Regular Member fortune Posted March 24, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 I was just curious - I am 6 days post op now, all the swelling has subsided however the skin of my forehead is stretched tight giving it a much youthful appearance (all the wrinkles are gone). The question I have for the esteemed doctors on this forum is - can I expect this to last or will my forehead revert back to what it was before the transplant? My thoughts were since the skin in the donor area has been removed and then stapled shut tight, the wrinkle reduction on the forehead might be there for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fortune Posted March 24, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 I was just curious - I am 6 days post op now, all the swelling has subsided however the skin of my forehead is stretched tight giving it a much youthful appearance (all the wrinkles are gone). The question I have for the esteemed doctors on this forum is - can I expect this to last or will my forehead revert back to what it was before the transplant? My thoughts were since the skin in the donor area has been removed and then stapled shut tight, the wrinkle reduction on the forehead might be there for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DaiVernon Posted March 24, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 I pretty certain everything stretches back to what it was...think about it...they dont remove enough scalp to make a cosmetic difference...and there's a thing called Laxity. Laxity in the scalp is what prevents your head from tightening up and also allows for multiple strip surgeries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member active34 Posted April 3, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted April 3, 2004 Fortune- Were you hoping for a complimentary face lift in addition to your hair transplant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest balloonman Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 This is an interesting point and one that I have researched and experienced first hand. When having a Hair Transplant via strip, the donor area is where they take the tissue. After closing, the first area that gets tension in the area directly above and below the scarline and then the tension spreads out over the remainder of the scalp until there is no tension. To answer your question, YES a HT will reduce or remove the wringles in the forehead and brow area, hence you will get a mini brow lift as a result. The wrinkles and creases will be permanently reduced or removed for teh remainder of your life. Obviously, as you grow old the skin again begins to sag and wrinkle and the areas that were once wrinkle free and taught will again sag but, the mini brow lift will remain for many years following the HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fortune Posted April 4, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 4, 2004 Ha Ha Rugger that was funny... But I guess I was too happy too soon, the skin in the forehead has begun to return to its pre-op state (I guess I now have a practical understanding of scalp laxity) but it is still slightly tighter compared to what it was before. I guess this should be advertised in the HT clinics' brochures - get a transplant and we'll throw in a free forehead lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member arfy Posted April 5, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted April 5, 2004 Removing a strip in the donor area will not affect the forehead. Your scalp is attached to your skull with connective tissue. When removing a donor strip, the strip has to be physically detached from the scalp by cutting that connective tissue. Any temprary decrease in wrinkles could be due to temporary or lingering effects of swelling from the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shed Harris Posted April 5, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2004 Unfortunately Arfy is absolutely right in my case: "Any temprary decrease in wrinkles could be due to temporary or lingering effects of swelling from the surgery." Obvoiusly we have too much time on our hands waiting for the grafts to come in and are just looking for positive results ANYWHERE. Good healing fortune... Chaos, panic and disorder...my work here is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fortune Posted April 7, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 7, 2004 Thanks Arfy - that seems to make sense. By now the forehead is back to the way it was before surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member western_star Posted June 23, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2004 Very good Rugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Robert_ Posted June 23, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2004 HAHAH By Shed Harris: "Obvoiusly we have too much time on our hands waiting for the grafts to come in and are just looking for positive results ANYWHERE." I may be less than a week post-op, but thats certainly true. Im sure glad mirrors dont charge by the look because I'm CONSTANTLY looking at all 2300 of my new best friends to make sure theyre still sitting there smiling at me. ------------------------------ Check out the results of my surgical hair restoration performed by Dr. Jerry Cooley by visiting my Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairBeThere Posted June 23, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2004 No Face lift from an HT! Here's the best example you will see... Take your left hand, and grab your upper arm. Pull up while watching your fore arm. Did the skin move? No... Sry, you do not get a face lift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 The temporary facelift affect can sometimes be attibuted to post operative swelling. Once the swelling goes down, the wrinkles return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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