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Will I get keloids after FUE hair transplant?

deepthinkingDec 17, 2017
i wasnt born with keloids. But 5yrs ago i fell off a motorbike in spain and my shoulder grazed real bad and the scar was really deep and is now a keloid oh and i also got stabbed with a knife in my side and that is also a keloid .. sad times for me ay ... anyway i wanna get a fue hair transplant but not sure if can? also i have tattoos and have my ears both pierced and no keloids

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