Scar/redness in recipient area

[confused123]

Hi Guys,

 

I am curious to know if I will have any redness/scars or any difference in the recipient skin after a long time from a HT - ofcourse if I shave my head completely.

[Janna]

The redness in the recipient area should fade over time but on some fair skinned people the redness tends to linger much longer. The timeline is in months - not years. When you say "a long time", what timeframe are you referring to?

[confused123]

Thanks Janna!

 

I mean after around 2 years of a HT.

[Janna]

I've yet to hear from any patient who still had redness at 2 years post surgery.

[confused123]

Thanks Janna!

 

I was looking at Bill's album just before his HT4 when he shaved his head in the clinic. It seems to me that the skin in the recipient site is a bit reddish- check out the top and 45 degree tilt views. Here is the link!

 

http://www.hairtransplantnetwo...opyID=3245&WebID=372

 

This made me curious to ask this question, probably the redness is due to the razor

[thanatopsis_awry]

I think that'd be it, c123. Redness in recipient is a major variable in determining just how fast and complete your "recovery" will go down. I was really fortunate and in 2-3 weeks I had lost almost all redness; but I've spoken to guys who had/have lingering redness for ~5-6months.

 

Scarring really shouldn't be an issue, unless you go to Armani or some hack, in which case it's not the most irregular of occurrances (e.g. poster Balboa).