Only the Frontal Hairline of My Transplant is Growing In After 4 Months

Hey Dr. Rassman. Just a quick question that maybe you can help me with regarding my recent hair transplant. I also will be making an appointment to see my doctor. I had 1200 grafts done mostly in temple area 4 months ago. At around month three I first noticed some regrowth now a month later I have longer hairs in that area, which I expect to become fuller as I get closer to the year mark. However, hair has only grown along the front line of what was transplanted. So I have a thin line of hairs connecting the front of my hair line to the sides, yet have a large gap between that and my regular growing hair. My question is, is this normal? Can hair grafts first grow in the front and take more time to grow in behind it? Is it possible that only the hairs in the front “survived” and the others aren’t coming in? I know at four months it is still too early to tell, but I thought it was odd nonetheless. Thanks so much.

The most likely answer is that by the 8th month fully 80-90% of the hair should have grown or started to grow. I never draw conclusions at the 4th month and you are correct, some parts may grow faster than other parts of the scalp. Be patient and wait another 4 months or so to see the results.