Hi everyone. I've sustained an injury to the right side of my face over the jaw bone 18 months ago. My doctor allowed secondary healing as there was considerable soft tissue damage and advised that i could opt for beard transplantation at a later date. A month ago, I got transplantation done, however during the procedure the doctor opined that i have developed a hypertrophic scar and that he's not sure about the graft survival. Can i get steroids injected into scar now?
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What makes a hair transplant a permanent solution, is that the hair follicles to be transplanted, are extracted from the areas of the head that are genetically resistant to balding-i.e. hair follicle cells that are not susceptible to the effects of DHT- which is...
The vertex area does grow a bit more slowly than other sections of the head, simply because the anatomy is different. On the vertex, the hair is placed in a different pattern to look natural, so it is more difficult to achieve density. It typically takes at least 12-14 months for full results of...
