Q: I have had some surgical procedures on my head that left a fair amount of scar tissue. Can hair grow there? Is it a more difficult procedure? Are there any complications? A: Transplanted hair will grow in scar tissue as long as the tissue is not thickened. Thickened scar tissue can be flattened with [...]
Can Hair Transplant be Performed on Scar Tissue from Prior Surgery?
October 13th, 2005
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Topic: Hair Transplant into Scar
Tags: Blood Supply in Scar Tissue, Cortisone, Dense Packing of Grafts, Graft Dislodgement, Hair Transplant Growth, Post-op, Scalp Scar, Scar Thickening, Scar Tissue
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:48 am
In Hair Transplant, What Percentage of Telogen Phase Follicles on Donor Strip Wasted?
July 14th, 2005Q: When a donor strip is taken out during a hair transplant and separated under the microscope, you can read on the internet that there is a wastage of grafts (about 15%), because of those unseen telogen hairs. What do you think about that and how does it affect the hair restoration? A: The Telogen [...]
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Topic: Graft Numbers
Tags: Dense Packing of Grafts, Dermal Sheath, Desiccation, Donor Hair, Follicular Unit, Hair Cycle, Mechanical Trauma, One-hair Follicular Unit, Telogen Phase
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:39 am
In Hair Transplant, What is Effect of Dense Packing on Grafts?
March 8th, 2005Q: Does dense packing hurt grafts? A: There is no absolute answer to this question. In a hair transplant, dense packing has a risk of decreasing yield if there is a significant amount of photo damage to the scalp (which alters the blood supply) and if there is a tendency for the grafts to pop [...]
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Blood Supply to Scalp, Dense Packing of Grafts, Desiccation, Graft Dissection, Graft Popping, Hair Transplant Surgeon, Hypoxia, Mechanical Trauma, Recipient Sites
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 9:18 am
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