Dear Dr Rassman, please excuse my question if it is stupid. I’m not medically trained!
What is normally discussed is the movement of hair follicles *from* the donor site *to* the recipient site. And this inevitably leaves some form of scarring in the donor area. But is it technically possible (in FUE) to also implant skin *from* the recipient area *to* the donor area, in such a manner to “eliminate” scarring? i.e. for every follicle the surgeon would swap tissues A and B, where A would be the tissue originally at the recipient site, and B the tissue originally at the donor site.
I’m sure this would be more costly for the patient, buy I’m wondering: has this ever been tested? And would it eliminate scarring?
A number of years ago, a well-known doctor preached that small punch extractions of scars would produce “mini-scalp reductions”. It never worked. This sounds like what you are asking about, and if one removes scar from a scarred area, you just get scar to replace it. Not such a good idea.
By the way, there are no stupid questions. Your question reflects an inquiring mind.