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How to Address Hairline Scar on an 8-year-old?

asked 1 year ago by 8767anon in west midlands
Latest answer by Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Question viewed 180 times
Tags: age 17 or under, female, hair

my daughter is eight and has a hairline scar two inches by five mm how can i get rid of it? the scar is nearly 2 years old now but no hair grows out of it so is like a bald patch. she is getting self concious about it now. is there any cosmetic inplants she could have or is she too young?

3 answers to How to Address Hairline Scar on an 8-year-old?

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Scar in Hair Bearing Areas, Follicular Unit Grafts

The scalp is a particularly difficult area to reconstruct after trauma or a scar.  This is due, in part, to the fact that the scalp is unique in that it is so densely packed with hair follicles.  If the scar is especially wide, serial excisions of the scar can be performed to reduce the size, and therefore visibility of the scar.  Once it gets down to about 5mm or so wide, it can be difficult to reduce it further with a surgical scar revision.  At that point,... more
Douglas Sidle, MD

Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Surgery and Children.

8 years of age might be a bit young to consider surgery in my opinion.  The way I approach children with issues that may affect appearance (ear pinning ,scars, etc.) is to determine if the child is truly having difficulty with peers in the social area, difficulty in his/her academic work and/or acting out due the extreme self consciousness.  In your daughters particular case  if a longer and/or different hair style does not camouflage the area then hair transplants work... more
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Scar Revision

If a patient has a scar in the scalp and there is no hair growing in it, there are two main options to cosmetically improve it.  First, the scar can be revised to leave a smaller scar that is less apparent as hair grows around it.  Second, a hair transplant procedure can be performed to put follicles into the area with the hope that they will take and hair will be seeded in the area.
Joshua Zeichner, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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