Try micro-needling the donor with a derma roller. It will increase the blood supply to the skin, stimulate wnt protein to the donor/recipient site, and add collagen to the skin. You need to use a minimum 0.5mm roller needles to penetrate the epidermis, any shorter is useless and a waste of time and money. The roller is about $75.00 online at the nanogen store in the u.k with shipping to Canada. The reason I chose this roller is because of its titanium micro-needles which don't rust as much as steel or brass, and will last up to 6 months used daily.
Proof of concept - Related articles
A) Wnt-dependent de novo hair follicle regeneration in adult mouse skin after wounding
B) The Doctors Show talking about derma roller
C) Heals Donor Scars
" Hair transplant surgery commonly leaves scars in the donor region; Nanogen's Scalproller has been proven to fade and reduce the appearance of these scars by breaking up scar tissue structures and formations. Plus there is evidence in animal models to show that new hair may grow to conceal the donor area after Scalproller treatment."
D) Encourages New Hair Growth
" The latest research by Intercytex, performed with Dr. Bessam Farjo as principal investigator, has shown that patients receiving superficial injections and controlled wounding grow new hair, which may solely be a result of the controlled skin wounding itself.
This surprising result is correlated by the pioneering work published by Dr. George Cotsarelis of Pennsylvania University, who found that stimulation of the Wnt protein by wounding leads to hair regeneration. Wounding by microneedles would potentially start this Wnt protein mediated growth stimulation, and prevent synthesis of TGF-β2, a protein known to induce hair loss."
Why not give it a try? It's worth a lot less than another surgery that may not give you the results your looking for. From what I've read about this product, it seems to be a great option for people just beginning to lose their hair, but isn't useless for people who've lost their hair already. It also has to be used daily on affected areas. A minimally invasive night time treatment that could potential reduce the need for minoxidil or finasteride for good is worth a shot to me. A lot less expensive and I think worth a shot as well.
There are other posts on this site about Nanogen's Scalproller, especially from Heir2B who hasn't returned to this site since he began using this roller. He grew back the hairline that had receded away within the span of a month, where he didn't have any before.
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If you're serious about having the procedure reversed, you need to go see Dr. Cole in Atlanta. He recently reversed a similar procedure for me, but mine was old-style "micro grafts" so probably worse than what you have. I saw 10 doctors (most of the top ones) before going to Cole and he really knows what he is doing with these repairs. He is not cheap, but I think he is undoubtedly the best in the world at reversals.
If you go see 10 doctors like I did, you'll probably get 10 different opinions. They will recommend everything from laser, electrolosis, cutting the skin out, transplanting around the grafts, etc. But the only way to do it right is to FUE them out individually thereby removing all the scar tissue and the resultant pitting/ridging if there is any. Dr. Cole will then suture the whole area which makes the scars healed quickly. He also used PRP to reduce swelling and scarring and to speed up recovery time.
I have seen some of his final results, and they look damn good, even on guys with horrific old style plugs. I am three weeks out from my procedure and I still have a little pinkness but it's really smooth and I think it's going to look great in another few weeks.Leave a comment:
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HT regret, looking for help
I'm really regretting my experience right now and I need some help. I had 1000 FUE a year ago into the hairline and I'm fading fast. I'm probably a little worse off right now than I started and things have really sped up in recent months. Finasteride isn't doing much and I'm pretty well resigned to the razor right now.
My concerns right now are with scarring. I've searched high and low and I haven't seen any donor/recipient pics of a razor shave after an HT.
The other problem is that my recpient area isn't smooth, quite noticeable from the rest of my scalp. It also tends to get red from heat such as summertime or showers.
I haven't been able to find much info about dermabrasion or lasering the FUE out which is what I am thinking of right now, however I don't want any more redness. I'm in a rush right now but I'll post more details later.
I really don't know what to do right now, I feel really trapped.
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