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That appears to be serious shocking, why could the old scar not be excised? Unfortunately, there isn't much to do for shock loss other than trying to cover it up with cosmetics until it grows back. Once your stitches are removed you can use products such as dermatch to cover it up, if your hair can't cover it alone.

Finasteride won't help much if at all with shock loss. If the hair that was shocked out was considered "healthy" before treatment than the odds of it coming back are pretty good, but if it was miniaturized hair and unhealthy then there is a good chance it won't return, but theoretically the transplants you received should more than compensate for the loss you experienced from shock loss. Shock loss usually takes at least 3 months to start returning, but it could take longer. Finpecia and propecia are the same medication simply a different name, they are both finasteride, so as long as they have the same dosage then they will have the same effects. If you experience a soreness in your chest, and the other side effects you should stop the medication immediately and consult with your doctor but as long as you stop it as soon as you feel them, then you should not feel the side effects within 2-3 weeks. Finasteride can have an effect on body hair, I do not believe it has any effect on facial hair. It can cause a decrease in body hair (not completely hairless, just less volume), while increasing hair on your head Finasteride to my knowledge has no effect on muscle growth or muscle degradation.

Finasteride does have side effects, but a large majority of users do not experience them. There is about 1% chance of having decreased or loss of libido, and less than 1% of all users experience gynecomastia (chest inflammation). Do some more research on this and consult with a doctor before using these medications, but they work well. Just so you know most people see a stabilization effect from finasteride and minoxidil, but you can experience hair regrowth it's just less common.

You should consider using minoxidil or finasteride, consult with a recommended doctor on this site.

You should consult with a recommended physician on this website. You can choose one on the right hand side of the page and select one nearest you. At this point I think rogaine and propecia would be the recommended approach, as you have not used any medication to stop the hair loss. You should use that medication for about a year and then reevaluate the situation to see if you are a candidate for transplantation (if you're interested in that route). That is the prudent and correct approach at this stage in my opinion. People's diets don't usually result in hair loss, it's usually a case of having elevated levels of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) and both of the medications (rogaine, propecia) are DHT blockers. If you meet with a doctor from this site, they will be able to walk you through this and make sure you understand the whole process.

You had 1286 singles, 1176 doubles, 80 triples totaling 2542 grafts and 3878 hairs. The grafts per square centimeter varies from one area to the next but it was approximately 40-45 throughout the area.

Most of the reputable surgeons on this site can give you a very high density result, but the reason some limit it to 40-50 per square centimeter is because of blood flow issues, as well as aesthetic reasons, like not having the space in the recipient area to angle the grafts in a way in which it can grow in a natural position; in this case the hairs will grow straight up. So if this is not an issue for you, you can speak to most reputable surgeons and they can provide you with that service.

You should use the medication as it will only help you retain what you have and possibly grow more hair in the future. You do need to continue using these medications for as long as you care about how your hair looks, so potentially it could be life long. This will not aggrevate the situation, you will simply lose the hair that the medication was helping once you stop, but the transplanted hairs should be permanent regardless of the medication. The medication is not always mandatory, but it really does help so you can stop it at any point without any issues, but you will be susceptible to losing more hair without it.You can take either of those medications alone if you wish, I believe that finpecia is better than minoxidil from the results that I have seen, so I would recommend using that one if you only want to use one medication. You should only take one tablet of finpecia daily (1 milligram) and use minoxidil 1-2 times a day at most.

If you place your head in the shower where the pressure of the water hits your head, than you can certainly lose grafts if it's before the proper time to do so. You should not do this until one week has passed but now I see that this patient only used the sponge which is fine. If you lose a graft on the first day than you may experience oozing or bleeding but on day 3 I wouldn't expect it to, it could easily be lost and not noticed by any bleeding at that point. Even if it does bleed you would have no chance of saving it as you can not place it back in at that point.

Did you put your head into the shower stream? If you did and you did so on the 3rd day that you very well could have washed away your grafts. That is too early to be showering normally as the pressure from the shower is too strong. You should be pouring water on your head gently with a pitcher for one week then you can continue showering normally. If you are pouring water only then I doubt you are losing any grafts unless you are being aggressive. Your graft wouldn't bleed if it popped out, but once it does there really isn't anything you can do at that point. Showering 4 times a day is a bit excessive and not necessary. You should shower once a day and rinse your stitches once more later in the day before applying more antibiotic cream ( i assume you're using that cream, or at least should be). Many hairs over the first week will fall out but the graft itself, the bulb stays in place so do not worry, but again if you put your head into the pressure of the shower you may have lost grafts.

It is perfectly fine to use anti dandruff shampoo, your grafts are set and they do not pose any threat to their health. Selsun Blue, T-Gel or Head and Shoulders are good brands I would recommend for dandruff.

Both are fine to use, i don't prefer one over the other, just forgot to mention it.

Propecia is one of the best products on the market today in stopping hair loss and unfortunately, some people do experience the side effects, but they are very rare. Taken4Granted apparantly has experienced those side effects and that is a shame because the medication really works well, but there are other options such as Rogaine that will give you a great result as well, but not as good in my opinion. I personally use Propecia daily and have for 8 years without any side effects. Again do the proper research and you will see that it is a very safe medication and one that is regularly prescribed by surgeons on this site and some even use it themselves. 1-2% of all patients is an accurate estimate for the amount of people that may experience the side effects, just because you may have experienced those side effects does not prove that those numbers are deflated or incorrect.

You should clean your scar twice a day, removing any scabs that may have formed on it, while also putting bactroban or any other antibacterial cream twice a day until the stitches are removed. You should avoid exercise or any other strenuous activity until the stitches are removed. Since your procedure was only 4 days ago it will look wider because it has not healed properly, and because of some shocking of hair located around the incision but that is normal and it should fill in and the scar will look very thin by 5-6 months.

Propecia really does work very well, so if you are worried about the side effects just know that they are quite rare, only about 1%-2% of all users get them. Other than that, you can use nizoral shampoo, as well as some herbal supplements such as biotin and saw palmetto, but propecia really does work better than them. Continue rogaine regularly.

It is ok to travel the next day after a HT but it would be recommended to stay close to your surgeon for about a week just in case there is an issue. If you do choose to go home the next day, be in contact with your surgeon with any issues and be sure to follow their instructions on cleaning the area well, and if you choose the FUT than you will need to find a local clinic or doctor to remove your stitches. So basically it's ok to travel the next day but you would have to take extra care yourself as many people go back the next day to have a cleaning done on their grafts, followed by taking it easy for the first few days, no exercise for 10 days to 2 weeks where you can return to your normal activities. Also sleep upright at about a 30 degree angle for 3 nights and do not sleep on your grafts for the first week. Overall this would not be much trouble to travel and have this procedure done, but you just have to take extra care by yourself as opposed to your surgeon in the after care.

You can proceed with a procedure without propecia but it is recommended that you begin on a medication regiment either rogaine or propecia to help stop further hair loss, this is especially true with younger patients. If you do not plan on taking any medication to help stop the loss than the surgeon would have to give you (based on the amount of hair loss he or she is expecting for you) a very conservative hair line so you can have enough donor supply to replenish the current thinning areas and the future areas when you will eventually lose more hair. With this approach you have the possibility of "chasing your tail" as in chasing the thinning hair behind the current hair loss, which may look awkward. So you have to be conservative.

Yes that price still stands true for most who perform the FUE procedure.

Some doctors require shaving, others do not. Those surgeons who do not require shaving simply give their patients the option of shaving or not because not all patients are willing to go through such a serious change in their appearance, but as it has been shown numerous times on this site that the results are of high quality even if the recipient area is not shaved. Shock loss can still occur even in shaved cases, for instance if a patient has transplants placed into thinning areas with miniaturized hair, those hairs are susceptible to shock due to the trauma that occurs to the scalp. This may be less noticeable in shaved cases as the hairs are very short and harder to notice if some are gone, but nonetheless it still occurs. Trying to avoid the ugly duckling stage or slightly thinner looking stage by shaving your head seems counterintuitive as you will be shaving your head, which is much more of a shock to your look then having a thinner appearance, along with having a large scar that won't be able to be hidden since you won't have any hair to hide it with (and that scar takes months to completely heal) but that is your choice. Many extremely skilled surgeons do this surgery without shaving because it is not necessary, but again if the patient is up for it, than there is no problem. If some surgeons feel more comfortable shaving that is their choice, but it is incorrect to state that the only way to go is to shave it all off, because it's unnecessary. "If you ask me, I will select a doctor who requires shaving". Again all doctors would be willing to shave your head, it's just unnecessary, it is true that the doctor can see easier with a shaved head, but a skilled surgeon does not require that luxury and will still provide you with a spectacular result. You should base your decisions on the skill level and expertise of your surgeon, not on shaving or not shaving.

Great result with the finasteride. You should consult with a doctor about the exact number of grafts to the temples, so you can design it with them. The number stated might be the right amount, but again you should check that out in person, but with that treatment it would look great.

If you could attach some more photos of your current hair loss that would help a lot as the photo on your profile is not showing us that much. You are very young and most doctors would want you to hold off on surgical treatment at first, but you may not have enough thinning to constitute a transplant, but again if you show us more photos we would be better able to answer that question.

You should consult with your dermatologist or a recommend hair restoration surgeon from this site to discuss possible future hair loss and medication that you can use. Propecia (finasteride) or Rogaine (minoxidil) are the two medications that should stabilize your hair loss and could also regrow hair but that is usually less common. If you use the medication and nothing regrows in those areas (which is highly likely as both of those medications typically do not work as well in the frontal portion of patient's heads) then you can consider transplants, but continue use of the medication as it is certainly slowing down the process and keeping more of your native hair on the top and back areas of your head.

It is common to see increased shedding between 3-4 months after using propecia. This will stop soon, and by 6 months you should be seeing an improvement in stabilization. The hair that has shed, will come back and you should see a nice change between 9-12 months.

If this was FUE I can't tell since they show no pictures of the donor area. Secondly it just seems as if they did a good job of cleaning the grafts after surgery and the scabbing will be very minimal, which can be done in any clinic, it also depends on the patient, some people bleed more, but more importantly let's see the results after one year.

First thing I would do is contact your surgeon and try and get a check up with him. If the transplants were from the correct "safe zone" donor region, that hair should be permanent, otherwise if they weren't they could fall out since they are not resistant to DHT. Another possible reason is a skin condition, some form of alopecia has developed and can destroy the grafts. So if you can see your surgeon that would be the first thing to do, and if it's not go see your dermatologist to see if it's a skin condition.