Can Scalp Stretching Exercises Aid in Scar Revision?
June 13th, 2010 admin
Can scalp stretching exercises add enough laxity to the scalp to aid in scar revision surgery? Yes! Scalp stretching exercises help loosen tight scalps and I recommend this maneuver to many hair transplant and repair patients. However, in the case of an individual who has undergone one or more follicular unit harvests from
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Can scalp stretching exercises add enough laxity to the scalp to aid in hair transplant scar revision surgery? This insightful information was posted on our hair restoration forum by James E. Vogel of Owings Mills, MD who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Yes! Scalp stretching exercises help loosen
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Several years ago, Coalition physicians Dr. Jerry Wong and Dr. Victor Hasson released an education video detailing and explaining the process of scalp exercises. In theory, scalp exercises help a patient create additional scalp laxity (or looseness) in the universal donor area before a hair transplant procedure. This allows the surgeon to (potentially)...
This question comes from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: A past follicular unit transplantation procedure left me with a less than desirable hair transplant scar. I’m now investigating a scar revision procedure and I’m wondering the potential pitfalls and risks of this operation? Although revising...
This insightful answer was provided by Dr. William Lindsey of Mclean, VA who is one of our recommended hair restoration physicians. When (at what period following hair transplant surgery: days, weeks, months) does maximum stretching of the scar tissue occur? Is keeping the stitches or staples in longer more effective in reducing the width of the...
This question comes from a member of our Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums: Six years ago I underwent a follicular unit transplantation (FUT) procedure which resulted in a stretched scar. I’m now investigating a scar repair operation and wondering what type of closure should be used on the new incision? Is a trichophytic...
This question, from a member of the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by recommended hair restoration physician Dr. William Lindsey: I previously underwent an unsuccessful follicular unit transplantation (FUT) procedure and now have a large strip scar on the back of my scalp. I’m investigating scar revision...
If follicular unit grafts from FUE are transplanted into the scar from a strip procedure, how short can the hair be cut without exposing the strip scar? This question, asked on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum, was answered by recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. William H. Lindsey of McLean, Virginia: It all depends on the FUT
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This question, asked on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum, was answered by recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. William H. Lindsey of McLean, Virginia: Since modern follicular unit transplantation surgeries leave such little scarring in the donor area, why aren’t hair restoration physicians performing more scalp reductions in the crown?...
This question, asked on the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum, was answered by recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. William H. Lindsey of McLean, Virginia: Since modern follicular unit transplantation surgeries leave such little scarring in the donor area, why aren’t hair restoration physicians performing more scalp reductions in the crown?...
This question, asked by a member of the Hair Loss Discussion Forums, was answered by Coalition physician Dr. Cam Simmons: If only one portion of my follicular unit transplantation (FUT) scar has stretched, is it better to solely revise the stretched section or the entire strip scar (including the non-stretched area)? If your only concern is the
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