As respectfully as I can say it, there is no such thing as a "scarless" surgical procedure in hair transplants. That term has and continues to be used very loosely. :roll:
ANYTIME an incision, cut, laceration, wound, etc is made into flesh tissue, the body heals itself partly by mending the wound with scar tissue/matter. Trust me, it's there. :freaked:
The real issue or question is "how visible is the scarring" from these isolated extraction methods principally known as FUE. I have personally viewed many of these cases post-op done by different FUE surgeons. In some cases, once complete healing has taken place, I absolutely could not tell where the extractions were done and these were also smaller procedures at say 1200 grafts or less. The other notable factors were those patients healed very well and their color contrasts were more narrow. Of those cases I have visibly viewed, most were first time patients having a virgin scalp to work with. So I take these factors into account along with other varying distinctions such as a tendency for some patients to have a lingering redness from the wounds even after complete surface healing of the epidermis. Possibly the variance in their collagen levels, etc are factors in post-op appearance in the donor zones. Some folks unfortunately just do not heal well and end up with scarring that is quite visual. But they are in the minority just like keloiding.
In the same token let me also say that I have seen cases where the scarring was indeed evident with a "white dots" look or what some refer to as a "moth-eaten" appearance. :freaked: This was mostly noticable on "some" of the larger cases where thousands of grafts were extracted, wide color contrasts, etc.
So it is really a matter of personal preference with each individual patient. I chose to have three FUT strip procedures and currently have a "very thin" linear scar that has healed very well on all three hair transplants. I never will choose to wear a buzz cut or even real short hair styles simply because I like to show off my hair whether others know it's transplanted or not. I mean I did not get three hair transplants to subsequently cut it all off nor do a very high percent of hair transplant patients. :hairy:
But all that being said, if you still feel FUE is the best approach for yourself, just know that Dr. Ray Woods is a very talented competent hands-on FUE surgeon. So is his sister Dr. Angela Campbell. I don't believe Dr. Woods has ever done strip procedures but I stand to be corrected on that point. Either way just do your homework on the pros and cons of these varied isolated extraction methods of harvest. Best wishes to you. :wink:
