While it is possible, is highly unlikely that you will start finally seeing growth at 15 months. You should have seen most growth at about 6 to 12 months following your surgery. More importantly, the new hair growth will not appear as coarse stubble (like a beard). It’ll start off fine and grow as the […]
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You really cannot kill the transplanted grafts from a massage after a month, and I would think it’s quite strange to have any kind of bleeding in the transplant area. Please follow up with your hair transplant doctor and have your scalp examined to see what’s going on.
I do not know why your scabs would be there at a month after surgery. Just washing your hair with soap and water should’ve taken them off. I would like to know if the grafts were the large plugs, which used to produce scabs lasting 2-3 months with poor hygiene. We did a graft anchoring […]
We performed a study on grafts being secure after a hair transplant by pulling our grafts on successive days. We found that at 12 days, the grafts are secure. If you were gentle on the washing technique, usually the scabs that remain will loosen easily with soap and water. I don’t think you did anything […]
I do thank you for reading the site and I am more than happy to give you general information, but shouldn’t you be asking your post-surgical questions to the doctor who performed your surgery? Answering such specific and personal post-operative questions (simple as they may be) could be potentially misleading just by the fact that […]
The procedure you referenced is an old procedure called scalp reduction using a Frechet Extender (named for the doctor that created it). For a reasonable Norwood Class 6 patient it would take between 3-5 scalp reduction procedures, ending up with what is called a Triple Flap procedure. The scalp reduction procedure has been discredited as […]
A while ago, one of my patients was mugged in East Los Angeles (not a good part of town). As he was getting roughed up and his wallet taken, he was held by his hair (which was about a year out of his surgical procedure of 3000 grafts) and they broke his nose. After they […]
Let me get this straight — you trusted your doctor for his expertise and judgments to have him perform a hair transplant surgery, but now you don’t trust these very same things because you read things on the Internet about post-operative care and scabs? I highly doubt your doctor ruined your grafts. We did do […]
We all worry about losing hair grafts after the surgery and that is the basis of your question. It is an important question; so important that NHI did a major study on the subject and the best answer to this question is for you to read our article on this subject — Graft Anchoring in […]
Transplanted hair should usually start growing in 3-5 months. They should be all growing in six months and by month 12 they should be a few inches long, as thick as the original hair and long enough to comb. Some variation is seen in the growth rate among people, but no growth in one year […]
We’ve studied pulling hair within the first few days after the surgery, and our studies have shown that you can not dislodge hair grafts after the eschar (scabs) are gone. The persistence of eschars is a matter of how well you wash your hair after the surgery. Good washing techniques make the scabs disappear faster. […]
For the first week, I would advise against it. When you use a hair system it needs to be switched to clips. Tape or glues will kill any hair transplant, first by pulling out the new grafts and then by traction alopecia. Be careful that the system does not rub on the grafts and that […]
I clip the patient’s hair short on the day an FUE is performed and you can keep it that way. Shaving the head can be safe at about 1 week. Be careful not to cut the new skin in the donor area, though. These photos are from 11 days after one FUE procedure of 1,901 […]
I just received this email from a patient of mine and thought I’d share it with you, as it brought a smile to my face. Periodically, I want to share the joys of this uniquely wonderful medical practice with my blog audience as I am getting terrific feedback for many of you.
The best way to find a doctor in your area is to check out the physician search on ISHRS.org. That may not tell you the best doctor, but it is a list that you can shop from. Remember to do your research before chosing a doctor. After a hair transplant, some of the hair will […]
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