Chadley

I used my wife's face powder from time to time. I'm not sure if that's different in terms of clogging pores, but it worked really well to reduce the visibility of redness. I'm about 4.5 months in and I've had about 90% regrowth already, so I don't think it had a negative impact. But I only used the face powder situationally (maybe once or twice a week).

My understanding is that the follicles have taken root after a week. So even though the grafts fall out, the follicles are still strong and will start growing new hair. You were probably told 2 weeks just to be overly cautious. I started shampooing longer on day 10. Over the next several days of longer shampooing, most of the grafts came out. I'm almost to the 4-month mark and I've had strong regrowth since then. I'd say I have about 80% regrowth at this point.

I'm certainly not an expert, so you should probably check with your clinic, but I wouldn't think dry skin would affect your new grafts. Your follicles are deeper in the skin, while dry skin is only the top layer. You can always try topical lotion. But lotion is a short-term solution. You mentioned diet, which I agree is probably more important for long-term skin benefits. You could also try some natural herbs/vitamins that promote healthy skin.

There are some natural remedies out there that can help with shock loss. Things that help your skin and hair generally should also help strengthen hair follicles and reduce shock loss (and hopefully promote faster growth).

It's also a good idea to do activities that build some muscle, which helps raise your resting metabolic rate so that you burn more calories throughout the day. Heavy weight lifting certainly isn't required. I mostly do body weight exercise (pull ups, push ups, jump rope, sit ups, etc.).

I'm obviously not an expert, but I think 2000 grafts sounds about right. It seems like your hair is pretty dense, so you would want the recipient area to have similar density, especially if you keep your hair short.

My wife took these photos yesterday (March 25th). As you can see, it's not 100% regrowth, but I'd say at least 80%. And I'm not even to month 4. Sorry, I hope this doesn't make anyone feel bad. I'm just amazed because this seems much faster than I was expecting. And the turnaround (from losing nearly all grafts + shock loss) started once I began taking Jusuru. I obviously want to keep going with this, but I was wondering if there is a cheaper alternative that gets the same results. But, then again, I paid a lot for the surgery. I don't want to risk losing (or slowing down) any progress. I'll probably just keep going with it.

Here's what I'm talking about. I had my hair transplant surgery (FUE) on December 2. These photos were taken of me on February 8. As you can see I had lost most of the grafts and was even seeing some shock loss.

It's called Jusuru. It was recommended to me by someone who said it would help with shock loss and regrowth. It has been incredible, but it's pretty expensive. I was wondering if anyone had experienced the same thing with other vitamins. They say their blend is proprietary, but I did some research and it looks like it contains collagen, resveratrol, and 13 "antioxidant-rich superfruits" - whatever that means.

I've heard of people using lasers to treat minor scarring. Not sure if that would work in this situation. I think that's more for pigment issues, rather than pitting or bumps resulting from scars.

Does anyone have experience with taking herbal or other vitamins with any success? I had an FUE transplant of about 3800 grafts in December 2014. By February, about half of the follicles had fallen out and I was experiencing shock loss. My bro-in-law, who is way into herbal remedies, recommended some stuff I started taking. It's basically vitamins in liquid format - designed for hair and skin. I was amazed at the turnaround. I'm now in month 3 and I'd say I have about 80% growth in the recipient area. Shock loss reversed and the new grafts have almost all started sprouting. I suspect this type of remedy works well on existing follicles (making them stronger and grow faster), rather than regrowing hair where follicles have died. You need a DHT inhibitor to regrow hair, but I wonder if anyone else has had success with something like this?

Does anyone know the limits of Artas? I heard it can only do about 1500 grafts per session. For someone like this who doesn't need too many grafts, Artas is probably a great solution. But what about for us dudes who need more like 2500+ grafts? Would 2 sessions be required?

I decided against going with a physician who used Artas. Nothing against the procedure, but I think it's somewhat limited in how many grafts it can do in one session. I ended up needing 3800 grafts, but the physician was telling me I only needed 1500 (I suspect because that's all he could do in 1 session). It seems like a great technology, but I think having a good physician who understands the art of rebuilding a hairline is the most important thing.

Baby oil. Interesting. I never tried that. I went too long without removing the crusts because I was paranoid about pulling out grafts. But I think it's healthy after 7 days or so get gently remove them. I just took longer showers, which softened up the crusts, and then shampooed for a while gently massaging my scalp. It probably took 3-4 days for all the crusts to come off this way. But, again, I was probably being overly cautious. It looks much better when the crusts come off.

I think a lot depends on the density you need too. I would talk with at least 2 maybe 3 surgeons to get a few opinions. You should choose a physician who can best figure out the "art" of your hair. When I went in for consultations, I had one tell me I needed 1500, another tell me I needed 2000, and the last tell me 2500. I ultimately chose the last (Dr. Diep) because he seemed more like an artist - understanding the importance of aesthetics, rather than just plug and play. In the end, he ended up doing more like 3800 grafts because of the density. I'm only 3 months in, but am really happy with how things are shaping up.