FUT scars. Symmetrical or asymmetrical..?

[follically challenged]

The majority of FUT scars seem to stretch from one side of the head to the other in a symmetrical fashion.

Though, recently I saw an interesting one, different to the normal kind: it was just on one side of the back of the head. 

At first I thought it looked sloppy, careless, untidy. I couldn't figure out why they would choose that style or why the doctor could be so careless.

But then i figured, maybe it is purposely asymmetrical... 

If it was a smaller graft count, perhaps the asymmetrical scar looks more 'natural'? Perhaps if the patient is aiming to conceal the transplant then it could be passed off as a 'scar from childhood'...where as a longer symetrical scar could not..

Anyway, just wondered what you guys thought. Maybe this is standard procedure but I only just saw it and gave it some real thought. Let me know what you guys think.

Cheers

[kramer79]

Do you have a picture of it?

[Melvin- Admin]

After speaking with Dr. Wong last week via our Instgram live, I thought about doing just that. A scar that looks natural and real. We all know that a straight scar from ear to ear is obviously a hair transplant, but a slightly asymmetrical scar on just one side would look natural. 

[Al - Moderator]

This was standard years ago when small FUT sessions were the norm. These days most small cases are done by FUE. If the patient goes back at some point for another FUT, the Dr can start the next FUT strip from the end of the first strip and continue around to the other side of his head. I had lots of these small FUT strips back in the day.

 

[Gatsby]

6 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

After speaking with Dr. Wong last week via our Instgram live, I thought about doing just that. A scar that looks natural and real. We all know that a straight scar from ear to ear is obviously a hair transplant, but a slightly asymmetrical scar on just one side would look natural. 

Yes I have to agree. A symmetrical scar draws the eye whereas an irregular scar looks less like it is 'surgical' and more natural.

[follically challenged]

9 hours ago, BeHappy said:

This was standard years ago when small FUT sessions were the norm. These days most small cases are done by FUE. If the patient goes back at some point for another FUT, the Dr can start the next FUT strip from the end of the first strip and continue around to the other side of his head. I had lots of these small FUT strips back in the day.

 

Interesting. How many small FUT procedures of this kind did you have..? How are the scars? Did everything go OK?

[Melvin- Admin]

31 minutes ago, follically challenged said:

Interesting. How many small FUT procedures of this kind did you have..? How are the scars? Did everything go OK?

I don’t think someone should opt for this unless they’re at the end of their journey. Multiple strip scars is a bad thing, and there’s a reason that practice was discontinued. 

[Dr. Neil Verma]

Sometimes if the graft size is small ie. eyebrow transplant procedure the strip is only taken from one side.  For eyebrows the strip length is typically just 4-5cm length x 1 cm width and taken from one side to obtain 400-800 grafts.  Otherwise for beard and hair we want to take the strip where we can obtain the maximum high quality grafts.  

[follically challenged]

so i'm guessing a small scar only on one side wouldn't be enough for say....2000 grafts, right?

[Dr. Neil Verma]

Correct.  For 2000 grafts would typically need a strip that would be approx 18-20 cm in length depending on donor density.  This strip would start in the center (where donor quality is highest) and work its way out laterally.