The good news is that transplanted grafts, especially if they are plump with a special type of fat, will help rebuild infrastructure.
I have done hair transplants on many patients who have alopecia, and they have seen a remarkable rebuild of the fatty infrastructure that comes along with the transplanted hair grafts.
Hair growth often is not complete until 8 months after surgery. What you are seeing at this point in time is only an indication of your future outcome. Be patient and you should see growth improvement over the next 5 months.
I took Cialis, and part of my balding top has started to grow back some hair. Maybe the blood vessels that opened up also started to pump blood around the head (not the small head.. but the other head housing the brain) giving hair growth a boost?
This may be unique to you, but thanks for the comment. Cialis is now prescribed for both prostate enlargement and as an ED treatment. The drug is prescribed as a low dose (5mg/day), so if it helps your hair in addition to the other benefits, that’s great. I wrote about this in 2013 (https://baldingblog.com/2013/04/12/am-i-regrowing-hair-from-cialis/)
If you are losing hair, it is most likely not the transplanted hair, but your native hair. At the age of 25, shock loss can be expected ,and to prevent this, you should have been put on the drug Finasteride, which usually stops this from happening. You can’t go back and reverse the hair you lost, but you might stop more hair loss from happening with this drug. Get a doctor involved like me, who is experienced in this field and will help you manage the problem. I often help people who have been treated overseas and don’t have a local doctor.
My post-transplant horror story, 25 years old. PLEASE help me. from tressless
It does seem that some of our readers who take this medication have found that hair loss is a common side effect. There have also been many comments on BaldingBlog over the years since this was first posted 9 years ago.
To find out how many grafts you need for the crown, there are a few things you need to know first:
(1) Thickness of the hair – fine, medium, or coarse (the thicker the hair, the less the number of grafts you will need)
(2) Character of the hair (wavy is better than straight)
(3) Color contrast between your hair and skin (brown hair on light skin often means more grafts, while gray hair requires less hair)
(4) The crown is the place where the direction of the hair changes.
If you want the swirl, you need to discuss this with your doctor. Your balding area is similar to mine, and I had 2,700 grafts placed into it over the past 25 years. So, if I were to estimate a range of grafts for you, it would be between 2,000-3,000 grafts, modified by the above.
This is an extensive overview of two great products for men and women who need to camouflage their hair loss. The products are very different in the way that they are used.
From my patient population over the years, I found that each person has his/her favorite. https://www.gll-getalife.com/the-best-hair-loss-concealers-toppik-dermmatch-results
Can I start building up the dose amount or frequency over time? e.g. I’ve heard of people taking it EOD at first, or of amounts much smaller than 1mg. But I don’t know what’s safe in that regard, or if there’s any point in, say, taking 0.5mg a couple of times a week at first before building up.
Yes, you can start on a single pill (1mg) every fourth day for two weeks, then every third day for two weeks, then every other day for two weeks. If you don’t see any side effects, go directly to one pill every day.
Have you ever seen an elderly man who was bald, had a terrible comb-over, and wondered how a person got there? Well, this young man shows how it all begins. It starts off with a very subtle restyling of the hair to cover the areas of thinning and/or balding. Then, as age takes its toll and more balding develops, the altered styling changes to adjust to the new status of the balding. Over years, this change is subtle every day as the hair loss slowly advances. Sooner or later, however, the bald area becomes so large that the man starts running out of hair styles, so he moves down to the side of the hair just above the ears. The hair 2 1/2 inches above the ears never disappears, so by parting this hair and letting the hair grow long, the hair can be made to cover the entire head. The man in the mirror never sees this subtle change. Many celebrities use some version of this comb-over, or comb-back as shown here:
Thought I’d share the funny way I style my hair. All of the pics are recent. What hairstyles do y’all use ? from tressless
I am in my 40s and have had FUT twice, both times with very high yield and good cosmetic results. I have had a bit over 3,000 total grafts total. My FUT scar in the back of my head also came out well. The scar itself is thin and is pretty hard to detect, even if I cut my hair short. Sometimes I think about having a third FUT. I have a decent amount of donor hair left. How risky is it for me to have a 3rd FUT surgery if the first two went well? Am I risking ruining my good results to date? What are the chances I could get a good FUT scar on the third surgery if the first two went well? Does my chance of a bad FUT scar increase with each subsequent procedure? Should I quit while I am ahead or push for another procedure if I want more hair on top? Thanks for your help, and many thanks for baldingblog. It is very well done and helpful.
3,000 grafts is most likely less than half of your donor supply, assuming that you are a typical Caucasian. I had three strip surgeries myself and have no scar as you don’t with two surgeries. The general rule of thumb for normal healers (not good ones like me) is that the scar risks increase with additional procedures. Considering your history, you might discuss other options with your surgeon such as another strip surgery with a trichophytic closure to minimize the scar. Alternatively, you can have the harvest done with FUE (Follicular Unit Excision) and not worry about a linear scar. The FUE is becoming more and more popular in the past few year and now reflects more than half of all hair transplant harvesting technologies done worldwide.
Men who experience breast pain, while on Finasteride, should stop the drug. I have never seen anyone resolve their breast issues while on the drug Finasteride. It usually resolves once the drug stops. In the case that a breast lump develops, most men find that this persists. Fortunately, the incidence of this is about 1:1000 patients. If pain does persist, they should see their doctor about addressing the problem.
If you suffer from nipple/breast pain, read this from tressless
If sporadic pimples, one or two at a time, appear after a transplant, is it possibly folliculitis of the infection sort? Are infections always in groups or quantity? I am afraid of the pus being fungal and being contagious to myself or others, but there is never enough pimples present long enough to get one tested. Maybe two at a time that are gone with a couple days. They may pop as I sleep, and I worry that the pillows and my blanket will get contaminated. Also, my folliculitis is never accompanied by any pain or itchiness. Could infection ever be ruled out based on symptoms without a test? What do you think?
Most of the time, the pimples that pop up after a hair transplant occurs in the first 3 months or so. They usually are retained hair follicles which the body reacts to and tries to “exteriorize,” so they eventually get pushed out. This appears to be what you are discussing, but see your doctor if you are concerned.
I met with Dr. X in a paid consultation which costed me $150. I am 33 years old and my father also had a Class 3 pattern of balding, so I clearly took after him. I tried the drug Propecia, but I had sexual side effects. I knew that only a hair transplant would work for me. So, I shopped around and finally ended up with Dr. X. During the consultation, he said I was a good candidate, but he would not do my surgery. I asked him why, and he said I took too much time asking too many questions about what he would do. He said, “My patients trust me and don’t ask questions.” I was floored so I guess we both decided that we were not meant to be doctor and patient.
Arrogant to say the least, but he was honest. Best that you and he never worked out, because doctors like will never support you if anything goes wrong.
I was wondering if my hair will grow back after stopping Propranolol and how long will it take to get back to where it used to be?
Yes, this drug, as most drugs, can cause hair loss. Stopping it will probably prevent the progressive nature of the hair loss caused by the drug and may reverse the hair loss.