Scar Grafting with Dr Cole

[ejj]

Hi Stevey

All ok got back last night will update soon as get pics from clinic .

Northeast guy , keep the updates coming all the best

ejj

[northeastguy]

Thanks ejj... I'll update on day 90... I'm going to see what I can do about getting some good photos but may need some help on that. Glad to hear your most recent procedure went well... Looking forward to seeing those photos!

[northeastguy]

I'm a little late with my 90 day update.... I have attached a few photo's. I'm expecting to start seeing some good growth over the next month or 2. Still no white dotting that is visible even under inspection. Not that I can see anyway. My hair is now back to the length that hides the scars..... at least till there is good growth to attempt a shorter cut.
Top scar looks good in terms of color and texture. the bottom one is still a little pink and raised. and I'm going to use a silicone base product for now. I'll look into cortisone injections down the road if there is no improvement and once the grafts have grown.

[northeastguy]

I should also say that the work we did around the hairline is coming in nicely...

[Stevie R]

Looks good so far man, seems that the bloodflow is really helping that scar tissue's color out. It will be exciting as time moves along, thanks for the update NEguy.

[northeastguy]

Well I wasn't really planning to post any new updates untill my 4 month mark but I am seeing some great growth at this point and wanted to share some photo's. The pics are of my upper scar and I also included a nice before shot. The lower scar has rediculous growth and I wonder if it's because it stayed pink and had good blood supply the entire time? I'll post photo's of that at 4 months.

[Stevie R]

Good stuff NEguy, thanks for showing us the before pic as we can see the improvement you have made thus far. The left side I don't think you can even tell a difference between the HT hairs and the real hairs, is the scar thinner on the left where you took the pic? Looks great though man and I think the scars color looks even better than the previous weeks, one more pass and I think you will have that 1 grade for sure.

[drcole]

Coming along nicely. It has been my experience that grafting into strip scars really does improve the color. Grafting can also help reduce the chronic pink color that often results from strip harvesting in some individuals. Hypopigmented scars gain a more normal appearance too.

[northeastguy]

Thanks Doc for chiming in..... I am at 4 months now. I have a few photo's that show the upper and lower scar. I also posted new cuts with #5 guard (formally #6 was my limit.) at the top and blended down to a #1 guard at the bottom. As far as the scar grafting goes, I'm getting great results and only assume there will be more growth and healthier shafts as time goes on. One thing I notice mostly because my hair over the last 4 months has never been this short is the areas outside of the scars that have decreased density. I am thinking this might be a form of permanent shock loss from the previous strip surgeries? It is this issue that has me thinking of using some aspect of Tricopigmentation to ultimately blend all the work we do together. Still very early and still have another procedure with Dr Cole before I make a decision on that.

[Stevie R]

Wow bro, that looks great! I am happy for ya and only 4 months, another year and you will be done for good. At this point though no one would ever notice those scars at a 2 guard, must feel great for ya, thanks for uploading those pics man, take care.