Help! FUE Scars + Unnatural hairline + Skin texture issue (REPAIR/Reverse)

[Realistic Hope]

Hello Everyone,
In November 2021 I was a victim of a Turkish hairmil by having a very bad FUE. The hairline is tooo low, straight and even it is on my forehead muscles, and my words cant explain what I can say about the temples.

Thankfully I didn't face any receding so far on the middle of my natural hairline as I'm now 34. I wanted only to fulfill the empty spaces on my beard, and a small space on my right side scalp where it was receding,

Back then, when I went through this I was quite Naaaaaive and dumbed by fake reviews and patients who are happy just to have hair but don’t care if it is looking natural or not.

Additionally, back then when I asked around and researched, I didn't know when i was not fully educated about how the hair transplantation procedure as Iam now, that the FUE technique is scarless not like FUT, so iam having tons of scars and moth-eaten areas on my donor, where I cant wear my hair 0/1 as I used to do before.

I went literally through lots of sever depression times and im not social at all as before.

Even it is now the 8th month mark, but my skin is having slight burning sensations, with a pink color especially in the sun or under the lights.

 

1- Any suggestions or similar cases where someone can advise?

2- Is it possible to fulfill the scars of the donor area with my body hair? SMP is my laaaast option.

3- Is it possible to extract the hair from the front and put it back again? does leave any noticeable scars if I do all the aftercare?

4- Did you face any pink color on the recipient area (Beard or scalp) till now? and how did you treat it? if I take out the hair, would it be gone and the skin texture will be normal again?

5- Stem cells can do any improvements?

 

I would appreciate every valuable input, as It is a very tough position to be in.

 

Photo: 1-3: my original hairline before it was completely destroyed.

Photo4: Original Donor area photo before the scars

 

Photo 5-6-7: Donor Area after the operation with 6 days

 

 

Photo 8-9: scalp recipient area after the OP

 

Photo 10-11-12: beard after the OP

 

 

 

 

Photo 13-14-15: 2 month after the OP

 

Photo 16-17-18-19: 5 month after the OP

 

Photo 20-21-22-23-24: 8 month after the OP (Beard and forehead hair)

 

Photo 25-26-27-28-29: 8 month after the OP (Donor Area)

Edited July 22, 2022 by Melvin- Moderator
Removed face photos

[davidn]

1- Any suggestions or similar cases where someone can advise?

Plenty unfortunately. Fue is marketed as scarless which is just not true. Its insane that your donor looks like that for the little resession you had.

2- Is it possible to fulfill the scares of the donor area with my body hair? SMP is my laaaast option.

That is possible. Use the search function for "my fue scars repair", a Thread by @mustang.

3- Is it possible to extract the hair from the front and put it back again? does leave any noticeable scares if I do all the aftercare?

Of course it is technically possible, but there is a risk of scars. There were some cases on this Forum (@Davy) in which it looked very decent though.

4- Did you face any pink color on the recipient area (Beard or scalp) till now? and how did you treat it? if I take out the hair, would it be gone and the skin texture will be normal again?

The skin Texture is not the same anymore. When implanting, slits were created, which of course caused micro scarring. But scarring in the recipient is negligible in good Hands. There are some problems which can occur though like ridging/cobblestoning which happen when grafts are inserted too deep/too shallow.

5- Stem cells can do any improvements?

No.

Now after hearing the cold truth, your donor could have been handled much better, but there is hope. Smp/Body Hair are good options.

[RTC]

Damn bro

Sorry to see this, it's a classic story, one of which I also went through because of a Turkish hair mill. They wrecked my donor area and my recipient area looked terrible too.

From the photos, your recipient looks a bit empty but not awful - do you think the photos are true to real life? The donor definitely looks a bit moth eaten but I've seen worse.

You can absolutely use some beard hairs to fill in the donor, and maybe extract some more scalp hairs to fill in the sparse parts at the front. I recently did a similar thing to fix my Turkish job. You can see my thread in my signature 

[Realistic Hope]

@davidn @RTC

Thanks a lot for the answers and Sorry for my late response, as I'm emotionally damaged, and my hands cant handle to write when i'm in this situation. 

Also I was trying to find a solution for my burning sensation and discomfort on the recipient area and the skin texture issue which I thought it will be gone after the first 6 month.

1- I looked for repair cases as you suggested but couldn't find someone with the same hair type and skin, so I don't know if that will apply to me.

2- I really dont know if I have cobblestoning or ridging or pitting or whatever I have!!, can anyone tell me from the photos which i shared?!

3- yes the photos are true to the reality, later I can post another ones. My recipient area is on my first forehead muscle and it is tooo straight with multi and pluggy grafts, and the right side corner where I wanted to fill it up as the idea of my HT, is the most place which doesnt have hair! and for the donor area, the right side is really depleted more than the left side but I didn't shave my hair down to 1 or 0, thats why it is not that obvious here.

4- anyone knows if we FUE out the grafts would that let the skin goes back close to normality or even gets significantly better? as the the skin looks pale and also a bit pumped. I'm taking now Vitamen B complex 300, zink, vitamen E, omega 3 to check if that can bring any benefits to my skin texture.

5- does anyone tried laser co2, microneedling, mesotherapie, dermapen or dermaroller, and the skin went back close to normality? 

Valuable inputs will be quite appreciated..

[davidn]

5 minutes ago, Hope n reality said:

@davidn @RTC

Thanks a lot for the answers and Sorry for my late response, as I'm emotionally damaged, and my hands cant handle to write when i'm in this situation. 

Also I was trying to find a solution for my burning sensation and discomfort on the recipient area and the skin texture issue which I thought it will be gone after the first 6 month.

1- I looked for repair cases as you suggested but couldn't find someone with the same hair type and skin, so I don't know if that will apply to me.

2- I really dont know if I have cobblestoning or ridging or pitting or whatever I have!!, can anyone tell me from the photos which i shared?!

3- yes the photos are true to the reality, later I can post another ones. My recipient area is on my first forehead muscle and it is tooo straight with multi and pluggy grafts, and the right side corner where I wanted to fill it up as the idea of my HT, is the most place which doesnt have hair! and for the donor area, the right side is really depleted more than the left side but I didn't shave my hair down to 1 or 0, thats why it is not that obvious here.

4- anyone knows if we FUE out the grafts would that let the skin goes back close to normality or even gets significantly better? as the the skin looks pale and also a bit pumped. I'm taking now Vitamen B complex 300, zink, vitamen E, omega 3 to check if that can bring any benefits to my skin texture.

5- does anyone tried laser co2, microneedling, mesotherapie, dermapen or dermaroller, and the skin went back close to normality? 

Valuable inputs will be quite appreciated..

1- I can send the threads if you dm me.

2- your hair is too long, cant see the skin well enough.

3 - this is unfortunate. Good news is that you don't have so much hair loss.

4 - with an excellent doc you can significantly improve the situation often.

Feel free to reach out if you feel like talking about this Bro. You are not alone and you will find a way to get through this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davidn]

let me tag @DrTBarghouthi, bet he can give good advice

Edited July 18, 2022 by davidn

[DrTBarghouthi]

Thank you. Your donor looks fairly acceptable, however, I would like to see full face photos (privately if more suitable) to assess what can be done to your hairline. In the photos it is hard to appreciate the distance of your current hairline and whether the repair will need extractions of multiples and staying at the same length or trying to go higher or lower. This needs a full face assessment. 

[gillenator]

That makes a lot of sense.

[Darkwood]

Have you considered consulting a hair restoration specialist to address the FUE scars and hairline concerns? They can suggest various options, including hair transplant revisions or other procedures to improve the appearance.

As for the skin texture issue, you might want to explore different skincare treatments. I've heard that some people have had success with microdermabrasion or chemical peels to help improve skin texture.

[Darkwood]

On 7/31/2023 at 8:15 AM, Darkwood said:

Have you considered consulting a hair restoration specialist to address the FUE scars and hairline concerns? They can suggest various options, including hair transplant revisions or other procedures to improve the appearance.

As for the skin texture issue, you might want to explore different skincare treatments. I've heard that some people have had success with microdermabrasion or chemical peels to help improve skin texture.

By the way, on a side note, have you ever thought about trying an Underarm whitening treatment? It could be a way to enhance your confidence and feel great about yourself.

[gojnasv2]

hey @Realistic Hope, did you end up going for a repair?