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Well, I had 1500 grafts done in mid October. It was to rebuild my hairline, I otherwise still have a lot of hair. So far I like the results, in fact some of the transplanted hair is well over 2 inches and the hairline looks complete, no gaps. However, I do notice any where from 20-40ish hairs shed every day. I figure that the actual number is at least twice this given that you can't possible see all the hair you shed. But since it is natural to lose anywhere from 100ish to 150ish hairs daily (obviously they regrow) I'm not worried for the most part because I still have a lot of hair, but do I like it??? no. Anyway, as of late, I'd say mostly this month, I'm noticing more and more transplanted hairs being shed (either naturally or when I apply rogaine, comb, shampoo, massage the scalp gently, etc..). I'd say maybe 1 or 2 a day or so. I can tell they are transplanted because they have a very fat white or yellowish bulb and the transplanted hair is generally thicker and more glossy then my surrounding native hairs. To be honest, they almost resemble pubic hairs and they have some funky twists and curves. Also, when I lose a bulb with two glossy hairs (the worst!!), its pretty obvious its transplanted. So yea, these transplanted hairs are quite long (so they have grown for a few months at least) and its been 7 months since they were implanted, I can only assume they are still there ready to regrow, but it is a little demoralizing that they would fall out given that I am definatly not plucking them out. Its just daily hair handling that should be ok for transplanted hair at this stage. I'm not sure if this is normal so I'm asking all you guys, espeicaly if you have any experience with this matter. I got about a week of Propecia left, so when I get a Rx refill i'm gonna ask my doc because i am a little concerned, but i think this board is a good resource to hit up in the mean time. Thanks, -Matt

Well, I had 1500 grafts done in mid October. It was to rebuild my hairline, I otherwise still have a lot of hair. So far I like the results, in fact some of the transplanted hair is well over 2 inches and the hairline looks complete, no gaps. However, I do notice any where from 20-40ish hairs shed every day. I figure that the actual number is at least twice this given that you can't possible see all the hair you shed. But since it is natural to lose anywhere from 100ish to 150ish hairs daily (obviously they regrow) I'm not worried for the most part because I still have a lot of hair, but do I like it??? no. Anyway, as of late, I'd say mostly this month, I'm noticing more and more transplanted hairs being shed (either naturally or when I apply rogaine, comb, shampoo, massage the scalp gently, etc..). I'd say maybe 1 or 2 a day or so. I can tell they are transplanted because they have a very fat white or yellowish bulb and the transplanted hair is generally thicker and more glossy then my surrounding native hairs. To be honest, they almost resemble pubic hairs and they have some funky twists and curves. Also, when I lose a bulb with two glossy hairs (the worst!!), its pretty obvious its transplanted. So yea, these transplanted hairs are quite long (so they have grown for a few months at least) and its been 7 months since they were implanted, I can only assume they are still there ready to regrow, but it is a little demoralizing that they would fall out given that I am definatly not plucking them out. Its just daily hair handling that should be ok for transplanted hair at this stage. I'm not sure if this is normal so I'm asking all you guys, espeicaly if you have any experience with this matter. I got about a week of Propecia left, so when I get a Rx refill i'm gonna ask my doc because i am a little concerned, but i think this board is a good resource to hit up in the mean time. Thanks, -Matt

Just a little background info, I've been on propecia for a little over 2 years, that stuff works. I started Rogaine 3 months ago maybe three weeks after my HT. Every thing is going good, getting some new growth. My question is, every day in the shower I usually see around 5 to 15ish hairs shed in the shower. I'm sure this is natural and no big deal, the only thing is that 90% of these shed hairs are miniaturized. If a normal strand of my hair is dark brown and currently about 4 inches long, these shed hairs are much reduced in length at around 1.5 inches and usually the color is about the same but there is some yellowness in the texture. So my question is, are these guys gone for good? Or is MPB a progessive condition, meaning, the shed thin hair will grow back, but of course the DHT will continue to gradually reduce the hair (hopefully at a much slower pace given the drugs and shampoo I use)until it is simply to small and thin to be seen? I only say this because if I look close enough at my forehead in good light, I pretty much got like an entire meadow of super small, clear, vellus hairs where my old hair line used to be. So hopefully, this hair I lose in the shower is not gone for good, it grows back but just continues to slowly (hopefully very slowly) waste away.