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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • State
    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 V A
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain and Regrow Hair
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Other hair restoration physicians
    Dr. Marwan Saifi
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Propecia (Finasteride)
    Rogaine Extra Strength for Men

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  1. hidetime
    Hi, I'm very happy with my end result. 3 years on the rest of my degeneration has made my hair look 'thin' but certainly not exposed, way better than it was before the op. If it bothered me further I'm sure I could still undergo further surgery. I think immediately after the op you're prone to worry. I don't know for sure whether I lost any actual grafts, but if I did it was a minimal number. The hair itself will shed, so you just have to take it easy and go with it.
  2. hidetime
    I believe there is some research regarding "Protein Shakes" themselves causing hairloss. I looked it up after my surgeon mentioning it during treatment. According to the research, supplements combined in a lot of "commercial" protein shakes cause an increase in body testosterone, potentially amplifying DHT hairloss effects. So if you are using Protein Shakes I would at least ensure it is a Pure Whey Protein, no added Creatine or similar chemicals. Similar applies with exercise. Not withstanding the basic 10day window for the grafts to bond it is certainly not advisable to do heavy lifting in the short term, as that kind of effort raises body Testosterone levels. Cardio on the other hand can have the opposite effect. http://www.belgraviacentre.com/blog/could-protein-shakes-increase-hair-loss/
  3. hidetime
    I don't want to hijack a thread, but my query relates to comments made. To paraphrase: The surgeon said if it doesn't bleed you haven't lost the graft. Someone else said, crucially you aren't seeing the bulb so it's ok. I'm a week post op. Every scab/shaft combo I have come out has a small black bulb on the end. I have trawled post after post and there seems to be an equal split of people saying whether the bulb is ok or not ok. I dislodged one graft on night one and caused bleeding, had nothing like that since. If these bulbs were the whole graft I would have to assume they never bonded at all and the recipient slit healed back up without them bonding at all. Like I said I don't want to spear the thread off track, but would appreciate any comment of whether the black bulb is normal shedding.
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