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Can you test out a small FUT to see if you scar badly?


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52 minutes ago, giegnosiganoe said:

1. Do previous FUT scars indicate what future FUT scars will look like?

2. Can you test this by doing a small FUT strip, such that it wouldn't look that bad even you were a bad healer?

3. Has anyone ever done this?

If you go to a top clinic, you don't have to worry about about scarring unless you are an outlier and have especially poor genes for scarring but this will be such a low % of the population. Mine is a pencil line. Where are you considering?

In theory, you could yes. However, your scalp will no longer be virgin and I do not think this small insight outweighs the benefit of working on a virgin scalp. 

All else being equal, yes it should be an indicator. i.e. if you go to the same clinic and have a similar sized or smaller procedure as the first time, then yes. Different clinic etc. maybe but not as clear cut as there are other factors at play.

Feller and Bloxham have a video on their website of work they did on a black patient. They did several small FUTs essentially cut from different parts of the scalp. The result was good. I suppose this is the nearest thing I have seen to what you are suggesting. The patient was a special case though. As I said, if you go to a decent clinic then you will have no issues with the scar. Again, where are you considering?

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4 hours ago, TrixGlendevon said:

If you go to a top clinic, you don't have to worry about about scarring unless you are an outlier and have especially poor genes for scarring but this will be such a low % of the population. Mine is a pencil line. Where are you considering?

In theory, you could yes. However, your scalp will no longer be virgin and I do not think this small insight outweighs the benefit of working on a virgin scalp. 

All else being equal, yes it should be an indicator. i.e. if you go to the same clinic and have a similar sized or smaller procedure as the first time, then yes. Different clinic etc. maybe but not as clear cut as there are other factors at play.

Feller and Bloxham have a video on their website of work they did on a black patient. They did several small FUTs essentially cut from different parts of the scalp. The result was good. I suppose this is the nearest thing I have seen to what you are suggesting. The patient was a special case though. As I said, if you go to a decent clinic then you will have no issues with the scar. Again, where are you considering?

I'm considering anyone who can give me the best result. Having poor genes for scarring is what I'm worried about. I'm sure every amazing doctor has cases like this.

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On 5/10/2020 at 3:23 AM, giegnosiganoe said:

I'm considering anyone who can give me the best result. Having poor genes for scarring is what I'm worried about. I'm sure every amazing doctor has cases like this.

Is there any evidence to suggest you have poor genes for scarring? Do you have scars elsewhere on your body that haven't healed well?

Going to a top clinic will limit the risk of getting a bad scar. Depending on where in the world you are based, or where you are willing to travel to, we can give you recommendations. Having in-person consultations then would be the best way forward.

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5 hours ago, TrixGlendevon said:

Is there any evidence to suggest you have poor genes for scarring? Do you have scars elsewhere on your body that haven't healed well?

Going to a top clinic will limit the risk of getting a bad scar. Depending on where in the world you are based, or where you are willing to travel to, we can give you recommendations. Having in-person consultations then would be the best way forward.

No evidence, but I'm always afraid of the chance. There are a wide range of scars just from this forum that I wouldn't be too happy with. That's why I wonder if doing a small FUT, like an inch or two long as a test, would make sense.

I'm based in the US. I know there are many doctors who are skilled at FUT here but I'm sure they have a fair number of patients who have less than ideal scars.

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Scarring is heavily dependent on three things. Surgical skill, how you treat the scar post-operatively, and how well you scar physiologically. The first two you can control to an extent, but the third is unknown. Some surgeons like Dr. Bloxham and Dr. Lindsey perform something called mFUE, it is essentially a small circular strip that they suture up afterward. You may want to consult with them and see what they say about performing a small sample mFUE.

 

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