Should All Hair Transplant Surgeons Use the Trichophytic Closure Technique to Minimize Scarring?

This question, asked by a member of our Hair Loss Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. Glenn Charles:

Does every hair restoration physician who knows the trichophytic closure use this? If not, why?

There are several different ways to suture the donor wound in a hair transplantation procedure. Some doctors have tried the trichophytic closure and did not get as good of a result as they did with their previous technique. It is the kind of technique that, if not done properly, may lead to more problems later on. Others feel that if a patient is likely to need several procedures that the trichophytic closure should only used on the final surgery. There are some two layer closures being used in hair transplant surgery today that leave a donor scar that is very difficult to find.

Dr. Glenn Charles

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July 28, 2011 at 12:36 am

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Mario Marzola says:

July 20, 2011 at 7:32 pm

I agree with everything that Dr Charles says, trichophytic closure is the cream on the cake not the cake itself. We have to do all the hard worck of a no tension closure with accurat apposition of the edgges and THEN add the cream on top ie trim a 1mm strip off one of the edges to disperse the linear appearance of the scar. That's all that tricho does.....makes a good scar better...it can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.