This is a very nice early result. I believe that you are on the way to controlling your Class 3 pattern of balding. The arrow shows the Class 3 pattern in the frontal hairine.
Was I overharvested? It is now 9 months after my hair transplant.
I don’t know if you were over-harvested. How many grafts did you get? These scars are not atypical for FUE if the back of the head is shaved. Most men don’t see them because they let their hair grow out, often covering these scars with longer hair. A solution if you want to keep your hair short is SMP, and I have written extensively on its use otherwise, let your hair grow out enough to cover the scars.
Finistride has made a huge difference. As you can see the whole mid section has come back to life. Hair transplant looks good, one side coming in a bit slower then the other. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.
Looking very promising. The value of finasteride can never be understated!
I am 20 years old and have been taking 0.5mg of finasteride every other day since mid October. I have been starting to freak out since I have recently been noticing that a lot of longer hair strands have began to fall out in the shower and in the floors around my house. I am losing around 35-40 hair strands in the shower alone. I find my hair just falls out sometimes without even touching it. I also have short hair so it seems like it is a lot for me. I also noticed that you can easily see my scalp through my hair causing me to worry even more. I also feel the hair is thin and fine on top of my head. Does this mean my hair is diffuse thinning on top of receding backwards? I tried 1mg but switched back to 0.5mg out of fear since I noticed I could barely get an erection and I had low libido. I don’t know if this has anything to do with it but I recently switched my hair style from being slicked back to forward and having a fringe. I also have started using a styling powder for my hair and crunch it up with my fingers in order to have that textured fringe look, could this have anything to do with it or is there something else at play? What should I do or is this just a shed? I am becoming extremely worried
It takes time to see the full impact of finasteride on hair loss, especially in young men. I often talk about a TUG OF WAR between hair loss and drugs like finasteride to slow or stop it. In any TUG OF WAR, either side can win. With loss of libido and erectile dysfunction, this drug is probably not for you.
Am I too far gone? Or do you think a HT might be viable for me? Only just started learning about finasteride / minoxidil and plan to start taking them. 31M
At 31, there are things you can try like microneedlng plus finasteride and minoxidil. Give it 6-9 months and if it doesn’t reverse, then let’s talk practical terms. You have a Class 7 pattern of balding. This is the most advanced pattern. You need to find a doctor who will try medications with you but also establish baselines for your donor supply if, in the future, you want a hair transplant and, therefore, find out if you are a real candidate. 98% of Turkey clinics will do a hair transplant for the money, even greater than 50% of American doctors, but are you a real candidate? That requires evaluating your lifetime donor supply, your donor hair mass calculated on individual hair thicknesses. If your donor area is healthy, I would be happy to help you if you can’t find a local hair expert by emailing me at williamrassman33@gmail.com.
Two points: (1) 4100 grafts have used up easily half of your donor supply, so what will happen if you continue to bald to a more advanced pattern? (2) some white people retain redness in the skin. Your doctor can treat it. I am against harvesting too many grafts for such a small area of your head. This doesn’t allow for long-term planning.
Currently. I’m taking around 0.3mg a day of topical finasteride daily, but wanting to switch back to oral (0.5mgs every other day) as I experienced way better results on the oral finasteride. Should I slowly taper the transition or go cold turkey?
You can stop the topical finasteride and go on the oral immediately with no issues. In fact, oral is always better because it reaches areas that you often miss with the topical.
The scabbing is a reflection of poor washing techniques. Good washing should take off all scabs by day one. Now, you will have to wait 12 days before removing them gently by leaving a shampoo on your head for 10 minutes, and then gently rub them off with your fingertips. Repeat with multiple washings until it is clean.
Yes, as shown in your photo; however, you could do SMP and wipe out the evidence of the hair transplant. You can also cover it with longer hair.
This graph was posted online. It suggests a long start-up of the graft growth, which is not the case. This graph is misrepresenting what is happening. The start of growth usually occurs between 2-5 months. When it does, the hair grows at a rate of 1/2 inch per month. I always tell my patients that they can expect styling length hair (at least 1 1/2 inches) by 8 months, if not sooner. The grafts should grow by the 5th month (90%+), maybe not so long, but certainly a beard length initially. The grafts don’t always start at the same time, some might appear at 2 months, more at 3 months, then some a 4 months but by the 5th month, 90% of the grafts will have usually emerged.
How is this looking so far ? You guys think this was a good transplant? It was done yesterday at QHT clinic in India. Does it looking like 2200 grafts? From my experience i was so nervous but it was totally painless now i am just hoping for good result. Please share your views and help anyhow you can . Any tips you have to get better results are welcome.
It looks good. The spacing and the placement seemed first-class. Unfortunately, you never know what happens behind the scenes until you reach 6 months. I particularly like that the recipient site is free of crusting, which reflects well on the people who did this work and your washing technique. What doctor did you use?
I had my hair transplant on thursday 10 and everything was ok until I show a photo to a friend and told me my hair transplant was bad and I won’t get any density on my hair. I saw the doctor and he told me that all was good, but I cant stop overthinking and worrying about what my friend said.
How to deal with that anxiety and thoughts?
With your preoperative photos, I can tell the appropriateness of your hair transplant. What I see looks good as long as the surgeon created a frontal hairline with a good transition zone at the leading edge to ensure that the gradient from your forehead to a full hairline is gradual. I can’t tell by looking at these photos. You can mail me your complete photos if you want a second opinion (pre and post-op photos), and then I could give you a second opinion to calm your anxiety. Write to me at williamrassman33@gmail.com
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I’m a 31 year old male here. I have been obsessing with getting a transplant for the last 6 months and have read just about everything here on Reddit about it, from the pre/post care, no. of grafts, what to look for in a surgeon, the ugly duckling phase, etc. From my consultation with a few clinics, I am a NW4/5 with a healthy donor area, and approx 4000 grafts will be required for the transplant.
Here is a typical patient’s photo from one day after a hair transplanted by me: https://baldingblog.com/one-day-post-op-2150-grafts-photos/ The pink color was gone in 2 days, and the FUE sites in most of my patients are healed in 3 days. There should be no pain (98% of my patients say that). You say that you need over 4000 grafts, who told you that? Were there any metrics presented to you, like your lifetime donor supply or the value of your hair mass? If your doctor did not supply you with that information, then the doctor didn’t respect you as it was more about your money than educating you about your future donor supplies.
I recently performed a hair transplant on a well-known litigator He went to a trial hearing just 3 days after his FUE hair transplant. We shaved the back of his head and trimmed it to look stylish. The donor site had healed entirely. He called me immediately after the hearing because he knew that he had worried about going to court. He told me the judge commented: “Nice HAIR-DO you got there!” He was relieved and then continued on with the hearing. Many people were in that court hearing, and he managed his appearance well.
There is no difference between FUE and DHI other than marketing hype. The DHI folks have standardized the use of Choi-type implanters. Many other doctors do the same but are not entitled to join the DHI marketing organization.
If one opts for a transplant, is it still necessary to take Finasteride or any other medication?
Since hair loss is progressive, I generally recommend that a person having a hair transplant stay on this drug for life, provided that they don’t have negative side effects. In addition, the drug has value in reducing the risk of prostate cancer (the # one cancer in men) and also reduces the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol and possibly directly impacting atherosclerosis. To get the benefits of finasteride to avoid the shock loss, you should be on it at least 2 weeks prior to the transplant.