FUE hair transplant donor area scars. Is there any laser surgery/products to heal this or will it heal in time? (photo)

Question

I had a fue hair transplant 1 year ago and the back of my head still looks like this. I want to know id there is anything that can be done about this. Thanks a lot.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is unfortunate but FUE is not a "scarless" surgery.  You cannot remove the scarring but you can consider Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP).

David Deutsch, MD · Answer

I don't know how many grafts you had done but it appears that the donor area has been overharvested.Perhaps if you let the hair grow several inches those areas will be covered.If not consider Scalp Micropigmentation(SMP)

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

For hiding the scars generally all you can do is grow your hair out longer, get SMP done, or utilize a combination of both. At a year out from your surgery the scars themselves are probably not going to change any further.

Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS · Answer

You have several options to camouflage your
donor area.  The easiest if to let your
hair grow longer.  The second is
micropigmentation.  The 3rd
would be to have second hair transplant to smooth out the transition zone and
use those grafts to re-enforce the front.

Justin Misko, MD · Answer

There really is very little outside of letting your hair grow longer to hide the donor scars.  You may consider SMP to shade the area and trick the eye with the color contrast.

Muhammad Jawad, MD · Answer

hi dear....

please keep in mind there is no such thing as scar less surgery in hair restoration...so nothing can heel these scars once you get it.

you can either go for another hair restoration procedure to fill these scars or even try Scalp Micro pigmentation on your overly harvested donor area.My suggestion is first try scalp micro pigmentation as its not only cost effective but give u better cosmetics results.

Brian Goertz, MD (retired) · Answer

There are  a couple of ways to mask the scarring from FUE. The easy way is to wear your hair a little longer and if the donor area was not over harvested, you may find it acceptable. The other way is micro-pigmentation which if done properly will allow you to wear your hair slightly shorter. You raise a great point for this forum and that is that there is scarring from both FUE and FUT. To obtain best results, individuals with hair loss should seek a full-time expert in both FUE and FUT and work with them to find the best solution for them. The American Board of Hair Restoration Surgeons prohibits marketing of FUE as a scar-less procedure.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The only treatment that works on FUE scars is scalp micropigmentation, something we do every day in our office, see below. If it is not done by an expert, the back of your head will look painted

FUE hair transplant donor area scars. Is there any laser surgery/products to heal this or will it heal in time? (photo)

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