Category: Post-Operative

Hi, I had last a FUT session of just under 3000 grafts at a reputable clinic last summer in Thailand. The last thing the doctor told me after my final check-up was “Don’t forget: it will take 10 months to look good!” On your site, you often mention waiting 8 months for final results. I’m now 7 months from the operation and have good results so far,but am hoping for more thickness. Is it true that more density can occur between the eighth and tenth month?
Thanks

Everybody is different! Sometimes all your transplanted hair can grow out in 3 to 4 months. Sometimes it can take over a year for 100% growth. I generally tell patients that in 8 months you will see about 80%+ of your hair growth to 2-3 inches in length.

You’ll hopefully see a little more thickness, but I don’t know what to expect in your case, as you’re not my patient and I haven’t seen you or your results. You said you have got some good results thus far, and only time will tell from here on. Otherwise, you can follow up with your doctor and ask for his/her assessment.

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Dear Doctor

Is it possible that some transplanted FUs were rejected and (the respective hair) fallen some months or even years after a successful HT? I had an HT on a completely bald area. i had nice results, but i’m pretty sure the area looks thinner now than 8-10 months after the HT. My doctor says its my idea. I seriously doubt that. thanks for your time

On very rare occasions I have seen the “permanent” hair lost some years after a hair transplant. I don’t understand it, but I have seen this complaint. You are not crazy! You’re only 10 months out from a hair transplant — so how soon did you see the results that eventually disappeared?

Hello,

I was curious if you think that drinking coffee is bad after a hair transplant. I drink about 2-3 cups per day. Do you think it hurts the blood supply to the hair transplant by constricting the blood vessels? Thanks in advance. God bless.

Coffee does constrict blood vessels, but I do not believe it will harm the hair follicles. The medications that doctors use during your hair transplant surgery contain epinephrine. It is used so that bleeding can be minimized and the anesthesia can last longer. Epinephrine is a very potent blood vessel constrictor (more so than caffeine in your coffee).

In the end, use your good judgment and follow your doctors instructions. I generally tell my patients not to have coffee the day of the transplant to keep them calm more than anything else.

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Hi there,

I saw screenshots of Jon from Jon & Kate Plus 8 and had some questions:

When a patient leaves the office after the operation, does he just walk out of the office looking like Jon did (in the 3 Immediatley After photos)- without a covering/hat, redness in the forhead, and hair messy?

I just wonder for people that fly into your L.A office for a procedure then fly out straight from surgery- and having concerns about being self concious as they stand in line for the flight back.

It all depends on how bald you are or how much hair you had before the surgery. If you are completely bald, it is hard to not notice some stubble and a few patients may have considerable redness that lasts a few days on the bald scalp, but we provide a hat to cover that easily. In Jon’s case, he was able to cover the transplants by combing his natural hair forward and wearing a hat and also the ‘cover up’ may be dependent upon how you can style your hair. Quite a few patients are undetectable immediately after the surgery.

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I had my first transplant almost four years ago and my second one last October. I STILL have redness on my right side from the FIRST transplant. It is almost as if I got sunburned and that area stayed burned. It is not really bad, but it is bad enough that the transplant area still looks “outlined” making it look a little unnatural. The other aspects of the surgeries are spectacular, just have this one issue. Is there anything I can do about it? Thanks!

This is the type of question you should be asking your surgeon. Redness can be helped with the judicious use of topical steroid, but this is not a good idea without medical supervision as the body can absorb the steroids if you use too much of it. Also, the redness should not last that long — certainly not years, as you describe. Please discuss this with your surgeon.

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In mid Dec 08, I had an FUT of 1150 grafts to restore my hairline. Scabs have come and gone and I’ve been left with raised, bumpy, partially numb skin that makes a line across my forehead where the hairs were inserted. Under lighting, this elevated skin is extremely visable and odd looking considering there is no longer any hair there.

Suggestions?

Go see your doctor who performed your surgery. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell with just your descriptive words. More over, I have no way of knowing how your surgery was performed or what technique was used. It may be Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), but not all doctors or medical groups perform the same quality surgery.

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Are previously transplanted hairs at a big risk to shock loss following a second or third transplant?

Generally, transplanted hair is “permanent” and are not at risk of shock loss. Some hair loss may occur immediately after a hair transplant, but it should not be permanent if it is transplanted hair that has fallen out. I have seen shock loss in previously transplanted hair in less than a half dozen men and the hair came back as full as it was in all of them.

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