Can hair be transplanted into permanent acne scars on the neck?

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As you know, hair does not grow in these acne scars. I have so many of them that even with significant "scruff" they still show. I'd like tiny hairs in there to blend in with my 5 o'clock shadow or with slight beard growth. The hairs themselves wouldn't even have to grow. They'd just have to camouflage the scars. They can be tiny hairs, like the size of beard stubble even after you just shaved hours prior.

Marco Barusco, MD · Answer

Transplanted hairs can grow very well into scars, including acne scars. But we can't place them very close together into a scarred area, so sometimes more than one procedure is required for final density. One technique I use often when transplanting into scars is to remove some of the scar tissue with a small punch before implanting the graft, with great results. 
Look for an experienced surgeon for this, since hair transplant into scars are procedures that require changes in surgical protocols, and a movie surgeon may not produce good growth after the procedure.
Good luck.

Sara Salas, MD · Answer

Below Dr. Wasserbauer stated exactly what I would have said because you need more than one option shown to you than just transplanting into the acne scars.

Craig L. Ziering, DO · Answer

To first answer your question, yes hair can be transplanted into scars with the punch graft method. Your case is complicated and requires an expert as it is not commonly performed by all. Some of the possible treatments include: transplanting hair in to the scarred areas which will cover the scars using advanced surgical skills, dermal filler to level the pitting, laser treatments to remodel the skin prior to surgery for preparation, along with appropriating artistic techniques such as scalp micro pigmentation to enhance the appearance of density. A virtual or office evaluation with an experienced hair restoration surgeon who has treated the beard, neck, and other areas of the face would be recommended for a satisfactory result.

Johnson C. Lee, MD · Answer

Hair transplantation does work in scar tissue however the "take-rate" or success of the hair becoming permanent is lower than in healthy skin. You may need more than one treatment over time to get enough permanent hair growth to be satisfied. For small scars, I prefer to transplant hair right at the border of the scar so the hair has a greater chance of taking but still close enough to cover the scar. Hope this helps!Johnson C. Lee, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS · Answer

Yes, It can. Hair can be removed from anywhere and transplanted to any part of skin with the new techniques of FUE extraction. The new machines such as Trivellini multiphasic system can make it very easy to remove body of beard hair to be transplanted to normal or scarred skin.

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