Can FUE scars stretch?

[LonelyGraft]

I haven’t seen this topic discussed before but can FUE scars stretch shortly after or anytime after surgery?

 

Say there is constant tension such as when laying on your donor for extended amounts of time or working out.

[Abi28]

No that's not possible they actually get better with time, we are talking about a scar the size of a dot, most doctors are now using a 0.8mm punch, even if you shave it's hard to see any type of scars, they are there but should not be visible.

[LonelyGraft]

8 minutes ago, Abi28 said:

No that's not possible they actually get better with time, we are talking about a scar the size of a dot, most doctors are now using a 0.8mm punch, even if you shave it's hard to see any type of scars, they are there but should not be visible.

Interesting. Thanks for that.

 

im not sure i agree with your second statement however. I myself have fair skin and very dark coarse hair. My doctor had to use punches in the .9-.95mm range in an effort to try to avoid transecting/traumatizing my donor grafts as I had many multiples. As a result, I have more white dot scarring which is def more visible at shorter lengths. The best results in terms of scarring I’ve seen has been where patients don’t have a lot of hair/skin contrast and thin hairs where .8mm or even less diameter punches are used.

[Abi28]

11 minutes ago, LonelyGraft said:

Interesting. Thanks for that.

 

im not sure i agree with your second statement however. I myself have fair skin and very dark coarse hair. My doctor had to use punches in the .9-.95mm range in an effort to try to avoid transecting/traumatizing my donor grafts as I had many multiples. As a result, I have more white dot scarring which is def more visible at shorter lengths. The best results in terms of scarring I’ve seen has been where patients don’t have a lot of hair/skin contrast and thin hairs where .8mm or even less diameter punches are used.

That's a good point, I think it varies from a person to another, some people are more prone to scarring but punch size matters a lot, a 0.9mm punch is double the size of a 0.8mm punch. I think at the end of the day it all comes down to the skill of the doctor too, my first hair transplant was a disaster the doc I went to used a 1.1mm punch, in the summer I went for a repair and I had to shave my whole head, I was expecting to see a lot of scars but there was none absolutely nothing so I guess I was lucky. There is an interesting case on the forum where a guy had to remove hundreds of grafts from his hairline and his skin healed well with no scars

 

[LonelyGraft]

1 hour ago, Abi28 said:

That's a good point, I think it varies from a person to another, some people are more prone to scarring but punch size matters a lot, a 0.9mm punch is double the size of a 0.8mm punch. I think at the end of the day it all comes down to the skill of the doctor too, my first hair transplant was a disaster the doc I went to used a 1.1mm punch, in the summer I went for a repair and I had to shave my whole head, I was expecting to see a lot of scars but there was none absolutely nothing so I guess I was lucky. There is an interesting case on the forum where a guy had to remove hundreds of grafts from his hairline and his skin healed well with no scars

 

Thanks abi. What exactly do you mean by a .9mm punch is double the size of a .8mm punch? When I calculate the area it doesn’t match. I must be missing something. 
 

also, do you have pics of your donor? Which punch system did the doctor use with the 1.1mm punch?

Edited March 8, 2020 by LonelyGraft