Just when I thought I was having a good day........

[pale rider]

Heavy propecia side effects continue after long period of quiting.Racing towards a Norwood 7 with a large linear scar around my head.Not to mention,poor inferior work that has been camflouge and a huge secondary scar below the optimal region.Regretably,I wish I could shave my head down or went about things diffently. God forbid I get cancer and have to have all my scars visible.Also have many scars on the top of my head as well.Mostly concerned with the

Norwood 7 stipulation~ either way tough battle!

 

What are my options or stategy here gentlemen?

Will post pics here shortly.Thanks again for all replies here.

[pale rider]

Heavy propecia side effects continue after long period of quiting.Racing towards a Norwood 7 with a large linear scar around my head.Not to mention,poor inferior work that has been camflouge and a huge secondary scar below the optimal region.Regretably,I wish I could shave my head down or went about things diffently. God forbid I get cancer and have to have all my scars visible.Also have many scars on the top of my head as well.Mostly concerned with the

Norwood 7 stipulation~ either way tough battle!

 

What are my options or stategy here gentlemen?

Will post pics here shortly.Thanks again for all replies here.

[Ronald]

I have been researching getting tattoo dots to camo my scar in the event that I become a NW7.

 

If done properly, it would likely allow for anyone to buzz down and look ok.

 

At the moment, I have not found a place I would say 100% I would goto.....but I continue to do research.

 

If you still have donor left, you could potentially FUE the scar.....200-400 grafts is what it usually takes.

[pale rider]

Thanks..........was considering having the lower scar cleaned up a bit but according to the good doctors on this site,its to low to be consolidated(tri-closure)into one scar.

This has to be done by itself and no replanting of grafts.Then a year or so later I can go back to the clinic and get another HT using the linear scar(Coalition Doc) in the optimal region for a conservative small procedure.

 

Would this be a good plan of attack?

I have ascertained this information from years of research and speaking w/some top docs.

 

Is fue a viable tool in covering up old scars?Then I'll have dots and scars all over my head~No?

[HairHope]

Do you have pictures?

 

"Heavy Propecia side effect" = Please describe how these have lasted since you quita long time ago.

 

"Poor Linear Scar" = pictures would help.

 

"FUE leaving scars" = old argument

[pale rider]

Images are as follows:

As far as propecia~check out propeciahelp.com

If you need specific then you can pm me.

[pale rider]

pics

[Severn]

Originally posted by pale rider:

God forbid I get cancer and have to have all my scars visible.

 

lol, ironically I thought of the same thing. It's funny that the one thing we would be thinking about while going through a life threatening desease and treatment is a visible scar.

 

I figure if I get cancer and am going through chemo, I'll just wear a cap until the hair grows back.

[aaron1234]

pale rider,

 

From your pics, it looks like you have enough hair left to get some FUE work done into the scars. It won't completely eliminate the scars, but they would be much less detectable. Just make sure you go to a top FUE doc....

[the B spot]

Pale Rider (one of the top 10 westerns of all time BTW)

 

I think an optimal strategy would depend on how much work you need up top. There is a possibility of approaching your situation in a combination manner.

 

1st--the thin/properly placed scar can be excised during a strip session...and depending on a laxity/donor density you could end up with 2000-2500 grafts. I recommend keeping a rather conservative approach to the strip session...we want grafts, but we want to heal thin as well.

 

2nd. Depending on your needs up top, we could then use the FUE option to target additional work up top PLUS, add 300 or so 3-4 hair grafts into the lower scar.

 

I believe this would help you avoid waiting one year between seeing some results.

 

After one year, we could determine what the lower scar looks like and possibly do another low density pass to finish that off.....if we can get even decent growth, it will substantially affect the overall look of the lower scar.

 

Additionally, if we determine that any further work will be done via FUE we could also target the upper scar with some fue as well just to break it up.

 

I believe in your situation you already have the scarring, so getting a solid # of grafts while working on the scarring at the same time is likely a better scenario than waiting. I see no real benefit to you at all by waiting.

 

If you could post some shots of the top of your head it would help as well.

 

Take Care,

Jason

[pale rider]

Thanks you gentlemen for you comments.

 

I really didn't want to go fue as I already have done strip and have several scars on top and in back of my head from a poor mini/micro procedure.I let my hair grow out to cover these areas and not look like a freak or brain surgery canidate.

 

Wouldn't it be a better option to do a small strip of 1200-1500 units covering the scars on top of my head.Then go into a corrective procedure later date to make the lower scar smaller or linear by conslidation only!?

 

Its hard enough coming on here and explaining my situation.Although,in doing so;I hope it helps other make an educated decision about their hair loss.How I long to shave my head now.

 

Thanks again guys for your input.

[the B spot]

Rider, In my opinion your never going to be able to combine the scars--they are just too far apart imho. You could possibly revise the lower one via strip...but again, that will likely prevent you from doing the corrective work up top.

 

Give where the lower scar is located, it is going to be very susceptible to stretching so given that it is not extremely wide is why I suggested doing some FUE into the scar.

 

BTW--- I want to point out that we do scar revisions for 1500.00 regardless if we are doing a strip session or FUE--it is the same cost....I just want to make sure I point this out so as not to seem I am just recommending FUE "just because"---it is the same difference either way and the method I personally prefer in this situation on the lower scar.

 

Obviously, seeing a top clinic in person by a doctor will give you better answers. It may be that you have such deep diving donor that the lower scar is really not much of a concern.

 

Good Luck Mate!

Jason

[BigBill1234]

Does the trico closure help prevent stretching at all?

[the B spot]

Hmmmm...some say doing the trico creates an "anchor" in addition to the closure that can help reduce stretching......I am not necessarily in agreement.

 

The Trico closure itself does not produce thinner scars in and of itself imo---it is designed to help disguise the "non-hair" scar, even if it is thin.

 

While I find the trico a fine addition to the HT industry---great docs were getting great closures beforehand---just without hair growing through them.

 

To answer directly--If you put too much tension on a closure, I do not believe a trico closure will prevent stretchback. If you reduce the tension on a closure to ensure proper closure tension...then the trico is just employed to cause hair to grow through the resulting scar.

 

Hope this helps!

Jason