Wide donor scars are more common with multiple procedures and certain scalp characteristics. A consultation with a hair transplant surgeon can reveal what risks pertain to you. I use a trichophytic closure on patients planning to undergo only one session, and the donor scar is usually undetectable.
Hair transplant scar - always big and ugly?
i've read a bunch of hair transplant forums that talk about awful & ugly scars from hair replacement surgery. Is getting a bad scar a real risk or is it really depend on surgery method and the surgeon doing the work?
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A: Donor Closure for Hair Transplant: Careful Closure Plus Trichophytic for Maximal Benefits
It is 95% the surgeon's work and 5% the patient's healing that defines success. Let me refine that comment: 1. No matter if the surgeon is careful with donor harvest and closure, the patient may have some small widening like a mm or at most 2 mm. 2. If the patient has had multiple multiple... more
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