Hi there, in Jan 2018 I had a 2500 graft FUE Hair Transplant. On the whole I am happy with the procedure however I have one big concern. I like to cut my hair at the back to grade 1-2. at this length you would not see the small FUE scars. However for some reason I have a scar at the top of my donor zone. Almost like they over harvested the very top of the donor zone. Any advice as to what this line/scar is & the best approach to fix it
October 17, 2018
Answer: Overharvesting of the donor zone after FUE It looks like the doctor likely drew on a box on the back of your scalp to mark out the area they were going to harvest from. They took quite a few grafts from the upper portion of that box but never faded it, just stopped right at the line, resulting in a density gradient between the harvested area and the unharvested, which as you have pointed out is very obvious with the hair cut short. You have two great options at remedying this; first you can grow your hair out a bit longer which will help mask the overharvested area, second you could have SMP done on the donor area which in the right hands gives really natural results. Hope this helps!
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October 17, 2018
Answer: Overharvesting of the donor zone after FUE It looks like the doctor likely drew on a box on the back of your scalp to mark out the area they were going to harvest from. They took quite a few grafts from the upper portion of that box but never faded it, just stopped right at the line, resulting in a density gradient between the harvested area and the unharvested, which as you have pointed out is very obvious with the hair cut short. You have two great options at remedying this; first you can grow your hair out a bit longer which will help mask the overharvested area, second you could have SMP done on the donor area which in the right hands gives really natural results. Hope this helps!
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October 16, 2018
Answer: FUT vs FUE procedure Hi, It looks to me like the DR. over harvested in places and the weird thing is is that it looks like he performed an FUT suture line hair transplant procedure in the middle of your scalp. No worries however, they have whats called smp which is scalp micro pigmentation. It is a temporary tattoo that fades every 2-3 years. If your hair color changes so does the ink. Although it really provides patients with a natural result. Gives the illusion of having hair in an area where you do not.
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October 16, 2018
Answer: FUT vs FUE procedure Hi, It looks to me like the DR. over harvested in places and the weird thing is is that it looks like he performed an FUT suture line hair transplant procedure in the middle of your scalp. No worries however, they have whats called smp which is scalp micro pigmentation. It is a temporary tattoo that fades every 2-3 years. If your hair color changes so does the ink. Although it really provides patients with a natural result. Gives the illusion of having hair in an area where you do not.
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