Regular Member horses12 Posted February 26, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 Two part question, if you have more than one fut do you have a scar for each procedure, ex two ht two scars, also since propecia usually is good for the crown area and the donor area usually comes from that area and is moved to the frontal area or top wouldn't this hair be benefited because it originally came from the crown area and propecia would treat it a crown area hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted February 26, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 Horses, 1. No, you would only have one scar, even after two hair transplant procedure. In general, the area in which a strip of follicular unit grafts can be safely harvested (the universal extraction zone) is fairly limited, and the second strip would be taken from essentially the same area as the first. Because of this, it means that your original strip scar would be removed with the additional (surrounding) tissue containing the follicular unit grafts, and a new closure would be applied in its place (meaning whatever sort of scarring occurs here will be the only strip scar on the back of the scalp). 2. Propecia is definitely effective in the crown. However, the area from which follicular unit grafts are harvested is not usually defined as the 'crown.' The reason why follicular units are taken from the back of the head is because this region, for all intents and purposes, is extremely resistant to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) the hormone that causes male pattern baldness. Since these grafts aren't as susceptible to DHT, they can be safely implanted into balding regions and will not fall out. However, the implanted hair 'staying put' has to do with its genetic immunity to DHT, not the fact that it's more easily influenced by Propecia (finasteride). In certain instances, finasteride can be used to help vitalize the donor area before transplantation, but this usually isn't necessary. I hope this helps! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member horses12 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 Thks for all the good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mcriot29 Posted February 26, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 hey thats not correct some bad docs make a new strip each time i have 3 strip scars now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted February 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 27, 2011 mcriot, as you mentioned, bad ht docs do that. there is no reason to harvest from multiple strip sites. I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dan72 Posted February 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 27, 2011 Agreed, bad docs would do that. I've just had my 2nd HT via strip on Friday and Dr. Feller replaced my previous scar with his own. Hopefully the tricho technique will mean this new one will be less visable. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/Dan72/albums/496 July 2002 HT #1 - Bosley NY - 1800 Grafts Feb 2011 HT #2 - Feller Medical - 2372 Grafts July 2012 HT #3 - Feller Medical - 1702 Grafts (no pics as yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted February 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 27, 2011 I have four scars, one each time. Luckily I heal well and they are hard to find even though the trichophytic closure wasn't around back then. Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gin0rm0usF0rehead Posted February 27, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted February 27, 2011 Anyone else think the tricho technique is over rated? I mean, I can clearly find where my scar is, when i look for it that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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