Regular Member Wicky Posted October 24, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 Hey all! Has anyone here had an FUE procedure done to cover an FUT scar? Ive seen some youtube videos but want to know of your personal experiences. Thanks Wicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 24, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just off hand I don't know how that would work. Scar correction is a major plastic surgery issue. "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wicky Posted October 24, 2018 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 They just put grafts into the scar. so if you shave it down to the skin its noticeable; but at a #1 -2 guard its not. at least thats what youtube has showed me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) I seriously wonder about this. I believe the graft would look worse than the scar. I wouldn't let anyone but a skilled plastic surgeon do something like that, not a doctor that only does hair transplants. Scar revision is very iffy at best. RealSelf is a plastic surgery review site. https://www.plasticsurgery.org/reconstructive-procedures/scar-revision https://www.realself.com/Scar-removal/reviews Edited October 25, 2018 by Dazed "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member densedream Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 I did but wasn't that great.. beard grafts were used From Dr. Bhatti. I'm gonna get a complete scar revision next year and then try again with a FUE into the scar if it's needed. This picture is pre-op to my FUE with Dr. LArwong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 All I can say is read up on Plastic Surgery. This is not a hair transplant issue it is a Plastic Surgery issue. "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member densedream Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 Yeah but a hair transplant doctor who has cut out and sewn or stapled up 100's if not 1000's of patients scalps seems to have great grasp on how to perform the procedure. I'm considering Dr. Wong/Hasson because of their history of great scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wicky Posted October 25, 2018 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 Dazed, I think we are talking about 2 different things, I im talking about having and FUE procedure after and FUT procedure and having some of those Grafts put into the scar to conceal it. Does this make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted October 25, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2018 It's done all the time, the issue is hair growth in scar tissue is always sub-par compared to virgin scalp. It can improve the scar, but never fully conceal it. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've seen this done multiple times. It will not cover the scar completely but it will help to camouflage. SMP seems to work fairly well. The only issue is that this needs to be done every 3-4 years depending how quickly it is metabolized. Excising the scar is also an option, but this will leave another scar and no guarantees that the scar will be smaller. This is a function of wound healing. Agree with Melvin, there is also no guarantee what the outcome will be putting grafts into scar tissue. If the scar is within acceptable parameters, perhaps the best thing to do is to keep the hair just above the scar a bit longer so it drops down and covers. You can fade from there down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Wicky said: Dazed, I think we are talking about 2 different things, I im talking about having and FUE procedure after and FUT procedure and having some of those Grafts put into the scar to conceal it. Does this make sense? Will scar tissue accept transplants - I don't know. Will there be enough blood supply. Scar tissue is pretty mean stuff. I saw triplets that were burned in a fire and treated with DeepFX fractional laser. "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 21 hours ago, densedream said: I did but wasn't that great.. beard grafts were used From Dr. Bhatti. I'm gonna get a complete scar revision next year and then try again with a FUE into the scar if it's needed. This picture is pre-op to my FUE with Dr. LArwong My FUT scar is much more of a line. Yours is much wider than mine. It would be interesting to know the outcome of your revision and the technique they use. "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking4ScarRepair Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I think if you go really short the ATP like all the way to the skin would work the best but if your buzzing like 2-3 there isn't any volume there without some hair in the area so it still look like a indent or just a little odd looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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