hi guys.
I'm having a second transplant soon and I don't know which method should I go for. My question is, does FUE leave scars in the donor area, like spots from a pen?
I have to decide soon so I'd really appreciate an answer.
thank you

sea-
Imagine what remains if you remove a one, two or three hair follicular unit (the "unit" of hair removed in FUE); that's right, a space!!
Therefore, technically speaking, there is a "scar" wherever you remove a follicular unit. However, in the hands of an experienced and artfully minded surgeon, their appearance (especially in hair of "normal" lengths) should be negligible.

Hi Sea-- the answer is yes and no.

If a doc uses 1.0 and smaller, the likelihood of white dot scarring is minimized.

This is NOT to say that it cannot occur.

However, past a certain point of donor extraction (some say 25%, some 33%, a very few 50%) there are "gaps", which can lead to the moth-eaten look you might hear about.

At this point,most would agree strip is the most optimal yield, but for smaller sessions, if a patient can absorb the cost of FUE, it is a good choice for those worried about a strip scar.

In your case, if you already have a strip scar that is excellent, but if it does not allow you to shave down to a #2 ---the potential scarring from FUE should not worry you--- from what I have seen, only patients who are concerned with shaving down to a #1 poss. a #2 should be overly concerned with white-dot scarring.

As long as the donor is not over-harvested, once the hair reaches the equivalent of a #2-#3 shave, nothing can be seen.

What size session are you looking for BTW?

Thanks,
Jason

LOL Dr. Carman, was writing my post while you posted yours!