I have a couple of very old chicken pox scars on my upper lip area. They are shiny white and a bit atrophic (depressed). I was considering getting a FUE procedure or surgical tattooing but i am not confident either would work. Don't want to waste $.
Answer: See a doctor first SMP may work FUE to any scar (chicken pox scar) may help disguise your scar if you grow out your hair (beard). However it will NEVER allow you to shave your face so your scar is undetectable. Actually it may make it look WORSE.Think about it. You are having a hair transplant to the scar. Then you are SHAVING it. This is not going to hide your scar. You will still have the scar and the transplanted hair may even make your scar look worse as the transplanted hair will not completely match your surrounding hairs in texture and hair direction. The discoloration will show.FUE to the transplanted scar can work if you keep your hair (beard) long, but it will not work if you shave your head.Even Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) which I perform at my clinic will have limitations. SMP can give you the look of a shaved 5 o clock shadow but as your hair (beard) grows there will be an absence of hair.I have given a few of my former patients SMP to the beard scars on a limited basis with good results.This is why you need to see a doctor for a realistic assessment.
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Answer: See a doctor first SMP may work FUE to any scar (chicken pox scar) may help disguise your scar if you grow out your hair (beard). However it will NEVER allow you to shave your face so your scar is undetectable. Actually it may make it look WORSE.Think about it. You are having a hair transplant to the scar. Then you are SHAVING it. This is not going to hide your scar. You will still have the scar and the transplanted hair may even make your scar look worse as the transplanted hair will not completely match your surrounding hairs in texture and hair direction. The discoloration will show.FUE to the transplanted scar can work if you keep your hair (beard) long, but it will not work if you shave your head.Even Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) which I perform at my clinic will have limitations. SMP can give you the look of a shaved 5 o clock shadow but as your hair (beard) grows there will be an absence of hair.I have given a few of my former patients SMP to the beard scars on a limited basis with good results.This is why you need to see a doctor for a realistic assessment.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Upper lip scars It does not take many grafts to help conceal these scars. The grafts will slightly help to elevate the scars and they will also add a little pigment. You may need to have some fillers placed to elevate the scars or you might consider platelet rich liposecretion injected into the scars to help elevate. I think the most difficult thing to change will be the color, but grafts with help. I would not worry too much about the cost, because you really don't need many grafts to improve this situation.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Upper lip scars It does not take many grafts to help conceal these scars. The grafts will slightly help to elevate the scars and they will also add a little pigment. You may need to have some fillers placed to elevate the scars or you might consider platelet rich liposecretion injected into the scars to help elevate. I think the most difficult thing to change will be the color, but grafts with help. I would not worry too much about the cost, because you really don't need many grafts to improve this situation.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Facial Hair Transplant to Hide Scars A facial hair transplant using an FUE technique is the best option for disguising those scars. It likely won't change the depressed or hypopigmented characteristics, but hair growth in the scars would help you. Hair transplants to scar tissue don't always work, but that area is fairly vascular and therefore blood supply would probably not be an issue. Its a relatively small procedure to perform, but should make a big difference.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Facial Hair Transplant to Hide Scars A facial hair transplant using an FUE technique is the best option for disguising those scars. It likely won't change the depressed or hypopigmented characteristics, but hair growth in the scars would help you. Hair transplants to scar tissue don't always work, but that area is fairly vascular and therefore blood supply would probably not be an issue. Its a relatively small procedure to perform, but should make a big difference.
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June 4, 2015
Answer: Moustache area chicken pox scars Medical micropigmentation tattooing, if done well, will simulate stubble but will not match neighbouring growing hairs.A hair transplant procedure is probably your best option but will be very expensive for the number of hairs required. You may also want to have it repeated if not all the transplanted hairs grow.
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June 4, 2015
Answer: Moustache area chicken pox scars Medical micropigmentation tattooing, if done well, will simulate stubble but will not match neighbouring growing hairs.A hair transplant procedure is probably your best option but will be very expensive for the number of hairs required. You may also want to have it repeated if not all the transplanted hairs grow.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Transplanting chicken pox facial scars Graft survival in scars can sometimes be less than non scarred tissue. However, provided you follow post op care meticulously you should have a nice improvement. Improvement of the white color is very difficult.
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May 26, 2015
Answer: Transplanting chicken pox facial scars Graft survival in scars can sometimes be less than non scarred tissue. However, provided you follow post op care meticulously you should have a nice improvement. Improvement of the white color is very difficult.
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