I had 400 1-3 hair grafts to the frontal zone behind the hairline. As my hairloss progresses, how tough would it be to laser these out and still have a normal looking (receding) hairline. Are there specialists who could do this? I have black hair. Could I laser them as my hair recedes, progressively? Any help would be appreciated.

Worried Man

If I read you correctly, you seem to suggest that you don't mind losing your hair but are worried about the visual effect of the transplant you got before.

If the visual effect proves to be unacceptable, is there anything to prevent you from buzz-cutting?

If the previous surgery has left some three-D marks which wouldn't allow you to buzz, you could get some repair work to have it corrected. This shouldn't be a problem, particulalrly if you don't want them replanted elsewhere on your scalp.

Magoo,

Thanks for the reply. I can buzz it down to about a #3 clipper without the scar showing up too much. Why do you suggest that? Does a buzzed look minimize the look of a transplant? The repair work you talk about, is it surgery or laser? Thanks

Worried Man

The reason I suggest buzzing is that if the grafts were one-to-three hairs and were placed properly, they shouldn't really leave a mark. They would just look like stray hairs that you could shave away if you don't like the look of them.

However, from what you now say, it seems that to buzz them too short would reveal a mark of some sort. I don't know whether laser work could address this but surgery definitely could, particularly if you don't want the hairs replanted.

Have at look at the section on repair work to get an idea of what's involved.
http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Gallery/repair_gallery.asp