Treating Hair Transplant Scar Stretching Before it Begins

Due to issues associated with the traditional [tag]follicular unit transplantation[/tag]/[tag]FUT[/tag] “[tag]strip scar[/tag],” many [tag]hair restoration patients[/tag]  seek advice on how to prevent [tag]hair transplant scars[/tag] from stretching and treating the issue if stretching does occur. Recently, Coalition [tag]hair transplant surgeon[/tag] Dr. William Lindsey shared helpful information regarding scar stretching with our [tag]Hair Restoration[/tag] Social Community and Discussion Forums and helped address some of these concerns:

The golden window for pre-treating scar issues is from post-operative week 1 to 6. I ask all my [tag]hair transplant[/tag] patients to come back for a free scar check at the one month mark and unfortunately less than 20% of patients follow through.

I do this because if the [tag]follicular unit transplantation scar[/tag] looks good at a month post-operative, it is really rare, but not impossible, for the scar to act up later. And if it looks good, I tell folks to stop [tag]vitamin E[/tag] or [tag]mederma[/tag] – both of which, in my opinion, are useful modalities for pre-treating and possibly preventing scar stretching if it occurs.

Bottom line, if you are prone to scar issues, make sure your [tag]hair restoration physician[/tag] is involved with the post-operative care.

Dr. William Lindsey
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Blake – aka Future_HT_Doc

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