It looks like the transplants grew but if you have fine hair, a second hair transplant could have been predicted but based upon these photos, it may be needed anyway. More length will help it look fuller. I always tell my patients that a second transplant may be needed if there is not enough fullness present, something almost always the case in people with fine hair and not uncommon even with people with medium weight hair (about 30% of the time).
Again, another very responsive hair growth course with minoxidil and finasteride. If he stays on this routine, it will only get better as 3 months is relatively short.
This is a young man getting early growth from finasteride on the hairline. Persistence will guarantee the results. The picture on the right shows early miniaturization while the picture on the left is highly suggestive of early reversal of the miniaturization
I (21F) have always had dense, silky straight hair. Around 2 years ago I noticed some sparser sections along my hairline, but I had pretty bad anxiety so I chalked up to that. About a year ago I went on BC (LoLo Fe) and noticed about 2 months after starting that my hair was starting to thin a lot. I could see parts of my scalp when I pulled my hair back that I couldn’t before, and my ponytail was close to half the size of what it had been (I previously could not see any scalp when my hair was wet, and now can see it along the sides and some on the top). I’ve recently gone off the pill, and noticed some sections of my hairline are growing back, but I still feel like I am losing a lot of hair. I read that going off BC can cause some short-term hair loss, so I am hoping this loss is just from the adjustment period. My question is, what can I do to best take care of my hair while it hopefully grows back? I’ve switched to a natural, sulfate free shampoo, and I do not use heat styling. I’ve also started eating healthier and oil massage my scalp occasionally. Are there any other steps I should be taking, like maybe switching to Nioxin or a different type of shampoo/conditioner? I was also wondering if I should continue to use a wide-tooth comb in the shower when I condition, as I was told it helps to spread the conditioner but it is also when I lose the most hair in the shower (wasn’t sure if this is too harsh on wet hair or not)
Birth Control pills can and often cause hair loss. The question to ask is it possible that you have genetic hair loss. Are any females in your family (mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, have hair loss in any degree. If so, then you need to see an expert to see what you should do. (here are some of my posts on female hair loss which you might want to read: https://baldingblog.com/?s=female+hair+loss+blood+tests)
I am on finasteride for 6 months and all of my miniaturized hairs turned in to thicker terminal hairs except temple hairs.,Why is that? Will topical finasteride or minoxidil helps in this situation?
Finasteride does not work on all miniaturized hairs. Sometimes the genes are too strong for the drug and the drug doesn’t impact it. Maybe, Topical Finasteride with minoxidil will help.
These crusts should be allowed to shed with shampoo regularly, leaving the shampoo on the scalp for 10 minutes and then gently rubbing them until they come off. It may take a few days? but don’t push it. After 2 weeks, the risk of graft loss is minimal. Compare this man on the left 1 weeks from his surgery with the man on the right, just 3 days after surgery. The difference is good post-operative washing. The man on the right was our patient and nobody could tell he had a hair transplant done at any time so far, at least.
Some good results with growth in the corner hairline from minoxidil and finasteride at 5 months
Good results from nizoral, minoxidil and finasteride use for 4 months
There is a link between finasteride or dutasteride and insulin sensitivity as shown in this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207930/
The conclusion of the article states: Dual inhibition of 5?Rs, but not inhibition of 5?R2 alone, modulates insulin sensitivity in human peripheral tissues rather than liver. This may have important implications for patients prescribed dutasteride for prostatic disease.
Reat this significant article in the New England Journal Of Medicine: file:///C:/Users/Bill/Downloads/NEJM%20-%20Facial%20Masking%20for%20COVID-19.pdf
It is now three months since my hair transplant was done. Should I have expected growth by now?
I tell my patients that you can expect the growth to start usually between months 3-5 and then grow to styling length in 8 months with 80% of the growth out by then
If you have doubt about the grafts you received, go back and speak with your doctor and ask him for a copy of the count sheet which is part of the surgical record. Something must have happened that you lost trust with your doctor, so I would suggest that you speak directly with him to get to the root of the mistrust. The photos look about right for 3000 FUE grafts
Nice results in a young man on finasteride for 4 months
This is your call. Finasteride does two things for men in their 20s: (1) it reduces the shock loss that is very common in young man after a hair transplant and (2) and slows or stops the progressive nature of hair loss.
This is an amazing response (left) to the drug finasteride with a complete regrowth of the frontal hair. On the right, this man’s photo suggests good filling of fullness with probably reversal of miniaturization
