Senior Member Ukresponder Posted April 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) Thought I'd show some pics of what a quality scar should look like and what expectations you can look for ( obviosuly individual physiology plays a great part in this) this is based on you having good healing qualities to trauma. This is a progression of scar healng from 10 days at staple removal - note how pink and raw it looks and indeed feels to the touch. then at 28 days still vsisbily quite red and pink and quite noticeable in terms of colour, but look at 4 months the scar is much much lighter in color and is healing execptionally well, you can see the close up picture of the hairs growing through a good tricho closure. 1 year down the line this will have improved even more. A few notes this was approx 1900- 2000 strip procedure with Dr Feller after a first Ht of 2250. I felt this was even better healing than the first not to say that the fisrt one as bad, just the nature of the fact that it was slighlty less grafts a good response considering the trauma and tension that was taken for round one. I dont even feel or notice the scar at all in fact the laxity of the whole domor area is just as it was prior to any Ht before. Which is probably why I cant feel any hiint of surgery or a scar. This again reaffirms the tremendoud resulst and work Dr Feller does every day Hope this helps settle a few nerves and shows what you can expect from a quality surgeon. best Uk R Edited April 24, 2012 by Ukresponder added tags :)2250 Strip Dr Feller :)1900 Strip Dr Feller ----------------------------------- 2 Great HT's & Experiences ----------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted April 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 Looks like a great scar to me. The redness can last up to a year or more in some patients, but it will subside eventually. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted April 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 Impressive! Thanks for sharing. "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 garmax Posted April 24, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 What physological characteristics makes for a scare to heal nicely?....is having good laxity a major factor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mattj Posted April 26, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted April 26, 2012 Good laxity (which can fortunately be helped with the exercises) and not doing anything to stretch the scar post-op are both of major importance. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member austinuk Posted May 11, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 11, 2012 Ukresponder,Thank you for posting and sharing your scar pictures. I'm off to see Dr Feller in August and right now i can not wait. How does the back of your head feel now, it is still sore or numb? I have read that numbness can reside for some months, is this the case for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Icecreamman Posted May 11, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted May 11, 2012 Ukresponder,Thank you for posting and sharing your scar pictures. I'm off to see Dr Feller in August and right now i can not wait. How does the back of your head feel now, it is still sore or numb? I have read that numbness can reside for some months, is this the case for you? I'm over a month and a half post ht with dr feller and there is still some soreness and numbness in donor. However by no means would I say it's painful or uncomfortable. Truth is, once staples are removed its a huge relief. The hardest part after staple removal is waiting for hair to grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member austinuk Posted May 15, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thank you for the information. How many grafts did you get with Dr Feller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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