Trichophytic Closure Technique

[warnietheoldpro]

So has she has started using the technique as standard operating procedure?

 

[Boru]

Now that is an interesting link. Someone in the UK should be introducing similar legislation to stop hair transplant abuse. I will ask my MP to raise a question about this.
Boru

 

[Guest]

Damo, I agree that 1-2mm scars are most common and the radial pattern you refer to can be more pronounced than that so I agree that the trych closure has its limitations. A scar is a scar and as you mentioned darker pigmented patients can indeed be more prone to wider or raised scars.

Obviously the other option is to have hair implanted into and around the linear scar (once everything heals) because IMO there is more control of angulation and selection of donor hair so the grade and distribution is more natural in appearance once it grows out. IMO most surgeons would then utilize a double-closure technique in place of a trych closure.

 

[Guest]

Warnie as far as i know she was trialing with the closure but i could be wrong and she may be using the procedure as standard now.

Damo

 

[Guest]

Why not e-mail her the question?

 

[Guest]

Gill ill do that and get back to you on that one.

Damo

 

[warnietheoldpro]

Thanks Damien. Gill i`ve got her dvd and it wasn`t mentioned. I don`t want to get any procedure done thats not in the surgeons 'comfort zone' if you know what I mean.

 

[Guest]

Warnie do you want to make sure that you get the closure done using the Tri?

Damo

 

[warnietheoldpro]

i guess to be honest i`m not hung up on it - still in research mode, when h&w mentioned it I took notice - they seem to be the innovators when it comes to new techniques -fue / bht excluded.






differing opinions / criticisms welcome

 

[Guest]

Anything that can help hide the scar is a plus. :wink:

 

[Guest]

Guys im waiting for a response from Dr Martnick to see if she is using the procedure as a standard now.


Damo

 

[Guest]

Not everyone is best suited for the trico closure and she may very well respond as such. Some cases may call for a double closure method in the event the patient is more prone to wider scars (predisposed) and they may not discover that until after their first procedure so they sometimes seek scar revisions calling for a different closure method. And then there are still others whereby the surgeon may prefer the use of staples.

Again one of the obvious benefits of the trico closure is the hair growth through the linear strip scar. But remember if your competent surgeon recommends against the trico, the patient can always have FUE grafts implanted in the scar at a later date once everything has healed.

 

[warnietheoldpro]

Thanks Damien it`ll be interesting to hear what she says.

Gill - I unfortunately got kinghit a few years ago and you can hardly detect the scar - so I think i`m pretty right in the scarring dept.

I wonder if those cold light lasers are effective for scar healing, I think they primarily help skin healing with any hair growth a side effect of that.

 

[Guest]

Guys i heard back from Dr Martnick and she does use the Trichophytic as a standard procedure now.There are some exceptions but!

Damo

 

[Guest]

Thanks Damo for your follow up! And Warnie, best wishes to you man!