Visible Frontal-Patch, Visible Strip-Scar & Shallow-temples - Request Suggestions.

[akc]

Hi-,

Request suggestions to my below concerns post getting full results (after 1+ year) of HT surgery 

Concerns:

> Visible patch in front
> Visible thick scar at back
> Disturbed/Patchy Hair Line after two surgeries
> Uneven Hair Distribution on the Right/Left Temples 

@Melvin - I've sent you a personal message, mentioned all the details of surgery, request your help & attention to my concerns.
 

[bismarck]

Tough to give advice with such limited info. Need before and after pictures, meds, age and surgeon.

[akc]

12 hours ago, bismarck said:

Tough to give advice with such limited info. Need before and after pictures, meds, age and surgeon.

Hi @bismarck Thanks for your reply.  @Melvin-Moderator also asked for these details which I recently shared with him. I'm forwarding those details to you as well.

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For your detailed understanding, I'm enclosing surgery details with pre/post operation pictures:

> Total Surgeries - 2 (Same Surgeon)
> First Surgery Details:
   Type - Strip (FUT)
   Grafts - 4,200
   Distribution: a) Front & temples - 2,700 Grafts
                 b) Crown - 1,500 Grafts
> Second Surgery (Was more of a revision due to Frontal Visible Patch & shallow temples (especially right one), had uneven/patchy hairline, patches were making the transplanted grafts/work visible/noticable)
   Type - Strip (FUT)
   Grafts - 1,200 t0 1,500 (Front & temples)
 
Concerns:

a) Visible Frontal Patch - Understand it's difficult to get high density with transplanted hair, but if you closely check the front circular patch, you'll see that right in the middle, hair are missing, making the patch visible. Post first surgery surgeon mentioned that patch could be b/c of some press that restricted hair to come out, asked to go-for second surgery (chargeable) for rework of front and side temple patch. After 1+ year of my second surgery today results have deteriorated. Pls have a look at the picturs.

> Shallow side temples - Right & left temples that were reconstructed by lowering down the hair line are shallow. Again understand, difficult to achieve density, but if you closely look at side temple picture, you'll see another patch (without hair) at the end of right temple.

Surgeon recommended second surgery to fill both of these patches, but post surgery, instead of noticing any improvement, visiblility of these patches have increased.

> Visible Scar - Understand & respect that despite surgeon's efforts sometimes scars are stretched, however, in my case:

a) the scar is stretched both in thickness & length, making the strip area visible even after dense/long hairs at back
b) the scar still has redness & itchiness even after 1+ year of surgery
c) could feel sensation/slight pain at the strip area at times

I mentioned all these concerns to the surgeon, initially he suggested a cream to reduce scar visibility, later when post few months it remained same, he suggested for SMP, which he did, but that lasted for few days & faded with wash. Pictures were clicked post SMP, do you see traces of SMP anywhere on thi

It'll be helpful if you could look into these concerns, I've been following up with my surgeon on these concerns for months now, but he's unresponsive, & suggesting another surgery.