HELP! -- needing your advice on making a final surgeon decision

[gmonasco]

Taking out a strip of tissue and then stretching the scalp back together is somewhat akin to removing a chunk of patterned wallpaper and then trying to pull the pieces above and below back together- you will never get it to match up exactly as before.

That's something I have always wondered about, but it's difficult to assess because most post-HT photos are taken from the front or sides (and the few that are taken from the back are usually for the purpose of showing the scar itself, not the surrounding hair).

Would you say this misalignment is commonly noticeable, or generally only in men who keep their post-HT hair very short?

[CIT_Girl]

That's something I have always wondered about, but it's difficult to assess because most post-HT photos are taken from the front or sides (and the few that are taken from the back are usually for the purpose of showing the scar itself, not the surrounding hair).

Would you say this misalignment is commonly noticeable, or generally only in men who keep their post-HT hair very short?

It is definitely more noticeable on short hair where the scar is visible anyway. I think having some length to the hair puts weight on it, helping it to appear that it is all growing in at the same angle.