Hpw to know the scalp elasticity ?

[bllorayne]

Hello,

Please tell me how to know about the elasticity of my scalp .What are the techniques to increase my scalp elasticity?.

[Maxxy]

When I was trying to find this out before my surgery, most people came up with the following.

 

Good = You can pinch the skin between fingers - Average = You can easily move the scalp (such as when you do the scalp exercises) - Bad = There is no/very little movement of the scalp while doing the exercises.

 

Scalp exercises is the only technique I know of to increase laxity.

[teg_101]

Hi bilorayne, refer to the following link which will show you how to perform scalp exercises. They can make a significant difference in terms of how many grafts a doctor can yield in a surgery. I'm glad that I did the exercises before hand as well.

 

http://www.hassonandwong.com/h...Post-Op+Instructions

[Blake Bloxham]

I think the technical way of calculating scalp laxity is the Mayer-Pauls equation which can be performed by a HT doc to tell you laxity and from there figure out (based on density and expectations) what size of a strip to/he can take.