Cobblestoning repair

[topcat]

Sonn don’t be offended by my post just trying to push you into reading history on all the forums. It’s a lot of work and very time consuming but you will learn much more and find many answers. The best advice you will receive is from actual patients that have taken the time to post what they know to the forums over the years. The chances of that same patient or someone similar being here to answer your question at the same time you posted it is slim to none and slim does not seem to be in the building. What you are left with all too often are those that work the industry and are not necessarily looking out for your best interest. I wish it could be different but the facts and the history of how this whole industry operates has shown otherwise. Those that control the information regardless of what we are talking about will control to a great extent what you believe and it very often it is not the truth.

Just be careful, take that term cobblestoning or something similar and type it into the search function of several forums and read some of those threads.

From your description of the situation it would seem that you would be infinitely better served by staying away from any HT doctor and working with someone that deals in the area of skin resurfacing using which ever method you believe to be the best from further research.

[Sonn]

Topcat,

NO offense taken at all. I appreciate your honesty, as that's what I'm looking for on the forums. I've already made the decision to not goto a HT doctor and to search out a doctor/dermatologist with experience. Any further words of wisdom you have would be very much welcomed.

[northeastguy]

Sonn, before you have the hairs from the minigrafts removed permenently, get the advice from a few of the more reputable FUE Docs about removing those hair grafts and making use of them elsewhere. For example, placing them in the strip scar you have especially if you plan on shaving your head or going with a short buzz look. Once this is done I'd talk to a few Laser specialists. The newer Non-ablative lasers are pretty impressive.

If you have a good camera and can take some hi res photo's many of these MD's can get you some good info without even making the trip to see them. This is a good forum to locate those Docs. Personally I have had good success with Dr Cole. He has an extensive history of performing repair work. Others like Feriduni and Bisanga. Like topcat suggested..... do your research.

best of luck.

[Kiwi]

Sonn, before you have the hairs from the minigrafts removed permenently, get the advice from a few of the more reputable FUE Docs about removing those hair grafts and making use of them elsewhere. For example, placing them in the strip scar you have especially if you plan on shaving your head or going with a short buzz look. Once this is done I'd talk to a few Laser specialists. The newer Non-ablative lasers are pretty impressive.

If you have a good camera and can take some hi res photo's many of these MD's can get you some good info without even making the trip to see them. This is a good forum to locate those Docs. Personally I have had good success with Dr Cole. He has an extensive history of performing repair work. Others like Feriduni and Bisanga. Like topcat suggested..... do your research.

best of luck.

Thats some great feedback.

Does Dr Cole do laser repair work? I am thinking about getting laser treatment on my FUT scar - but I've always thought the best person to do so would be a HT surgeon. One that you can trust. Of which I don't think there are many.

[Sonn]

Northeastguy,

Thanks for the info. In your opinion, are Non-ablative lasers better/more efficient than Fraxel. I've researched Fraxel, but not too knowledgable in the non-ablative?

[northeastguy]

@ Kiwi.....No, Dr Cole does not do laser.

@ Soon....From what I've researched and seen, the non-ablative lasers result in much less downtime, bruising, and pain. Fraxel is just a name for different types of fractional laser. It does offer a version of non-ablative as well as ablative. I was researching the 1540 Palomar star lux because of the effectiveness on scar tissue and color. looking for a lot more answers before I jump into this though.

[Sonn]

Northeast guy,
Thanks for the info, I'll have to start researching the non-ablative lasers a lot more. I discounted them because I read you need more session. Out of curiousosity, are you looking to get your donor scar done with the laser as well?