2020-09-24 02:17:342020-09-02 12:26:042 years finasteride & minoxidil (photos)
2 Weeks After My Hair Transplant, I See The Grafts Growing
Hello Doctor,
I have undergone HT 2 weeks back with 2 sessions of a total of 5000 grafts done. Till date, I don’t see a single transplanted hair being fallen out. Instead, I see them growing in length. Is this something to be worried?
I’m wondering why would you worry if you are seeing something positive like growth? You must have had a great donor density to get out 5,000 grafts in two sessions.
In general, most people see what appears to be graft growth in the first 2-3 weeks (it is actually the hair in the graft being pushed out of the scalp). As this is actually the shedding process of the hair which is going into telogen, most of the transplanted hairs will fall out in one month. Either way, follow up with your doctor as he/she can better assess your post operative course and progress.
2011-09-14 12:46:062011-09-13 15:47:432 Weeks After My Hair Transplant, I See The Grafts Growing
2 years minoxidil and finasteride
This is a great result, something I would expect in many men. This man used topical minoxidil and appears to be one of the 40% of men who respond to the topical minoxidil
2 Weeks After My 2800+ Graft Surgery, I Had Massive Shock Loss
hi, two weeks after a surgery with dr. rahal of 2846 grafts (888 1 hair, 1526 2-hairs, 429 3-hairs, and 3 4-hairs), i experienced a massive shock loss. it has been one month post surgery and i am very worried about even going to my original look, which at this point i would be happy with. i only take minoxidil, because of the side effects of finasteride.
do you see a lot of this shock loss from the pics as being temporary, because although i am thinning, i am not an entirely diffuse thinner, but lost everything. at this point would total of the 5239 hairs even be enough to fill in what i have lost? i should also note that the hairs that are remaining are ones from a previous surgery with ziering that was supposed to be around 2300 grafts, but i am not even entirely sure about his work.
thank you so much for your help and suggestions, greatly appreciated!
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It is difficult to make many comments about your exact situation, because the before picture and the change in your hair length are confusing your situation. I will assume that you are young (under 30 years old). Were you afraid of possible side effects from finasteride, or did you actually experience them? Shock loss is common in young men after a hair transplant, unless the young man is protected with Propecia (finasteride). Prior to the appearance of this drug on the market, shock loss was a common problem for hair transplant surgeons. Since the use of finasteride, this type of report is relatively uncommon.
Shock loss usually appears in the first three months after a surgery, when it happens. I do not believe that the size (# of grafts) is related to the shock loss, as a hair transplant of any size can do it. Shock loss reflects your genetic timelines and often accelerates the timelines 1-3 years.
2013-04-18 14:00:122013-04-17 12:58:082 Weeks After My 2800+ Graft Surgery, I Had Massive Shock Loss
@2 years old and willing to do a hair transplant (from Reddit)
If you are under 25 then the doctor you found who is willing to do a hair transplant on you, is not moral or reputable, just a guy who wants your money and doesn’t care about you.. No competent doctor will do a hair transplant on someone under the age of 25.
FUT Questions from tressless
20 Month Old With Possible Alopecia
I have a 20 month old who I am suspecting may have alopecia. Can you recommend a physician in the Chicago area who sees children and specializes in alopecia? Thank you for your time.
Look to the ISHRS website for a hair specialist, or even the American Academy of Dermatology for a listing. Best for you to consult your pediatrician as there are many causes of balding in young children that he/she should be able to treat and if necessary, make an appropriate referral to a competent specialist in the field.
2 years on minoxidil and finasteride (photo)
2 years on finasteride (photo)
This is a very good result from finasteride alone. The frontal area is not as responsive usually to finasteride as the crown is.
20 and wants a hair transplant
I’ve currently been on Finasteride for 3 months now, and Minoxidil for 5. My hairline is starting to regrow extremely slowly, but at the same time i’m not sure it will come back. I also would like to see if it would be possible to lower my hairline with FUE procedure as well as filling in a bit of the horshoe pattern as well that is receding. I contacted a facility in Miami, FL on Saturday I believe and was wondering how long it usually takes to schedule a consultation etc etc… I do realize i’ll probably have to get 1-2 or even 3 more hair transplants by the time i’m 40 but right now at age 20 my only fear is that when I go to college started this year, i’ll have missed out on my college social life due to my insecurity of my high and receding hairline.
At 20, you shouldn’t get a hair transplant. Medication is better. The reason is simple, you are very early in a progressive process and if you start now, you may end up chasing the balding. Any doctor who does surgery on a 20 year-old male is after the money and not the welfare of the patient.