Shaving your head after Hair Transplantation.
I am thinking of having a 2nd hair transplant procedure. I was very happy with the first one and I recommend the procedure to anyone. I am 32 at the moment. If in the distant future I decide to shave off all my hair will the scars in the donor area be too visible to do this? Brian
Brian, I’m glad to hear that you have gotten positive results from your hair transplant procedure. I don’t think a patient should count on being able to shave his head down to a number 1 or 2 clipper setting and have no sign of a donor scar. Some patients do end up with scars that are very hard to spot even when searching for them. But there are no guarantees. Some patients heal better than others and with less visible scarring.You may want to post your question on our Hair Restoration Discussion Forum to get a wider range of opinions. You can also use the “Find” feature to search for “donor scar” to read past posts on this topic.Hair transplant physicians have been taking greater care in minimizing donor scars from strip excision hair transplant surgeries and patients seem to be reporting donor scars that are of no cosmetic concern. Best wishes for a great second hair restoration surgery.Pat
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June 19, 2010 @ 10:47 pm
Resuls vary. I had a HT about 2 years ago(also the Bosley Scottsdale) and the scar will show with a number 3 clipper. I am not happy what’s so ever. Commercials show people shiny bald and coming back with a good amount of hair. I have never been that bad and the results didn’t even come close. I want to shave it now but, I want to reduce the scar now. I shaved it before but, there was something about the frightened little girl that made me grow it back out.
January 27, 2007 @ 12:40 am
Hi Brian. I myself have had two procedures done at the Bosley Scottsdale office with great results. After my second transplant I was very unhappy with the donor scar, but after about 9-10 months it faded dramatically and is no longer an issue. I regularly have the sides of my head buzzed with a #2 clipper and the scars are barely noticeable.