How long does donor hair have to be to conceal scar after HT?

[hairlossguy222]

Have to return to work on Monday and am just about 2 weeks post op....unfortunately the donor area has hair shaved down from my HT, so I am going to need to cut my hair to even it out.

 

I don't want to cut too short such that I cannot conceal the scar with Dermmatch/Nanogen.

 

Could some of the vets with experience please let me know what grade buzz they used prior to going in public and successfully concealed their scar?

 

I know theres obvious variables in this equation (e.g. donor density, width of scar, redness of scar, etc) but lets just talk averages here.

 

I have T minus 3 days to figure this out. Thanks for your help guys!

[TakingThePlunge]

hairlossguy222,

 

Looking back at my own post-op pics, at 9 days I buzzed down to a 3 (3/8") and the donor area was very visible. Taking variables into account, I'm going to say that your hair should probably be in the range of 3/4" to 1" in order to mask the scar at this point.

 

All the best,

[hairlossguy222]

Thanks TTP - I was actually trying to get at how long would it need to be in order to effectively mask the scar with dermmatch/nanogen... thoughts?

[badger_01]

your best bet is to buy a clipper and do it yourself, in stages. Its not hard to do. You can always go in to have it evened out. I buzzed down to a 2 , a month after and concealed my scar with dermatch. At 2 weeks, I was still wearing a hat to work. Good luck!

[hairlossguy222]

Thanks Badger, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer.