Hi, I am planning on FFS, probably with Facial Team.
However, I am a bit worried. I have a high hairline, and I cannot afford to raise it further back.
Since I need filling of temples with transplants I would need a coronal incision with immediate hair transplants (where they take a strip of skin off of your head). But wouldn't this draw my hairline further back because 1cm of skin is missing?? Am I better off doing a coronal incision but without hair transplants and only do the transplants at a later stage, post-FFS, taking hair from the back of my head affecting the hairline less?
With a coronal incision without transplants, do they still take a strip of skin out at the incision? I guess they don't , right? I've heard someone say that a strip of skin - 1cm - is always lost when doing a coronal incision, however, this seems weird - why would that be the case? Thanks for your help
Regarding the strip of skin being removed, I believe they can transplant those hairs back during the same operation. I'd definitely go for that rather than waste them.
Yes, this is what they do. However, what I wonder is if a strip of skin is really wasted in a normal coronal incision (perhaps it is in order to raise the eyebrows). What I am thinking is that maybe an incision at the hairline + transplants post-FFS to close peaks is a better alternative for me since I have a high hairline ?
I had a crown incision and no transplant with FT last year. In hindsight I would have preferred to have had the crown and transplant too. FT will place small plates under your skin at the corners of your scalp to help hold the skin there. These will dissolve over about a year. They can vary the width of the crown incision somewhat depending upon hair density for transplants (or no transplants), but apparently they need at least some width in the incision to keep the skin even after removing bone from the forehead.
Your best bet is to schedule a consultation with them. This can be done over Skype if they are not visiting somewhere near you. They will answer your questions and give you input on procedures.