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Is Dr. Reed on the recommended coalition member list?

Have you contacted him about the lack of growth?

Your 1st HT results were great, guess best to try to wait it out for growth to come.

Most veterans will iterate that it is still relatively early in the process.

Hang in there.

A lot of the top notch most-recommended surgeons are booked several months in advance.

At least three months is the normal wait in most cases, so good idea to see if you can get on their waiting lists ASAP to even be considered.

Are you using any harsh shampoos like Nizoral 2%? If so stop.

Or are under a lot of stress recently?

Could also be a seasonal shed, do you usually shed more in summer?

Anyway contact your HT surgeon and get his input.

The worse that could happen according to what all surgeons admit and make you sign a waiver to accept is permanent shockloss of existing hair in some cases. But this is rare. Otherwise people with existing hair would stop getting HT's if this was a large risk.

And if you are going with Dr. Konior for FUT and agree to shave down the recipient area, I think the chances of this are on the low end. Though some temporary shock loss could happen.

In terms of scars, he also seems to be one of the best and uses both staples and sutures.

So the issue you face is that in order to avoid the worse that could happen, you will have to take a measure that will make it more obvious (shaving down the front).

However with Dr. Konior's clean work though you may be able to disguise the procedure as "a bad haircut" initially, if you can get a few weeks downtime. His post op results are not bright red and bloody in the recipient area as you can see on this forum.

Dr. Hasson, Dr. Konior, Dr. Rahal, Shapiro Medical group

Choose one and should be fine as these are the best of best

Spanker,

Did any of the transplanted hair grow without shedding?

(this is something I had experienced a little with my first HT with another well renown dr.)

Just was wondering about this, due to Dr. Konior's elaborate care and planting the grafts himself, and if this increased the chances of some of the hair growing without falling out.

This is an interesting study btw.

Graft Anchoring in Hair Transplantation

Graft Anchoring in Hair Transplantation: Hair Restoration Surgery Publications | Bernstein Medical

Looks a little redder than the other Konior post op pics I have seen. Check with him ASAP.

You are safe after 10 days post op, but you are still less than that so take it seriously and contact him.

Thanks London, no worries

That is actually a good point you are making, that if we are actually going to go through the whole ordeal including the oh so "fun" ugly ducking phase and long downtime then more is better in some cases. Especially when seeking density.

I'm still up in the air how I want to handle my procedure, and have improved enough from my 1st HT that people are telling me I shouldn't do the second one.

It's not hair greed though, I'm forced to wear a combover and windy days are killing my confidence and fun in life.

Have you considered the most recommended Dr Hasson, Dr, Konior etc btw?

They are more expensive but if these guys can't give more density than noone can I think.

Well I am scheduled to have my 2nd HT in the coming weeks with a recommended surgeon.

It will be mainly to address some thin areas and give me boosted hairline density.

But my hair is in a good hair cycle now and I am getting a little hesitant to shave my whole front and have the full 2000 or so grafts scheduled.

Actually I just want to have a selected "pinpoint" procedure only in the thinner areas in the very front.

Has anyone here had a successful small 2nd HT FUT procedure for hairline density?

If so how many grafts was it and how aggressive was the approach into existing hair?

The thought of shaving hair that I have grown long and which now gives the impression of decent coverage, and also shockloss dreams (nightmares :eek:) are giving me anxieties.

Thanks for your detailed and honest writing.

hope you grow well from here on in, keep us posted.

The scabs looked and felt like grains of sand in my hair

wow that is really an attestment to the skill and care of incision placement by Dr. Konior.

Thanks for the reply and again congrats on a great result!

Awesome procedure and results! Have a few questions if you don't mind.

How long did it take the shaved hair in the front to grow back? And was there any shock loss at all?

How long for the scabs and redness to go away? I would like to know your total down time.

thanks

Did not help my situation, possibly actually thinned out my HT a little.

Made me hornier than ever, I stopped and thank god no side effects from quitting.

Amazing second HT results!

Fin didn't work for my hairline at all, and I had a frontal HT procedure. I think it made it worse actually.

My hair is better without it.

But some people may react differently.

To Hairfall, if your hairloss is not major I would wait until you are a little older before taking.

If you have to take it, keep a close eye on any side effects and proceed cautiously

Seems the original post is old and before his HT with the amazing Dr. Konior, but I am convinced that Proscar did not help my front hairline either at all. Was constantly losing some hair in the front still even after having a HT procedure by one of the top docs.

After stopping it my hair is quite stable (also stopped Nizoral which damaged it too).

I lose a few hairs but almost none in the hairline even with very strong shower pressure.

I am convinced in my case at least there is no point of taking the drug as my crown and top have no issues.

You still have decent hair and should not panic at all.

Are you under any stress? Are you overusing hairsprays or gells?

If you decide to go the drug route, you will need a prescription for finasteride in most cases and do not opt for the generic brand.

Ask for 5mg Proscar by Merck if you do decide, and cut it into fourths.

Watch out for any side affects, and ask your Dr. and read the online information about them to keep yourself well informed. They do exist.

Since your hairloss is in the front you may or may not notice remarkable change, as it seems to help more with the crown and top. Remember you will be ingesting a drug that will affect your hormone balance so proceed with care.

Actually not really, just an annoyance especially when it forms in the hairline.

I've had dandruff problems my whole life. Have probably tried every dandruff shampoo under the sun.

Overuse of nizoral in an effort to keep my scalp flake and plaque free almost ruined the great HT procedure I had with a coalition dr as well.

I still do use a mild dandruff shampoo off and on, but after experimenting I seem to get less dandruff when using no shampoo ("no poo") as long as I wash my hair every day with strong shower pressure.

I have always thought that dandruff was more than dead skin, and actually more of a chemical reaction of an oily scalp combined with shampoo ingredients as well. Seems to be true in my case.

Gillenator,

Thanks for that detailed and encouraging reply!

I have agreed to let the surgeon buzz down the front recipient areas to the length he needs to perform the procedure.

I am getting more and more anxious about shockloss because my hair is growing back fairly nicely after Nizoral overuse and dandruff issues, but am confident the Dr. is one of the best or better ones out there who will do a careful and precise job.

I am in the exact same position as Dazed, including graft counts.

The first HT changed my life in an amazing way.

But there is a thin spot in the front on one side that makes me style my hair as a partover.

I am scheduled to have my 2nd HT this summer. My goal is to be able to wear my hair back and also not worry about windy days forever. It has bothered me for a while and I just want to give myself inner peace about my hair, also want to cut it shorter.

Gillenator and other multiple HT veterans, is it possible to have a second localized procedure only into the thinner areas without risking shockless? I really cannot see shaving my entire front down right now as I am in a good hair cycle except the thin areas, but I guess shaving eliminates more risk of shockloss?

(my surgeon is one of the top ones recommended and of course will post results but looking for input now)

Hasson is the man!