Originally Posted by
LetsGo
Thanks, the incision is still in the early stages of healing, so I won’t know how thick or thin the scar will be for at least another 5 months, minimum. Hopefully it will be paper-thin, and if so, I could buzz my hair fairly short, but we’ll have to see.
One issue with the scar is that there’s a line with no hair growing out of it. So if I wanted to buzz my hair down short enough, there’d be a visible line with no hair in it. Depending on how wide the scar is, a #2 to #4 (6.35mm to 12.7mm) length buzz is needed for the scar to not be noticeable. It could be longer with a wide scar, which I hope I don’t get. For now, I just have to make sure that I don’t stretch or put tension on the scar - so I can’t do sit-ups or bench presses, or anything that puts tension on the scalp at all.
If I decide to do a full head shave, I have a red light device that's meant for full body use. I’d probably get a smaller one that could be more targeted. And then I’d also use silicon anti-scar strips at night and around the house. They hydrate the scar, which reduces the collagen over time and makes the scar thin out and blend in. I used them before on a large, wide scar on my finger, and it flattened out and became unnoticable. Between those two things, hopefully I could get the scar to fade to the point where it wouldn’t be noticeable with a shaved head. There are some celebrities like Joe Rogan and Kevin James who have FUT scars, and they’re still noticeable, but I don’t know if they’ve tried doing things to deal with the scars. I’m thinking maybe they didn’t bother trying.
Anyway, thank you for helping me think of a back-up plan.
1) Maybe the medical study will enable me to get rid of the scar with no trace. 2) If not, hopefully the scar isn’t recessed. If I shaved my head fully, I’d be able to use silicon anti-scar strips and gels to make the scar decrease to the point where hopefully it wouldn’t be noticeable.
The staples come out on Monday and that will help me to stop focusing on this stuff. Totally wish I hadn’t put myself through it, but it is what it is.