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JCTib27

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United Kingdom
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    AL

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 5 years
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood II
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain and Regrow Hair

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    No
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Propecia (Finasteride)
    Generic Minoxidil 5% for Men
    Nizoral Shampoo

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  1. I was worried about the same thing in relation to the scar. This post has a good video of the scar 1 year post op and it is pretty much undetectable; http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/showthread.php?p=2348596#post2348596 I had my procedure done two weeks ago and you can see my scar in the albums. Might give you an idea regarding what to expect. Good luck
  2. Thanks for the support; I appreciate any comments regarding the hair. I have also sent the pictures to the doctor and will write his comments here
  3. I wanted to upload a couple pictures today. The pictures are in my folder as I don't know how to post in the message. I am really happy with the donor area; as mentioned I began exercising a week ago and have not had any problems with the area. Just patiently waiting and hoping for growth. About 30% of transplanted hairs fell out about day 11 or 12.
  4. JCTib27

    Two weeks after

    Two weeks after transplant
  5. I am sorry; it seems a very difficult situation and must be very troubling. The good news is you really should not be worried about the grafts, from my understanding you can not lose a graft 2.5 months post op. (There are numerous studies on this) Really you are safe after 9 days. Therefore the most important thing to do is get the skin on top of your head healthy with the medicine you are using then wait for the hair to have a chance to grow. Did you use minoxidil? Perhaps your skin had a bad reaction to this. Regardless, good luck and hope the problem sorts out soon.
  6. It would be great if a doctor would comment on this. As I'm sure you know Taco from reading this site and from the literature on the subject, it would be very unlikely that you lost a graft more than 10 days post op. The bernstein study states that all grafts would be secure from day 9 and even when the scab was pulled with the hair in it, the graft remained in tact. Also if it were a graft it would usually be accompanied by bleeding on the scalp; regardless it would be great to here a doctor's professional opinion on this. Good luck
  7. no, it has been a bit more like the other ones in your photo in the background, but some of them did not have crusts, maybe about 25 percent of the new hairs have fallen out in the last three days; I have not experienced any bleeding but some of the scabs were red.
  8. I am concerned that after 7 days I started rubbing the crusts off as I was told and some of the crusts came off with hairs attached, I was told this is normal and not to worry. But I worry
  9. I get it and I understand the risks. I am more concerned with issues regarding the recipient area.
  10. Thanks for the comment and I would agree from all I have read that what you are saying is accurate; however the Doctor said I could return to the gym after about 10 days; the closure was excellent as you can see from the photos and I do not feel any pulling or tugging on the area when I train, if I did I would stop immediately the trixofitic closure seems to be a very modern way to do things; and I think that the best advice anyone can take is to take it slow, if they do not feel any pulling on the area and experience no discomfort what so ever then why not train?
  11. I am now 13 days post op. I began using Minoxidil from day 7; and started using normal shampoo and washing the area normally from day 7. The recipient area was very itchy for the first 10 days; at day 9 I began to rub the white flaky scabs in the recipient area in a circular motion and the transplanted hair began to fall out with usually a white flaky crust attached to the bottom. This worried me quite a lot as it looks like the transplanted hair is falling out with the root attached, I have lost about 25% of the transplanted hairs in the last 3 days. I have not experienced any bleeding at all and was told by the Doctor that this is quite normal, from what I could gather on the internet he seems to be correct; what does everyone think? Is it cause for concern?
  12. Today is day 13 after my FUT hair transplant with Dr Akaki Tsilosani at the Talizi clinic in Georgia. I wrote him a question earlier today regarding crusting and hair falling out after surgery; but wanted to comment here regarding exercise after an FUT procedure. I read a lot of different information regarding when it was ok to return to the gym after the procedure, some people returned to the gym in as little as two weeks where as others to be cautious waited a couple of months. My experience with the donor scar has been very positive, I have felt no pain or pulling at anytime after the first 48 hours, the only unpleasant sensation I had in the area was a desire to scratch it which subsided after the 6th day. On day 5 I began doing push ups and sit ups and felt no discomfort in the donor area, on day 7 I returned to the gym and did 80 percent of the workout I normally do (free weights, cardio, nautilus) I exercised my chest and felt no discomfort in the area; during or after the workout. I am now at day 13 and have gone back to my regular work out at full strength. There have been no problems at all with the donor area. You can see the pictures of the donor scar immediately post op in my folder. I hope my experience is useful to other people wondering about exercise (weight training) after FUT. I will post again later today regarding the recipient site once I receive an answer from the Doctor regarding shedding and crusting post op.
  13. I have updated my photos with better quality ones; both before and after the transplant as well as including information about the follicle units in my donor site as well as the follicle units on the top of the head after the surgery. I arrived in Georgia on Sunday and was taken to the hotel. The following morning I met Dr. Akaki and he was extremely helpful in answering all my questions; regarding the size of instruments used, the possibility of shock loss and how to effectively deal with it, and together we decided on my hairline and that we would do the one and two follicle units to have a natural hairline. The actual procedure was very easy; Dr Akaki was extremely professional while cutting the donor area and I felt nothing, he explained to me throughout the procedure what was happening. After the strip was taken he showed me how they evaluate the hairs under the microscope and how they go about selecting appropriate hairs; he then used the .7mm needle to do the frontal area; and slightly larger needles to do the top. He used a counter to keep track of the number of hairs placed in total he did 2040. The whole procedure took approximately 4 hours and I felt nothing. I was able to sleep on the back of my head and have had no pain in the donor area (he gave me painkillers for Monday, but I have taken nothing today and feel no pain. I had a bit of swelling in the forehead but it subsided within 24 hours. I am very pleased with the procedure and feel that I was informed throughout by Dr Akaki as to what I should expect and I found his knowledge and willingness to share very comforting. The procedure was just yesterday and I am hopeful that the results will be very good. Thus far I am completely pleased with the procedure. I would be very happy to hear anyone's thoughts regarding the procedure and am happy to answer any questions. I will update my photos in 7 days.
  14. I have uploaded photos to my album before transplant. I will upload again next week immediately following the op. Thank you very much for this forum, it has helped quite a lot in researching which treatments were best.
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