mattj

Dead skin softens and loosens when wet and I think that's the best time to get rid of it. If it's coming away easily while washing then that's good. You could use some kind of moisturiser if it's a problem.

Is a second procedure out of the question? Often a second surgery can give satisfying density that was lacking the first time. It just seems a shame to remove irreplaceable hairs that you paid good money to have transplanted.

As this forum is more about restoring hair, the info we have to offer will be very limited. I suggest you do some extensive searching and I'm sure you'll find a solution as it is much easier to remove hair than regrow or transplant it.

12,000 hairs will be just shy of 6,000 grafts in the way that most surgeons keep count, considering what I said before about a follicle containing on average slightly more than 2 hairs. Most patients will have quite a few 3-hair follicular units.

That's a lot of grafts to have had extracted via FUE. Best advice is to seek out reputable surgeons for in-person consultations so that your donor can be examined up close. I know I said that before, but I'm repeating it now with more emphasis.

I think most if not all doctors would tell you that it's too soon to go down the surgical route. Far too much hair remaining in your crown. It's well worth trying Rogaine as the crown can respond very well to it and the fact that you've caught it early will also work in your favour. I've seen guys with more crown loss than you have end up with what is, essentially, no visible hair loss after using Rogaine. You have to commit to it, but if you can do that then it's absolutely worth it.

Most of my growth happened by around month 6 or 7, but not everyone grows this fast. Lots of HT patients see massive changes between month 6 and 12.

Let us know how it goes. And I'm talking about your HT result rather than your adventure in peeling dead skin

It does look like classic MPB to me. Your hair is still thick everywhere outside the the MPB area. I'm not sure if Lupus can play a part in accelerating MPB or not, but it isn't unusual for a healthy 27-year-old to have MPB to the degree that you appear to have it.

This was definitely FUT. I'm guessing he has a grade 3 but barbers do vary the grade so perhaps it's a 2 above the ears. I'm just speculating though as I couldn't reliably tell a grade 3 from a 2.

Here's a video. I always enjoy seeing the comb parting the hair.

50 year old patient with hairline recession. His age and slow rate of hair loss made him an ideal candidate for this type of dense restoration with complete temple closure.

Photos and details can be seen here

You aren't going to lose any grafts by peeling off skin, but I never think it's a good idea to peel off dead skin unless it's very easy to do. If it's still attached firmly then I wouldn't risk getting sore.

Here's an example (linked below) of a patient who is 50 years old. The conditions were right for what might be described as an 'aggressive' hairline (for want of a better word) and the result is incredible. Nobody could say that this doesn't look appropriate.

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/189481-dr-rahal-2616-grafts-fut.html

I would say that a surgeon's skills are evident in all areas, and not only the hairline - but with that said, the hairline is often where we see the most impressive change between the before and after pictures.

I would advise taking a look through the results posted by hair restoration clinics:

Results Posted by Leading Hair Restoration Clinics - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients

Here are a few of the recent results I've posted for Dr Rahal.

Although the photos aren't labeled, I can see the difference and it is obvious. If anything I would say that you're an early grower. I can see a great result in your future.

50 year old patient with minor but noticeable recession/thinning through his frontal zone. His circumstances were good for a thorough procedure which closed his temples and gave him an incredibly youthful hairline.

Surgery Type: FUT

Recipient Area Treated - 40cm

Total Grafts - 2616

Total Hairs - 5287

Recipient Graft Density - 65 grafts/cm

Recipient Hair Density - 132 hairs/cm

Graft Breakdown:

Single Hairs - 573 grafts

Two Hairs - 1415 grafts

Three Hairs - 628 grafts

Four Hairs - 0 grafts

Average Hairs Per Graft - 2.02

This poster doesn't really want answers. Take a look at his other posts. He has never actually stated his intentions or situation seeking true guidance.

Do you think he's a bot?

It all looks very normal for 2 months. You've probably shed most of the transplanted hairs. I don't see any gap. It all looks good.

lol what are you serious? how many would that be?

 

I really just want to talk to this guy and others who have has a good frontal transplant with rahal

I was just speculating. It's something I've heard of. Hopefully it's 10 posts and you're nearly there.

There are two main advantages:

1) With FUE you don't get the linear scar. FUE scarring is spread out and generally allows for your hair to be cut shorter without any scarring being noticeable.

2) The recovery from FUE is easier and quicker with less pain and discomfort.

I think you need to reach a certain number of posts before you can use the PM system. It's to stop people signing up to send spam.

There are quite a few doctors who perform both procedures. Most of them would have started out with FUT, introducing FUE at a later time and then continuing to offer both.

Feel free to use the story I concocted after my procedure that allowed me to wear a hat to work...

 

I had a "small, non-cancerous cyst removed and I had an allergic reaction to the local anesthesia and my scalp got super red, so I need to keep it covered until it all calms down." Lol. It worked like a charm and I wore a newsies hat to work for about 3 weeks, and nobody really wants to question anything you tell them that's medical related.

 

Then again, if you're fine just being upfront about your hair transplant, then that's even easier. I'm open about it now with my coworkers, but at the time I was too self-conscious to tell them, so the hat is worth a shot.

That's a good excuse that few people would question, but it put you in the position of having to explain your (little white) lie at a later date. Plus people might be paying more attention to your head once you ditch the hat. How did you deal with that?

It's worth trying your own GP, but it's possible they will refuse to prescribe it, especially in 5mg Proscar form. Years ago, my GP at the time said no on the basis that he knew nothing about it. Getting in touch with a doctor such as the one Spex suggested is a legitimate way of going about it.

Is it 12,000 hairs or grafts? Grafts have on average 2 hairs per follicular unit, so there is a big difference between the total number of hairs and total grafts.

Your donor area looks a bit thin in some of the photos. I think, considering this and the fact that you've had a lot of grafts, you'd be best off being seen in person before booking surgery. I do think that you probably have enough grafts for a relatively small procedure.

The recipient areas and donor areas can both take some time to 'calm down'. 16 days is still early so I think you just need to give it a bit more time to heal. I doubt if you've done anything wrong.

This patient had deep hairline recession, plus thinning in a Norwood 5 pattern. He underwent an FUT procedure for 4420 grafts to reconstruct his hairline and add density throughout. We captured some video of the final result.

You can see his photos here.

His second, smaller FUE procedure to restore his crown can be seen here.