Ponchik

5 month update!!! So yesterday marks exactly 5 months since my procedure. I would say my hair is pretty close to the same it was pre op with lots of grafts sprouting however they're are very fine hairs and don't add much to my density. Hopefully over the next couple of months I see more growth and thickening

Hey Hamburger, when did you actually notice any growth? I'm a week shy of 3 months and I still don't have any.

My shockloss looked at it's worse about 6 weeks and took another 6 weeks before I looked back to normal. It's just part of the process mate.

Good to know..hopefully these next 6 weeks fly by

no I'm not concerned because I trust Dr. Erdogan 100%. That's why I chose him and I know that the result will be great. I also research a lot and it is all normal. The real reason of that is not the shock loss. Since you had thousands of holes and serious injections on your head, the blood circulation is weak around that area and that prevents your native hair to grow. So actually its not a shock loss. Make sure you get your fin daily. In my case its already getting better each day. Be patient and don't think about your hair at least for 4 months. At the end you will realize that you freaked out for nothing.

SanDiegan...I appreciate your positivity. It's funny how I mentally prepared myself before the procedure but yet I'm doing the things I said I wouldn't post open and that is worrying. I'll try and relax for the next little while. Thanks again for the reply

Hi Ponchik,

 

Congratulations on your hair transplant, I'm sure you will have a great result...........in time.

 

Be positive and try not to get worked up, no great change will happen overnight.

 

As for your concerns about shock loss, check out the thread below where Spex's posts will hopefully clarify any concerns you have.

 

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/139893-when-does-shock-loss-return.html

 

All the best.

Shera, thanks for the link and Ive actually read his shock loss posts but for some reason now matter how much I read it doesn't really put my mind at ease...especially when you see the word "permanent", that word freaks me out.

don't worry man, its all normal. I've had 4700 grafts on Feb 15 and experienced shock loss as well. Now its looking worse than the before but it will get better.

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San Diego, you're not concerned at all?

I really appreciate your response...just trying to hold it together lol. Didn't realize how stressful this recovery process would be...especially when you start seeing your hair fall out

I certainly hope so. Have you ever seen shock loss this bad before?

Can anyone please off some opinions on how I'm looking at almost 6 weeks post op. I'm not going to lie I'm slightly worried at how much shock loss I've had. My hair looks 10 times worse than it did before the procedure. I know that some of my hair was thinning before the procedure so Dr.Koray Erdogan had me start Proscar at the same time as the procedure at 1.25mg daily so I'm hoping the hairs grow back stronger. But is this much shock loss normal?? Any input would be great

Hey Deb, how is your crown looking. I had my procedure done 4 weeks ago with Asmed and I had 1000 grafts put in the crown. My crown looks worse than it did before my procedure...just hoping it's not permanent shock loss...did you experience this at all?

Hey Hamburger, how long after the procedure did you start wearing a hat?

Very reassuring thank you

Thanks for the reply

Well I'm 3 weeks post op and everything seemed to be fine except today I noticed 5 to 10 hairs that appear to have a black bulb on the end. Is this a rejected graft? If anyone has experienced this could you please offer some advice. I'm freaking out a little bit

Wow! It's looking amazing! But after 5 months I highly doubt it's fully matured. I'd say you're probably looking at more density and coverage as time passes. But so far it's looking awesome. I'm nearly at my 3 week mark post Asmed HT and seeing this gets me excited

Ya i already did. I was quite surprised to hear her say at day 6 I could be firmer. Just gonna do what I'm told

Astaldo, how firm were you with the washes?

Thanks man

Ok good to hear. I started getting a little firmer on day 6 and 7 and then started stressing out that maybe that was too early. I'm now on day 9

At what day during the first 10 days did you start washing more firmly?

Hey DEB, just curious, did you wash your hair fairly firmly through the whole process? If not what day did you start washing firmly?

Just jax ...at what day did Sevinc say you could be more firm with the washing?

I'm now on day 9 from my first procedure. Can anyone offer an opinion on how I'm looking. Am I on track?

Hahaha I'll keep you posted on the progress of the Lions mane

Personally I was hoping for a large number of grafts and I got it. So I'm hoping for some serious density improvements, finger crossed!