Hair Loss Treatment for Baldness, Thinning Hair, Alopecia & Hair Transplant Scar

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   HBK
   Newbie
   Num Posts: 13

   Hey guys,

   Been browsing HIS for a while now and really fancy getting the treatment done within the year hopefully but I'm still unsure as I was stupid enough to get a transplant a few years back so am still worried about how the scars will look. Biggest mistake of my life, I'd probably already have had MHT done by now if I didn't have this scarring to worry about!

   One thing I've noticed however is I haven't really seen much photos of anyone who has had FUE transplant scars treated. I went down this route and although this type of procedure is meant to be relatively scar free I have quite a bit of scarring as I basically went to a butcher of a surgeon! Basically I have a lot of white dots (a bit bigger than your average FUE dot scar as the surgeon used a bigger punch size) in the shape of a strip scar rather than evenly throughout the back of my head. This was done so that I could keep my hair at the back longer to cover up any signs that I had had any surgery. I have attached a couple of photos (neither of them are actually me, used google instead) to try and explain what I mean.

   The scars appear like the white dots in the 1st pic but are slightly bigger. The placement of them on the back of my head is similar to the 2nd pic densly packed in a strip and a lot more (1000 grafts). This means that if I shave down to a #2 or lower you can see a strip of thinner / see through hair that stands out at the back. This annoys me the most about it all when the main reason you would go with FUE is to allow you to still shave your hair down short if you wish!

   Just looking for some advice of whether this would be easily concealed by MHT or if it would still stand out. I know it's hard to say as each case is different, but hopefully as it's only small dots rather than a strip it would be easier to conceal. Glen's video is about as similiar to my situation as I can find although he has old style larger punch grafts. I was impressed with his results however when you see him standing side on talking to Ian once his treatment is complete you can still make out the scarring a bit. This seems to be more due to the surface of his skin which appears bumpy where the scarring is, rather than the appearance of the MHT which is practically flawless.

    If I could be confident of it being almost unnoticeable I'd practically get myself booked up tomorrow.

   Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks

   

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Yonza
   Newbie
   Num Posts: 7

   I think you should be fine. I believe that treating FUE dots like those are certainly much easier than treating wide donor scars. Just set up a consult with HIS and I'm sure they'll be able to tell you that you would be a great candidate. By the way, who was the doc that did your FUE procedure?

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   HBK
   Newbie
   Num Posts: 13

   Cheers for the advice Yonza. I hope you're right. As I say I'm just apprehensive because as I say my dot scars are a bit bigger and a lot more tightly packed in the same area making them stand out more. The other thing I'm worried about is that a lot of people on here recently seem to be saying their 1st couple of sessions are ending up with the pigment fading to the point you can hardly tell anything's been done. As soon as your head's shaved for treatment then that's you exposed for the world to see so I wouldn't want to have to walk around with the scarring obviously visible for say a couple of months til I'd had 3rd treatment done.

   Not sure if I'm allowed to mention the doc on here but he was certainly a butcher. It sends a shiver down my spine trying to imagine how many more guys lives he's potentially wrecking and has done since I got mine done. Works in Wakefield UK from what I now know was an infamously bad clinic with a scumbag no-morals salesman - I was booked up without even a face to face consultation! I believe their reputation finally caught up to them and they've now moved on and set up a new clinic under a different name there now.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Damien
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   Hi HBK, this type of scarring is quite simple to conceal. We really need to see you though so we can make a thorough assessment of your scars.

   Are you up north? We have a clinic opening in February in Manchester?

   I am based in the UK and spend a lot of time at the Harborne clinic in Birmingham, managing the website and forum. Want to contact me? Send me a PM or email me - damien@hishairclinic.com
   
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   Posted 3 months ago #
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   HBK
   Newbie
   Num Posts: 13

   cheers damien, yeah i live up in scotland so birmingham or manchester would be my best options i think. new clinics seem to be popping up everywhere, is there any chance you might open a clinic in scotland at some point?

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Damien
   Moderator
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   We have talked about opening in Scotland, most likely in either Glasgow or Edinburgh, but I dont think it will be happening in the short term to be honest.

   We have people in Canada and Australia for example, who currently have to travel thousands of miles to one of our clinics. Although we're not open in Scotland yet, at least its a relatively short drive to Manchester, or perhaps 3 hours on the train.

   You should come to Birmingham or Manchester for the day, and see MHT in action. You're only round the corner! :)

   I am based in the UK and spend a lot of time at the Harborne clinic in Birmingham, managing the website and forum. Want to contact me? Send me a PM or email me - damien@hishairclinic.com
   
   Just joined? See our YouTube videos and gallery

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   WannabeMHT
   Junior Member
   Num Posts: 21

   Damien - Not to hijack this thread, but I sent you a PM about HIS doing micropigmentation to repair or disguise FUE scars.

   HBK - I had micropigmentation done at a Non-HIS Hair Clinic.  I had five (5) sessions to cover up 2500 FUE white-dot scars.  To date, I now have 250 white-dots scars with ZERO ink.  So, it now looks like I had a 250 graft FUE procedure instead of 2500.  Some of my white-dot scars are slightly raised, which first became noticed when I was shaved down for the micropigmentation procedure. 

   I do know that the lady that worked on me at my Non-HIS Hair Clinic was using a Nouveau Contour Digital 1000 tattooing machine.  The technician and machine obviously struggled to get all of the white-dot scars to take the pigments!  Lastly, I am considering having HIS Hair Clinic fix my issues. By the way, if I do that, I will be flying thousands of miles to get it done in the U.K.  Best of luck!

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Damien
   Moderator
   Num Posts: 1719

   Replied, apologies

   I am based in the UK and spend a lot of time at the Harborne clinic in Birmingham, managing the website and forum. Want to contact me? Send me a PM or email me - damien@hishairclinic.com
   
   Just joined? See our YouTube videos and gallery

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   HBK
   Newbie
   Num Posts: 13

   @wanabeeMHT do the raised scars stand out even on the ones where the pigment has taken? also best of luck with your repair work with HIS!

   Posted 3 months ago #
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    Sparky
    Newbie
    Num Posts: 2

    I have a strip scar and fue donor scarring, although I'm not massively bothered about the fue scars, more the strip scar. I'm wondering how long the tattoo's last and if they change colour at all.

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    WannabeMHT
    Junior Member
    Num Posts: 21

    @HBK.  They stand out until you get at least 2 days of growth since scars are raised a 1 mm or so.  Two or 3 days of growth is optimal from an Oster #00000 for me.  And by stand out, I mean you can feel it texturally if someone rubbed your scalp in that area.  Visually, it is not a problem once the ink takes.  I have two (2) distinct areas where the scarring is raised.  But, I never plan to keep it at #00000, so I do not consider this to be a long-term issue for me.  My main concern is getting the ink to take in the remaining 250 "waffle" scars in the back.

    Posted 3 months ago #

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