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a recent article in the La Times about future advancment for hairloss treatment....http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-hair17apr17,1,1639656.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=1&cset=true

a recent article in the La Times about future advancment for hairloss treatment....http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-hair17apr17,1,1639656.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=1&cset=true

hey guys, I was wondering if anyone had any info about ipl treatments. My reason for inquiry is because im 71/2 months post op from 500 grafts placed into my temple regions and I still have a pinkness skin discoloration in my recipient area that has me bothered. My results didnt come in full as i would have expected, andI believe that the discoloring makes my transplant noticiable. So I was thinking about shaving the recipient area and treating this area with ipl which is the most advanced medical treatment for the skin. Does anyone have any good advice for me, and will this affect the grafts at all?? thanks

thanks for the reply gorpy, but im looking for more of a permenant solution, i can manage right now cuz my hair is long and covers my temples, im just worried that the pinkness will be permenant

im 5 1/2 months post op from a minor ht(500 grafts into my temples)and my recipient area is still pink. This has me really worried because i didnt get satisfactory results(even though i went to a top recommended doc) in one of my temple areas and now the pinkness draws even more attention! My right temple area is still slightly pink but the grafts grew in to cover it, but in my left temple the grafts came in very thin and sparse and you can clearly see the pinkish recipient area. Is there any type of cream I can use that will clear the pinkish area? Is there anything a dermetalogist can do? This has me freaked out becuase my back up plan was if the ht didnt come out well or if years down the road i started to lose more hair i would just shave my head completly bald, but i cant even do that now because of the pinkish areas! Should i be worried or will eventually these areas clear up and be unnoticable and back to normal?

Hi guys Im about 4 1/2 months post op, and im starting to get worried. I had 500 grafts total placed into my temple regions(about 250 in each). So far more grafts have sprouted on the right side with decent coverage and it seems to blend pretty well. The left side on the other hand has me worried. The left side so far does not have the same coverage and same amount of hairs grown in as the right side. It also doesnt blend in like the right side either. This has me concerend, although im only 4 1/2 months post op, i do relaize i may have more growing to be done. Should I be concerend about this? Is it normal for one side to grow in faster then the other? My second really big concern is that im still red in the recipient areas. Its not as bad on the right side i think becuase i have more coverage on that side. But on the left side it is definatly still noticable and attracts attention. Ive been using witch hazel at night but doesnt seem to help much. Luckly I have my hair grown out enough that i can hide it. Im really worried about this though, I see my doctor on january 5 for a 6 month review. Has anyone heard of redness lingering for this long? Is there anything i can do? In the worst case scenario and it still continues to linger is there anything a dermatologist can do? thanks for your time i would really appreciate any replys.

Hi guys Im about 4 1/2 months post op, and im starting to get worried. I had 500 grafts total placed into my temple regions(about 250 in each). So far more grafts have sprouted on the right side with decent coverage and it seems to blend pretty well. The left side on the other hand has me worried. The left side so far does not have the same coverage and same amount of hairs grown in as the right side. It also doesnt blend in like the right side either. This has me concerend, although im only 4 1/2 months post op, i do relaize i may have more growing to be done. Should I be concerend about this? Is it normal for one side to grow in faster then the other? My second really big concern is that im still red in the recipient areas. Its not as bad on the right side i think becuase i have more coverage on that side. But on the left side it is definatly still noticable and attracts attention. Ive been using witch hazel at night but doesnt seem to help much. Luckly I have my hair grown out enough that i can hide it. Im really worried about this though, I see my doctor on january 5 for a 6 month review. Has anyone heard of redness lingering for this long? Is there anything i can do? In the worst case scenario and it still continues to linger is there anything a dermatologist can do? thanks for your time i would really appreciate any replys.

hey guys, Im 4 months out and I smoke a few cigs a day, my concern is if this will play a role or have any effect on the growth of my grafts? Im also still some what red in the recipeint area, should i quit until the redness has dissapeared completly? Is it normal to still have redness in the recipient area at 4 months post op?

thanks for the feedback, I currently use nioxin which supposedly helps to block dht, but who knows if it really works or not.

Hello, I have white crust in the area of where the grafts were placed, has anyone else experienced this? Is this dandruf, Ive never had dandruf before and its basically only in the recipient area. Does anyone know what this means? Could this be due to new grafts that will be coming in soon? I will be 4 months post op on Nov 5, as of now i dont have anywhere near the expected results, i have some small hairs some white some black, but they definetly do not cover my whole recipient area. By the way I had 500 grafts done total in my temple regions. And one more thing is that directly after my op my recipient area was not covered in small grafts or hairs, maybe a few but definetly not 250 in each region. Can anyone tell me what that means? Thanks

Hello, I have white crust in the area of where the grafts were placed, has anyone else experienced this? Is this dandruf, Ive never had dandruf before and its basically only in the recipient area. Does anyone know what this means? Could this be due to new grafts that will be coming in soon? I will be 4 months post op on Nov 5, as of now i dont have anywhere near the expected results, i have some small hairs some white some black, but they definetly do not cover my whole recipient area. By the way I had 500 grafts done total in my temple regions. And one more thing is that directly after my op my recipient area was not covered in small grafts or hairs, maybe a few but definetly not 250 in each region. Can anyone tell me what that means? Thanks

so are you saying it might not ever go away? What if the ht is not successful, will there be anyway to make the redness go away completly? And will it always come back if your in the sun???

hey guys thanks for the replies, I do find my head to be itchy a lot, I think this is because I only shampoo and condition my hair every other week. I do not use minoxodil and i dont use nizoral shampoo, the shampoo i use is nioxin.

hello, I am about 3 1/2 months post op and am still slightly red(more pinkish)in my temple areas where my surgery was done. I had 500 grafts placed into my temple regions. Im concerened as to why the area is still redish and want to know if this has happened in any other cases. I would also like to know if there is anything I can do to help take away the redness. Thanks

hello, I am about 3 1/2 months post op and am still slightly red(more pinkish)in my temple areas where my surgery was done. I had 500 grafts placed into my temple regions. Im concerened as to why the area is still redish and want to know if this has happened in any other cases. I would also like to know if there is anything I can do to help take away the redness. Thanks