brought up by tofueornottofue should be the rare occasion.

Also, then, as he points out, most surgeons will remove the previous donor scar so that at any one time, only one minimal scar is present.

Hope that helps-

Sincerely,

[TheHairLossCure]

I believe that double strip scars present a major problem for patients and severely limit styling options. With second and third strip surgeries, linear scaring should be excised, if possible, along with the donor hair. There is, however, a risk that the new scar will be wider than the previous one. Regardless, a single linear scar is almost always preferable to a double scar

[MikeTheDane]

Originally posted by Dr. Timothy Carman:

Mike-

If the previous donor hair was taken in a much lower position than is the usual case (NOT a common occurrence), it may not be prudent to attempt to remove that scar as the re-occurrence rate and/or development of an even wider scar in that area is a very real possibility. In general, amongst experienced hair restoration surgeons who are current in their techniques there should be fairly small variability in the size and location of donor hair chosen, and thus the residual scars, so that the salient points brought up by tofueornottofue should be the rare occasion.

Also, then, as he points out, most surgeons will remove the previous donor scar so that at any one time, only one minimal scar is present.

Hope that helps-

Sincerely,

 

Your reply helped me a great deal, especially considering you are performing this yourself.