I recently had 2000 FUT’s by a well respected doctor in the field (and planning to get more, but this time, FUE’s). But I notice though that my donor scar location is about an inch above the occipital protuberance (I believe that is what that small bump in the back of the head is called), that is, one inch above the ears. He evaluated my hair and also I had a small previous scar from a prior HT done with laser (600 grafts) that he cut out with the new donor location. I am 43 years of age and I believe that I am a class 4 (or maybe close to 5).
My questions are: Is my donor scar too high? Are the chances high at my age that I will progress to a class 5 or 6 pattern?
I am fearful of future hair loss progressing down to my donor location. My Father and grandfather (both from my mother’s and father’s side) had full hair and of course normal thinning hair as they reached their 70’s. Except my uncles on my mothers side are classes 5’s and 6’s.
Thank you so much for your time
One can not predict hair loss with any certainty. It is clear that you do not follow the family pattern you identified in the body of your question. Scars that are placed in the wrong position may be impacted by the hair loss pattern, but without examining you, I can not make such judgments. An FUE procedure will not address the scar adequately in one surgery and as you have already had two strip surgeries, I generally tell patients that it is too costly to go the FUE route once you had strip surgeries. Maybe with good pictures and anatomical markers on them to show the notch at the back of your head and the location of the scar relative to the ears, I can get enough information to give you further insights. If you do wish to send photos, my address is on the Contact page.
