How Long Should I Wait Before Having Another Hair Transplant?

This question, from a member of our [tag]hair loss[/tag] social community and discussion forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. Glenn Charles:

I had a [tag]hair transplant[/tag] about fifteen years ago using the [tag]follicular unit strip surgery[/tag] ([tag]FUSS[/tag]) technique. It left me with a wide scar. Last December I underwent a [tag]follicular unit extraction[/tag] [tag]FUE[/tag] procedure to increase the density and improve the hairline on top. I could not get my scar filled then using FUE as it would make sleeping a nightmare and I would have probably dislodged some grafts either in the scar or on top.

I would like to proceed before the summer to have my strip scar filled in using FUE. It’s three months since my last surgery. Do I have to wait a certain amount of time before harvesting grafts from my donor area again? Does the donor area need a set time to recover? Could I proceed with my scar repair in the next three months?

You could have more FUE harvesting done at this time.

If there are a few areas that your [tag]hair restoration[/tag] physician did not harvest from during your last procedure, those would be the preferable areas to take from for this next procedure.

Dr. Glenn Charles
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David
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