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The elasticity may return but could take longer in some patients than others. There may be a tightness in the scalp after the procedure but the skin will adapt and stretch. It varies. Some patients have more laxity than others.
The elasticity of the donor area does improve after a strip surgery. The length of time is variable and can be in 3 months or can take 12. Although the elasticity does improve with time, the scalp frequently gets tighter with successive procedures, although scalp stretching exercises do make a significant difference.
Elasticity will improve in time after surgery but will never be as good as it was before surgery. After several procedures you will reach a point where you have little elasticity left.
Elasticity of the scalp skin will not be same as before surgery but you may increase the elasticity with scalp massage or intralesional fat injection .stem cells in fat tissue causes remodelling of the scar and make the skin softer and more elastic.
The elasticity in your scalp after a Strip surgery will return in time. Some people find it return in a month while other can take up to a year
Post organ transplant isn't a contraindication for hair transplant. You're recommend to see board-certified surgeons for further evaluation to see if you're a candidate for hair transplant.
Looking at your picture the wound appears to be healing quite well. It is not infected. When the incision is closed with stitches, some fluid can ooze out of the wound. This will then dry out and form a "crust." It is a normal part of the healing process. The...
Your story is actually more common than it might seem. Hair transplant grafts can produce non-growth if they were not selected or handled properly during the time of surgery. Here is an example of a real-life patient from the Dr. U Hair Clinic in Los Angeles where this was also the case. If you...
You should discuss this with your surgeon. In my experience counts tend to go slightly over but I never throw grafts away. All grafts extracted in my clinic are re-implanted.
I would not recommend this though it is possible. If money is not an issue it is a possibility but micro pigmentation is your best bet.
Grafts are stabilized and firmly implanted by 1 week post op hair transplant. After 1 month massaging and rubbing the scalp won’t dislodge the grafts
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