Hi Folks!!!!!!!!

Isn't numbness of scalp an issue in HT?I believe it subsides with time but if sensation never returns.

I believe surgon's skill,technique and tools do play a part but any top notch surgeon can go wrong in one in thousand cases.

Is there anything a HT patient can do avoid this kind of permenant nerve damage?Is it possible to retrieve normal scalp after some corrective surgery or the damage is ireversible???

Pls enlighten me guys!!!!!!!!

go with FUE to minimize the chances of that happening

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With the strip procedure I'm sure there are some risk of nerve damage, but I've only heard one poster on this forum state he experienced this. If you do a search on "numb" you can probably find it. I think he was actually experiencing pain. I researched this topic fairly extensively because this was my only fairly negative post-op experience, albeit very minor so that's positive. I have just a small area in the recipient area, about the size of a quarter, that is still numb. It seems to shrink oh so closely, so I'm hopeful it will thaw out. Interesting enough my donor area is about 98% "thawed", except for about a button size area that feels a little funny, no big deal. These at this point are more a minor inconvenience that an issue. Good luck to ya!

I've had 3 surgeries (the third a month ago). After the first 2 it took several months for the numbness to go away. I would give it a full year to get better. YMMV