Unhappy Patients with Hair Transplant

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Vaibhav Shah 

               A patient after 1& 1/2 years of transplant complained of raised skin marks seen at the base of the transplanted hair.

                  This can happen to any transplant patient and is a part of the healing process when new grafts are accepted and during the growth of the transplanted hair as it grows through by making its way out of the thick scalp skin. To avoid the skin marks we follow some precautions:

                  De-epitelize all the grafts by removing the epidermis or outer skin to avoid leaving thick skin tissue.

Make slim grafts which can be easily placed by 19, 20 & 21 gauze hypodermic needles depending on the size of the graft.

                    Do not use tight bands over the head after the hair transplant causing fluid retention in the scalp which may push the grafts above the skin.

Use low dose locally acting triamcinalone mixed in the anesthesia solution to avoid post operative swelling.