Hair Transplant Scar Revision
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Q:
I read on the website that scar revisions are case by case in terms of pricing. On an average how much do you charge? I had a hair transplant done in Newport Beach a couple of years ago, and I’d like to revise the scar to a hopefully smaller one. One side is fairly good, about 2-3 mm, the other side is more like 6mm. Is it better to do only half and not touch the good side so to speak? How long would the wait before such a procedure. I’m looking into doing it in May.
Please get back to me,
I’d appreciate it.
Thank you,
A:
Hair transplant scar revision could be done in part or the entire scar and it might require many different techniques:
1. Simple excision and closure of the scar may reduce scar width.
2. People who tend to stretch their scars can be treated by injection of BOTOX around the scar after wound closure to prevent future stretching. Some people require tricophytic closure which allows hair to grow into the scar.
3. Ultimate elimination of the scar visibility may require an FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) to fill the scar of a strip hair transplant with hair.
Wound healing and scar maturation is a timely phenomenon. Most scars continue to evolve for six months from the time of wound closure. The process of scar maturation may even continue after that but it will be at a much slower pace. In most cases I generally don’t want to touch scars before 6 months in our California office of US Hair Restoration.
