Scalp donor area stretching exercises

� Sir

� If a patient goes strip surgery and he/she is not doing scalp
� exercise,then what would be the effect on scar.Or this exercise necessary
� for second surgery for more yield HT.

� Up to how much time or months scalp exercise is necessary.

� Regards
� Nitesh


Dear Nitesh,
Scalp donor area stretching exercises is a very important topic.

The part of the scalp considered safe for donor harvesting by strip has numerous connective tissue attachments to the aponeurosis below it.
These attachments do not permit the scalp skin to slide over the underlying tissue and skull.

To compare, try pinching the skin over the back of your wrist. You will notice it is very easy to do so.

Try doing the same on the scalp skin at the back of the head. You will find it much more difficult.

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Scalp donor area stretching exercises aim to loosen the connective tissue attachments of the scalp skin to the underlying tissue.

This helps :
1. Hasten healing as there is less stetch on the suture line,
2. Minimizes the chances of post HT scar widening,
3. Maximizes the grafts that can be extracted in a single strip FUHT procedure.

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Scalp donor area stretching exercises would be beneficial to all. Whether going for the first procedure, or a subsequent one.

Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards,
Dr. A
www.fusehair.com

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