Do Megasession Hair Transplants Increase The Chances of Having Complications?

Written by Victor Hasson, MD on May 28, 2010

I’ve heard about scar stretching and complications when having a megasession hair transplant, and this concerns me. I definitely want to get the most that I can with one surgery, but is is really possible to do this without causing complications? Please let me know, I need to make my decision in the next month or two.
Sincerely,
Alex D
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Some physicians in their discussions with patients will relate the size and width of donor scars directly with the width of the strip that has been removed. This is an overly simplistic view of the cause of scaring, and may unfortunately mislead patients on some occasions.

Patients frequently ask how it is that we are able to harvest such relatively large strips from our patient’s donor area. The answer is really quite simple. There are a few surgical techniques that can be easily learned, which make it possible to reduce the overall tension on the wound and still get an excellent donor scar [...]

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Victor Hasson, MD
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