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Wanting to grow out mustache to cover scar on upper lip. Will hair grow where there's scar tissue?
asked 10 months ago by SeanzAustin
Latest answer by Paul Carniol, MD
Question viewed 277 times
Tags: male, hair growth, mustache
I have a small scar on the center of my upper lip which is fairly visible when i'm shaven, so I thought id go for a stylish moustache in order to cover it. Problem is, Iv'e read that hair won't grow on scars and im afraid it will still be visible.. altough iv'e seen 1-2 hairs grow from that one spot so i'm a bit confused. Basically, I wonder if theres any methods in speeding up the moustache growth? Or force hairgrowth around/on the small scar?
2 answers to Wanting to grow out mustache to cover scar on upper lip. Will hair grow where there's scar tissue?
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Upper lip scar
The answer to your question depends on whether there are healthy hair follicles in the scar.
If there are then hair will grow from the follicles. If not hair will not grow.
The simplist approach is to not shave the area for a few days and see if there is a bald spot in the scar or whether hair grows from the scar.
Paul Carniol, MD
Summit Facial Plastic Surgeon
Summit Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Dealing with a scar of the upper lip
In general, hairs do not grow in/through scars in any significant quantity. As a consequence, you may still be able to clearly see the scar as a hairless area even with a moustache but this would depend on several factors. The only way to determine if it can help camouflage the scar is to grow one and see if it is an improvement (or if you look better with a moustache in general!).
If the scar is fairly wide, a scar revision may be able to reduce it enough so that it won't be as...
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