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Its a cumulative effect. The first HT I had wasn't good. The hairline was too sporadic and brought down very low. So I had a 2nd FUE HT to remove 250 grafts from my hairline and 500 from donor area, and use all of those to fill in behind my hairline. I thought this would do the trick. Now I am worse off. I would have never imagined that 500 grafts from my donor area would do this too me. I hope that there are still dormant hairs back there that will pop up and fill in the areas. So now instead of just removing the remaining hairline grafts, I have to basically remove the new hairline grafts and put them back into my donor FUE scars. I know that I will most likely lose more hair in the future, and I dont want to have to mess with anymore HTs. I have done a lot of research on scar treatments, and have consulted with top docs, and I have made a plan to reverse my HTs, and treat the scars as well. So for me, just removing what I placed in the hairline, putting it back in my donor, and shaving my head is fine. I am still "repairable" in terms of minimal damage to my donor. If I place grafts back into my FUE scars, there is a very high chance that the pigment will return to the area, solving the issue of hypo-pigmentation marks. And the majority of my FUE donor marks actully healed with normal color, I contribute this to my skin color, which contains more melanin. And doctors are now treating hypo-pigmentation with Latisse, as it has been shown to stimulate melanin production. As for my strip scar, I had some grafts placed in it in this last HT, and the hairs are starting to fill in. With the laser, and another round of "fill-in", I think my scar will be gone. In regards to your question as to filling in of the hairline, there has been some filling-in, I think its too early to say. And of course, my plan all depends on how well my donor scar can be treated. I do have faith in the doctor I am going to, she is a pioneer in laser scar treatment. My appt is this Thursday, so I will see what she says when she sees it in person.

Its been 5 months since my FUE procedure. Only in the past 6 weeks have things started to thicken up to the point where I can make the lines blend together. I really hope it thickens up some more. The bottom has blended in ok, but the top two lines have been overharvested. Bottom line is I have to get this fixed. I will probably do so later this year once it heals completely. These past 5 months have been the absolute worst in my life. From not being able to sleep, to having a break-down at work, I wake up everyday, look in the mirror, and just get depressed. Every negative thought you can think of has crossed my mind. The only good thing that came out of this is that I no longer care about my hair. I am planning on reversing everything I did and just shave my hair. I will start with my linear scar, and am planning on having it lasered with a fractional CO2 laser to remove the scarred skin and replace it with more normal skin. My scar is good enough that I believe the laser will blend it in completely with surrounding skin. Then from there will fill it in. I will write about this on another post.

Looks shady to me. I don't think they are even a clinic. Appears to me they are basically a referral company, HT doctors are "independent team", and for their other services, they help you choose doctors. I would stay away. Stick to this site, I'm sure you will eventually find a good doctor.

You should see someone TODAY! If you can't find a doctor go to the ER. Necrosis (if this is what it is) can be very serious if not treated. Only time will tell what will happen to your grafts, but that shouldn't be your main concern right now. Make sure to document everything and take many detailed pics. I'm really sorry this is happening to you.

Levrais, The clinic did send me an email, saying appearance is due to where they shaved hair down for extraction, and in 3-4 weeks it should be normal. I'll upload another pic in a few weeks. Thnx for asking!!

Thanks Janna for the reply. I will contact you this week. Looking back I probably shouldn't have cut my hair at all, but figured after three weeks, it should be fine (based on all the photos I saw). I did order Toppik yesterday, a family member happens to be coming here in 2 weeks, I might not need it by then, but got it just to be safe. Not sure if they even have MAK makeup in Egypt.

my goal was to cut it with a 3 guard. yeah i'll wait for a bit and see the outcome. nothing else i can do. In the meantime i can finish up the hairline punch removal and buildup in a couple months. I tried to message you but cant find it. I wanted to ask you some questions regarding your procedure in Minneapolis.

Im pretty sure they were all the same length, with exception of those hair that were unsuccessfully harvested. Here are the latest pics, taken at level and tilted view. At level it looks goo, but once my head is tilted, the lines become visible. I absolutely hate looking at these photos. When I look at tilted view, I still question if they over-harvested. I guess I can only wait and pray it fills in enough.

to answer the rest of your questions Mars, i used clippers at 10.5mm on the back of my head 2 days ago. The latest set of photos was taken just now. I cant shave it down to a one due to work. Its already gonna be embarrassing, will probably have to take a week off. Also, these latest pics diminish the prominence of the lines, they are much more visible in person.

I read your story Mars. Almost like mine. This is my 2nd HT. First one had grafts placed way too low on my hairline (strip surgery). On this 2nd surgery, I had around 200 grafts removed from hairline. Some of the grafts were close together so there are about 120 more left to be removed. From back donor, had 500 grafts (I think the actual try was more since there are still hairs present that were attempted to be punched out). Those grafts were placed to reinforce my hairline, and I am happy with that part. Here is the best I can do with close up pics.

thats not good to hear. thats extremely depressing actually. Why did you wait a year before filling it in? Was your donor area filling in that entire time? If indeed my donor area will not show improvement, i want to fill it in asap. i believe my punch size was .9mm.

Thanks Levrais. I hope you are right. This is the first time I have seen 3 week post-op FUE pics like mine.

For your reference, see my post: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/163879-please-help-me-recent-fue-transplant.html

Hey everyone, I am new to this board. I need help PLEASE. 3 weeks ago I had an 500 FUE's removed from donor area and placed into my hairline. This is a second procedure to fill in from a previous one that was not successful. The Doctor shaved down three rows in which to extract the grafts. 2 days ago I got a haircut, and those three rows looked puffy somehow and it had visible see-through. At first I figured maybe it was due to the difference in length between donor hair and shaved hairs. So I cut the back a bit more, and to my surprise, I could see 3 distinct rows of see-through smileys. Immediately I became upset and couldn't believe this was happening. This was supposed to be the procedure to finish up my hairline. This wasn't how I saw other donor areas on FUE transplant photos. I did some research and the only conclusion I can come up with is that too much hair was extracted from the sites. Also, I can see some punch marks that were dark, so I looked at them closely and I can see the hair intact, so there are a number of what appears to be unsuccessful grafts. Please everyone I really need your feedback. I am completely distraught and haven't slept in two days. Is this something that is permanent, could it be shock loss? And most importantly, can this be fixed? Basically, go back and get thin areas filled in? Lastly, at what point should I consider full regrowth from shock loss, damaged hair to be done and whatever state more donor is in will be the final result. I am not going to disclose the doctor yet, as I am awaiting his response to my email. Reason being, I don't want to call anyone out if I am over-reacting.