fostrin Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Hi, I have extremely low scalp laxity in the area between my ears. Compared to friends, my scalp barely moves up and down when I press my fingers against it and try and move it. It also feel less fleshy. I dont see how a FUT procedure could be done, and that's ok, I would have been worried about the FUT scar, even if i had the perfect scalp. However, I am wondering if this kind of scalp is an issue with FUE procedures? Now I know ideally I should go for a consultation with an FUE doc, but I don't live near one, and am in the early stages of planning and saving. I'd hate to save up full of hope, and then find at the consultation that I wasn't a candidate all along. Any information would be appreciated.
Senior Member bonkerstonker Posted March 25, 2012 Senior Member Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Scalp laxity isn't important when having fue but the only draw back is you may have a successful fue ht but then in a few years get aggressive hair loss which leaves you with a island of ht hair on your head and not enough donor to fill in the gaps to the island due to the fact the thousands of grafts most people can get through strip are not available to you. Good thing is you can shave your hair to a blade 1 after fue without revealing the extractions in the donor so you could shave your whole head to a blade 1 but it usually looks better completely shaved off when you have bald areas. I personally would have just shaved my hair off than go down the transplant route with no scalp laxity to chase my hairloss later in life. Edited March 25, 2012 by bonkerstonker Bonkerstonker! http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1977 Update I'm now on 12200 Grafts, hair loss has been a thing of my past for years. Also I don't use minoxidil anymore I lost no hair coming off it. Reduced propecia to 1mg every other day. My surgeons were Dr Hasson x 4, Dr Wong x 2 Norton x1 I started losing my hair at 19 in 1999 I started using propecia and minoxidil in 2000 Had 7 hair transplants over 12200 grafts by way of strip but 700 were Fue From Norton in uk
Senior Member michaeljames Posted March 26, 2012 Senior Member Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Hi, I have extremely low scalp laxity in the area between my ears. Compared to friends, my scalp barely moves up and down when I press my fingers against it and try and move it. It also feel less fleshy. I dont see how a FUT procedure could be done, and that's ok, I would have been worried about the FUT scar, even if i had the perfect scalp. However, I am wondering if this kind of scalp is an issue with FUE procedures? Now I know ideally I should go for a consultation with an FUE doc, but I don't live near one, and am in the early stages of planning and saving. I'd hate to save up full of hope, and then find at the consultation that I wasn't a candidate all along. Any information would be appreciated. Hello, the great news is that you can improve scalp laxity with exercise. At US Hair Restoration centers these exercises are taught and we get measurable results. You can watch the instructional video. Our medical director Parsa Mohebi, MD invented a simple state of the art device the laxometer that improves the exactness in measuring scalp laxity. You are correct in noting that scalp laxity does have a correlation to scar minimization. Michael James Edited March 26, 2012 by michaeljames Michael James is a Patient Advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi, who is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network; and not a physician. Visit Us On: Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | LinkedIn Comments give here are only for intellectual consideration and in no manner to be construed or accepted as medical advice. It is important to seek the advice of a physician in all medical circumstances including hair restoration, dietary or others directly or indirectly related to the subjects in this forum
Senior Member mattj Posted March 26, 2012 Senior Member Posted March 26, 2012 The scalp only needs to be stretchy for FUT so that the donor strip can be removed and (with less tension) the scar can heal to a minimal width. With FUE, laxity isn't an issue. I am a patient and representative of Dr Rahal. My FUE Procedure With Dr Rahal - Awesome Hairline Result I can be contacted for advice: matt@rahalhairline.com
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted March 26, 2012 Senior Member Posted March 26, 2012 The scalp only needs to be stretchy for FUT so that the donor strip can be removed and (with less tension) the scar can heal to a minimal width. With FUE, laxity isn't an issue. Exactly right!! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website
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