Regular Member kingk Posted June 9, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted June 9, 2021 Hello, some general questions for FUE scars. Which punch size should be acceptable to not show much scarring? Also, lets say 10 years after your transplant you decide to shave it off and go for the bald look ... will you definitely need SMP or some other type of aesthetic procedure to cover up any scarring on the donor and the recipient site? Anything we can do after the transplant to reduce scarring potential or prevent maximum scarring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2021 Typically anything below 1mm will be favorable in terms of scarring. 0.8mm seems to be the preferred, but may not be the best for thick-haired individuals. If you decide to shave clean with a razor you will need smp regardless of the size of the punch. Unfortunately, scarring is largely physiological. However, there are things that can reduce the appearance of scarring. Acell is a cream that is FDA approved to treat scars. That said, if you cannot handle scars, do not get a hair transplant Doing nothing is never a bad thing. 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted June 9, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted June 9, 2021 @kingk if you have any plans 'however slight' in shaving your head years from now then do not get a hair transplant. Whenever you cut through the skin with FUT you are left with thousands of punctuated wounds left to scar. Some people scar better than others due to genetics, skin color, etc. But scars are for life. 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Doron Harati Posted June 9, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 9, 2021 Any FUE or any HT procedure is traumatic, professional clinic will do the minimum trauma compare to amateur clinic, high skilled doctor will customize the best punch for the patient, but also the touch should be gentle, idealistic is do punch between 5 grafts space. Unfortunately I was botched in a hair mill in Turkey called Arenamed clinic, year after I had a repair procedure by Dr. Maras at HDC clinic, most of the grafts in the repair procedure were punched from the sides of my head, I'll attach my photos to compare both recovery results with my scars by Arenamed. 1 Doron Harati - Patient coordinator for HDC Hair Clinic, HT procedures are done by MD Doctors with Microscope FUE. For consultation contact me: WhatsApp +972526542654 Mail:doronhdc@gmail.com HDC Instegram: https://instagram.com/doronhairadvisor_hdc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= * All comments from this account should not be taken or construed as medical advice, all comments are only the personal opinions of the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kingk Posted June 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 10, 2021 Thank you for the replies. I guess I have to play the game of having the illusion of hair for my "youth" and consequently dealing with visible scars 10+ years after my native hairs fall (even if I'm on finasteride). I haven't been able to find any pictures of donor sites or recipient sites 10+ years apart ... would love to see how transplants look like many years from now for some! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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