My doctor said I have folliculitis and he started me on antibiotics, is that the right thing to do
Yes, you have classic folliculitis and it must be treated, first with a drainage of the pus pockets, then a culture must be taken to be assured that the antibiotic selected is the right antibiotic, then wet/warm soaks three times a day until the infection seems to be under control.
I think people like you need to say it the way it is more frequently. We live in a now generation. If you had a more advanced balding pattern and no sexual side effect from Finasteride, I suspect you would be saying the same thing.
Sometimes bumps along the recipient area reflect how the grafts were placed or how the grafts were prepared. Grafts placed too high and not flush with the skin can cause bumps or grafts that have too much skin on them also cause cause bumps. You will know if this happened as it would have been evident immediately after the initial surgery. When we prepare grafts regardless of whether it is strip or FUE, we trim all of the skin off of the grafts and always place them flush with the skin.
I have had these bald spots since I was at least 5 years old. My mother said that she did put my hair in tight braids, yet other doctors are telling me that it was caused by tight braids. I personally don’t believe the diagnosis.
This history and the location is classic for a genetic problem called ‘Triangular Alopecia’. It can be easily transplanted, as this is the best treatment for it.
I think that your hairline has an unusual design. It has been built with distinct mounds that are not normally found. If you don’t like your hairline design, a another hair transplant built with a good transition zone will help fix this problem but be sure you find a doctor who can do this. I have discussed hairline design here: https://baldingblog.com/2017/08/31/take-look-transplants-think-photo/
It does look like growth is slow and highly worrisome. The average person gets 80% of the growth in 8 months to styling length to about 3 inches. It varies with individuals, some people grow their hair earlier and some later. You should wait another month and if you do not see much more growth, go back and meet with your surgeon. I see what appears to be reasonably good growth in the hairline area so that makes the remaining area behind the hairline even more worrisome.
See my picture and see how bad my hair loss is, but for me, surgery is out of the question because I can’t afford it and I don’t like the idea that I will spend the rest of my life chasing more and more hair transplants. Now I look 10-15 years older than I am. I know this when I try to get a date, women look at me differently because of my balding.
There is no other solution to get hair but an alternative to hair transplants is scalp micropigmentation (SMP) as this picture shows. This is a good alternative choice; however, you must accept that you will shave your head on a regular basis at least twice a week. Although this is a cosmetic tattoo, no one will even tell that it is not a full appearing shaved head of hair (when performed in the proper hands). We have performed this in men from 17 – 92 with great results. The man on the right had it and agreed to allow us to use his photo. I think that he looks great with SMP. Also look here for more examples: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/bold-shaved-look/
This statement along with many examples has been published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, DOI.org/cbsg. They noted that more wealthy people seemed to opt for unconventional treatment because only they can afford more expensive alternative treatments. Rich, but not smart?