Hair loss is not uncommon following a hairline advancement surgery in a female which will reveal the scar that was made at the time of the surgery. Matter of fact, this can happen with almost any facial surgery and I have seen this in many face lift and brow lift female patients. A hair transplant is the only solution for this which will bury the scar in the transplanted hair and the hairline can be moved further forward at the same time.

You do indeed have terrible crusting resulting from poor post-operatieve washing techniques.  An FUE is treated just like a regular hair transplant with regard to the recipient area, but the donor area has open wounds which require daily washing with soap and water. An FUE is treated just like a regular hair transplant with regard to the recipient area, but the donor area has open wounds which require daily washing with soap and water. Within 3 days of surgery, you can resume full activities, heavy exercises if you wish. The recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of crusts. I generally recommend the use of a sponge and supply my patient with a surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily. By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of losing grafts. IF any crust is present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to see no evidence of any crusting in the recipient area and the crusts from the donor area gone in 3-4 days with daily washing. To get the crusting off because you did not follow this routine, you need to leave the shampoo on your hair for 10 minutes and as the crust become water logged, then will come off with gentle finger action over a number of days doing just what I suggested.

These pigments came in all flavors, some with metals, some non-organic pigments and some organic pigments. This industry is not regulared by the FDA,  We provide our own unique pigments and have done commercial analysis of some of the pigment in use, very frightening to  find out that many of the pigments are purchased from art stores?

LLLT is an option that really does not do much although because so many people use it and are vested in the effort, the reports are not very accurate. I studied patients with LLLT treatments in two forms. The first was an expensive LLLT machine which I offered at no charge to my patients but required them to submit to photography follow-up. The second modality was a Laser Hat. I also required them to submit to photography follow-up. All of the follow-up showed me no a single result that was objective by good photography. Some patients thought that they were better, but things like hair length and products used on the hair change your view of your own hair.

There is not much to say other than good luck for more hair. The drug has done wonders for you and more value will yet occur over the next 12 months or so.

I would need to examine you and find out what classification of hair loss you have. For example, do you have some frontal recession?  At this age, the best treatments are finasteride with minoxidil.  I would try it for a full year. A hair transplant at your age, would catch you in a transition to balding and just make it worse. There is never a rush to do a hair transplant because so many young men who rush are sorry that they did it.

I had 2000 grafts into my two corners and now, 8 months later, it all looks thin. Is this a failure of the surgery?

Certainly, if each side received 1000 grafts, then this is not reflective of such a number of grafts. I would return and see your doctor as most doctors will ‘make things right’ and redo the hair transplant assuming that you still trust the doctor