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Thank you for taking the time to answer my question with considerate honest commentary. Strangely enough I have been researching the effects of topical agents, like Minoxidil as a treatment for TE and have learned that most doctors think it’s a good idea since it stimulates the follicle, I have also read that I will most likely loss more hair in the interim before the Minoxidil starts to work it’s magic. I tend to agree with your approach and have put myself and a better diet and a vitamin regiment, being 46 I think a little extra assistance with my nutrition will help me pull out of this TE ordeal. The odd thing is that I did a pull test today on six different parts of my sclap. Three on top and three on the sides and back of my head. I managed to pull two to three hairs out of the sides and back of my head and seven to ten on the top of my head. Here's my question, does TE effect the whole scalp or a general area or do I just have early androgenetic alopecia? If this is the case and it is EAA why have I not seen any of my transplanted hair come in.

Hello all, A breif history.... I have had 2 HT's, one 3 years ago and the other 10.5 months ago. The first HT was great and the 2nd was terrible with barley any growth. I went back to my doctor last week and had a scalp biopsy done and the results said that my scalp is in good shape but I might have Cronic TE or Early Androgenetic Alopecia. I know that I have male pattern baldness and I'm fine with that. My doctor is telling me that the reason I have had no growth for 10.5 months is because I'm in a Cronic Telogen Effluvium stage and need to wait it out. Has anybody ever heard of this or experienced it? He is also telling me that I should wait another year, 12 months before I get a second biopsy or HT. This does not make much sence to me, could all of my transplanted hair (1250 graphs) be sleeping for the last 10.5 months as well as the 20% of native hair I shed. I'm confussed, any help would be awesome.

I don't have any pre op pics other than the one I posted.. Sorry. If you take a look It really does look like i've had any growth, just loss. The three pics I uploaded are form last week. I think you are correct though, I might have had 10% growth but lost 20% becuse I'm not on propicia or anything elce. What should I take to stop futher loss? I don't want to risk an ED problem, anything nutural with not side effects?

Thanks for all the responses, I really appreciate the input. I have done some surfing of my own and found a few articles of more growth after 10 months, but the final consensus is that I probably got 10% growth and that’s it. The doctor said he would do another 1275 graphs for free, but theirs no way I’ll go under his knife again and go through 10 months of dread. At the one year mark (June 6th) I’m going in and asking for a full reimbursement; after which I will disclose the doctors name on this site. I hope he gives it to me; I could really use it towards repairing and adding some density to my hairline. I also did not use any internal med after the HT, I took Propica after my first HT and had a short bout with ED so I dropped it after six months and will never put it back into my body. I don’t use any topical creams either; do you think this is the problem???

Hey, I'm not to thrilled to say the least. Here are some pics, I know there bad res but it's all I have. I posted three pics. Pre op, 6 months and 9.5 months. There has been no change since the operation, only more hair loss. Thanks.

I just had my 2nd HT 9.5 months ago. My first HT of 1500 was a success but I wanted more density to my hair line and the first four inches of my scalp. In June of 2012, I went in for my second HT and had 1275 graphs placed. IT has been close to 10 months and I have not seen any growth and believe that I have lost even more hair since the operation. I have read articles and my doctor says I’m a slow grower and to give it 2 to 4 more months, but I have also read that if I have no growth after 10 months then it's a failed HT. I'm lost and don't know what to think and it's driving me crazy, this waiting game. Has anyone out there started to grow after 10 months; any assistance with this question would be awesome. Pete

Hi, I just had my 2nd HT 9.5 months ago in June 2012. My first HT of 1500 was a success but I wanted more density to my hair line and the first four inches of my scalp. In June of 2012 I went in for my second HT and had 1275 graphs placed. IT has been close to 10 months and I have not seen any growth and believe that I have lost even more hair since the operation. I have read articles and my doctor says I’m a slow grower and to give it 2 to 4 more months, but I have also read that if I have no growth after 10 months then it's a failed HT. I'm lost and don't know what to think and it's driving me crazy, this waiting game. Has anyone had started to grow after 10 months; any assistance with this question would be awesome. I have posted photos in my profile page. Thanks.. Pete