HopingForTheBest

Here's a pic of what's been coming out of various recipient sites. Oddly enough, most of them are from the crown, placed between existing hairs. Quite a few grafts placed on my frontal hairline are still standing strong. It's these, which appear to have a bulb, or whitehead like ball attached, that worry me. Have I lost these grafts? Did they dry and pop out?

Martin28, I'm glad you're posting about this, because this has been going on for me since about day 12 after having 2000 FUE with NeoGraft. Everyone shows pictures of their shock-lost scalps, but never the hairs themselves. This has me concerned, because mine appear to have that all-important bulb, which I can't seem to see in your pics- it just looks like scabs, to me anyway. I'm hoping like hell mine didn't dry out and pop up, because it does seem like my scalp was a bit tight to begin with. If I can figure out how to post a pic from my phone, here, it would be easy to compare to yours. I'm interested how things turn out, for you, and wish you good luck.

Thank you Dr. Charles. There's no bleeding associated with this "loss," just what could only be described as a little white ball, like a whitehead, if that makes sense? Looking online at pictures of the anatomy of a hair, I wasn't sure or not if I was losing, and pardon my ignorance, is it the bulb? Thanks for easing my mind- I guess all this is part of the bad, before getting to the good- everything worth having comes with a price.

I had FUE, utilizing NeoGraft, 13 days ago, and after spending countless hours on this site, all I can seem to find is pictures and information about "shock loss" as it pertains to the recipient and donor sites, and ones' scalp. What does a "shock lost" HAIR, from the RECIPIENT SITE, look like? I ask this, because what's coming out of my head contains more than just a shaft of hair. Can someone post a picture of some hairs they collected, FROM THE RECIPIENT SITE, if possible, after "shock loss?" I'd like to know that what's coming out isn't an important component of my newly transplanted hair. Thanks, in advance, for any helpful information provided.

Dr.'s Bassin and Mendoza, and Lead Tech Patrick Tafoya.

Technicians did both the extraction, and implanting of my grafts, Future. I plead ignorance for not asking who would be performing the procedure BEFOREHAND, and in hindsight, I should have been more thorough with my research. "A day late and a dollar short," as they say. In the technicians defense, however, they brought two decades of experience to the table, and answered my questions in great detail. I just hope I don't pay the ultimate price [looking like a Barbie Doll] for my lack of understanding the full scope of questions I should have asked BEFORE the procedure.

Thanks, Future, for your timely responses, and helpful, positive information. I kept coming across articles referring to shock loss [of transplanted hair, not native] occurring around the 30 day mark, "give or take." I'll try not to freak out TOO MUCH at this point. LOL I know this is a [somewhat] lengthy process, but facing an office of 7,500 [hospital staff] with shock loss, when you've been concealing your hair loss for a decade [with Toppik] is a "tough pill to swallow." I'll have one more week, of a three week vacation, to figure out how I'm going to deal with returning to work.

Future, I'm in Tampa, Florida. My whole point being, and as you've stated in other posts I've come across in my very short time here so far is, what makes an HT successful isn't whether or not you're a doctor, but rather your experience, knowledge, and artistry. There are plenty of surgeons and doctors doing transplants because they're money-makers, not because they're good at it. I agree with your statement with regard to pharmacy practice, however, my point being, NOT ONE of our 95 pharmacists on staff has made an IV since having to make ONE while in school. What I do is hands-on, and the pharmacist has no business in the IV Room, other than to check my final product. That being said, a fair compromise may be the surgeon doing certain tasks, whether that be removal of hairs, or the the implantation, while technicians perform another. In my opinion, experience is king. I have to be honest though, I may just swallow my own words, here, in a few months- we'll see.

FUE using NeoGraft is still harvesting individual hairs, but it's more robotic- the device is an extension of the surgeons hands, supposedly allowing for more accurate harvesting of hair follicles, one at a time. There is no linear scar, like what's associated with FUT, though some argue the device actually harms follicles with its sucking motion, upon removal of a hair. Others tout it as the next best thing. I think whether using FUT, FUE, or FUE with NeoGraft, in the end, the results will be dependent mostly on the experience of those cutting you. That's the side of me trying to remain positive. The worried side of me thinks I "jumped the gun" and have become a NeoGraft guinea pig. As we all know too well, only time will tell.

This certainly is a great question. I recently had 2000 grafts "installed" by two technicians, via NeoGraft, who had a combined 20 years experience with HT's. Legally, the doctor only needs to be present when anesthesia's given. As a pharmacy technician myself, with 21 years experience, I'm sure anyone, on any given day, would prefer I make their IV's. I think the bottom line here is, doctors offices need to be honest about who's performing their procedures, them, or their technicians. In the end, your results, good or bad, won't be determined by the letters following someones name.

I seem to be having difficulty getting a pic from my phone, to here... I'll have to get back to you with a pic of what I've collected from the sink. Sounds gross. LOL

Hey everyone, it's my first post- YAY! The downside is, now I'm reading some negative crap about NeoGraft, and I'm looking to hear from someone, here, who has gone through with it, too. 12 days ago I had 2000 grafts, via NeoGraft, fill in a small spot the size of a silver dollar on the back of my head, a little bit on top that's been thinning out over the years, and lowered my frontal hairline to a reasonable level for someone 42- nothing too dramatic. I've been reading about crusting, and shock loss, but am concerned- is it normal to see transplanted hairs, at 12 days, coming out from the implanted space, as occurs due to shock loss? My concern's generated from the fact that what's fallen out looks more than just hair and crust. I'm signing off to get a pic from my phone on here...