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Any updates on this? Has it gone away? I'm one month post op and experiencing something similar.

 

Thanks!

Any updates on this? Has it gone away? I'm one month post op and experiencing something similar. (2)

Thanks!

I have always kept a very natural lifestyle and am not interested in taking any medication in perpetuity. I'm also concerned with potential sexual side effects to the point I've ruled out taking it. I'm getting a 1600 graft FUE session next month and will take minoxidil afterward to ensure the new grafts take hold and to minimize shock loss. But I expect to stop taking in after about 6 months, and never Finasteride / Propecia.

 

Has anybody done this? And how did it affect your outcome.

 

Many thanks.

Very interested.

I'm also 32, had a HT 10 days ago, and i won't take Propecia, since i tried it before and had collaterals. But i'm planning to start Rogaine on day 16. Also not interested in taking any medication in perpetuity.

Can i experience some shedding after starting Rogaine? And then when i stop using it?

Pehaps i should not start it?

I realy dont get what consists this 'increased risk' you guys talking about :confused::confused:

Is it the possibility of accidentaly pulling out the grafts?

Im glad i can only see advantages (not the price), like long hair covering the post op signals, knowing how your body will accept the new hair (comparing day 1 to day 365), less risk of shock loss etc..

Hope this will work

Some clinics do perform long-hair grafts including ASMED in Turkey, but it's mostly for smaller cases where the patient doesn't have the option of long down time, I guess mostly for celebrities and the like where being noticed would have ruining effects. It also comes at an extra cost as mentioned above.

 

Also for the case of long hair FUE you must be a first timer HT patient, otherwise it makes things very difficult on the clinic from what I've researched. If you've had multiple procedure prior it's not really an option.

 

Non-shaven recipient is another option to long hair grafts.

He'll be performing a FUT and its my first time :eek::eek:

I have a poor donor area, very thin and blond hair, so i think this method could help since i can choose real time: area covered vs density; going for what pleases me most, regarding my donor limitations.

I would not discourage you from using this technique if you wish to and feel comfortable with it, but breaking it down to it's basest level - what is the advantage beyond a fleeting 'glimpse ' of the future ?- and not an accurate one I may add! As evidenced by some recent posts of less that desired results, what you will be seeing for 10 days is what 100% growth would look like - and then it's gone and down the road in 6 months what if you get 85% or 95% growth, or God forbid, 60%? Nominally a HT patient would be very happy with 85% but you will be disappointed.

 

I think that you always want the best doctor and the best chances of success - do you want those few days to really affect your final outcome?

Well, i really dont know how those inicial few days would affect final outcome. In both methods the final outcome will be the same.

In the chapter from the book posted earlier (Hair Transplant 360) he states that, depending on the pacient, at the end of surgery the grafts are pretty much adhered to the sites (fibrin etc), so he can even comb the new hair (gently, no traction). And of course no traction on the first week, i think its not hard to do it.

Anyway, he's located like 10 blocks from my house, highly recommended here, applying this method for 10+ years, i guess ill go for it! Wish me luck

Here (LINK - page 37 and following) you can see a more detailed approach.

I'm considering doing it, the MD has more than 10 years performing this kind of method...

What you guys think about this technique?

Link to the article