Q: I have had some grafts implanted into a donor scar. How long does it take to see the final result?
A: In normal scalps, growth is generally complete by 10-12 months.
Grafts placed in scar tissue may often take longer to grow.
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Q: I have had some grafts implanted into a donor scar. How long does it take to see the final result?
A: In normal scalps, growth is generally complete by 10-12 months.
Grafts placed in scar tissue may often take longer to grow.
Q: When a second hair transplant is performed, should there be a second incision or should it be incorporated into the first?
A: It is a very common practice to make a second separate scar in the second hair restoration procedure. This is done to maximize the hair in the second session, and it is technically [...]
Q: When harvesting donor hair, how does the surgeon know when to stop?
A: First, the patient must decide the shortest length he/she is comfortable wearing his/her hair.
Additional hair can be removed — whether through Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) — as long as, at this length, the back and sides do [...]
Q: Can you shave your scalp after a hair transplant with FUE without noticing scarring in the donor area?
A: Although there is no line scar in follicular unit extraction, there are tiny round ones. You can clip your hair very short after FUE, however, shaving your head will make the very fine white scarring visible.
Q: What is Follicular Unit Transplantation and how is it different from Follicular Unit Extraction?
A: Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, called FUT for short, is a procedure where hair is transplanted in the naturally occurring groups of one to four hair follicles. These individual groups of hair, or units, are dissected from a single donor strip [...]
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