kaledale1

here are my updated pix from 3 months and 18 days post op. The lighting is harsh so it looks a lot thinner than under nomal lighting but still seeing some new growth that i havent had before. the area is still thin but I'm hoping it will get better with time as the months continue.

2 month 6 days update Hi guys, its been a while since Ive posted and also missed the first month update. But here are the pictures as of 2 months and about a week. The donor area is completely covered by my hair now and I you can't see any trace of transplant. I have about 100% feeling back and it doesn't hurt at all anymore. The recipient area has about 90% feeling back and I'm assuming it will be completely back within the next couple weeks. Only have feelings of slight itchiness every now and then on front and back of head, but nothing to significant. Now as for the way it looks, I'm completely in the ugly duckling phase. I'm not sure at this point if I'm seeing any hair growth from transplants and I'm still lacking in hair that I had in the area before (I think). I don't remember my hair line being so sparse pre-op. I'm assuming this is all still part of the process and I'm hoping in another two months I'll start to see some improvement. It's all a waiting game now I know but sometimes it's hard to keep my head up and remind myself its worse before it gets better. I've been still applying minox every day and taking fin (need to order more dut). If there's anybody who has some experience and can let me know what you think of my process please feel free to comment

that sounds reasuurinig.All we can do is wait now

Thanx just started the shed and maybe shockloss? i'm not sure. If you can check out my thread and give me your opinions 2685 grafts FUE - Dr. John Diep on Nov 2 2017 - Page 4 - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients

As far as the transplanted hair shedding I think most of mine did now but hearing that that's normal gives me some reasurrance as I am entering the ugly duckling phase now. You can check out my thread over here and see the pics 2685 grafts FUE - Dr. John Diep on Nov 2 2017 - Page 4 - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients

Hey I still need to get the graft count from the clinic ill get back to u when i do

2 weeks 5 days update: Welp it seems like almost all of the transplanted hairs have shed having me look worse than before. I'm not sure if there's some shockloss in the area as well? After taking pics today it looks really bad atm but I keep reasuring myself this is expected to lose all the transplanted hair. One more thing is I've been wearing a hat to work that was semi-tight the first couple days but I loosed it up and is now looser. But the front band of the hat is rubbiing on the transplanted area leaving the area red and sore a little. I'm hoping this didn't ruin anything and I'm going to be finding a looser fitting hat. I also now see 2 small pimple like bumps where the band of the hat rests. I shower with baby shampoo still and am now using minox 2 times a day on crown and on transplanted area. As for numbness, the donor area I have full feeling in and the hair is growing back there now but the scars are still noticeable. The recipent area has more feeling as the days go by but still a numb. If anyone can help me out and tell me if I'm on the right track with the shed and shockloss if it is? I know this is expected and will look this way for up until months 3-4 until the growth starts but I guess I'm looking for some reassurance from you guys. thanx

Hi I got an FUE about two weeks ago. Here is my thread that you can follow 2685 grafts FUE - Dr. John Diep on Nov 2 2017 - Page 3 - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients As I just took a picture of the donor area it looks like the hair back there is so sparse and thin...Is this shockloss? Or is it just really early and this is the way it should look at this stage. And another question is the transplanted hair in the recipent area looks like they'r growing instead of shedding *which is expected* is this normal and if so when will the growing hairs finally shed? If anyone wants to check my thread and also let me know how I'm doing post op Id appreciate it. thanks

Day 13 Update Haven't been posting here due to not to much activity in the thread but I'll still update just for my own personal updating. I'm at day 13 pretty much two weeks post op right now. I'm back at work wearing a hat and the hat was kind of tight so i loosened it up a little as much as I can. I'm hoping wearing the hat for 8 hours a day doesn't affect the growth. I do let it air out as much as I can while at wor. It looks like the front of my hair the recipient area has hairs that are growing but I know those are going to shed in the upcoming weeks. The donor area still is very noticiable and I'm hoping the scars will be less and less noticeable as time goes on and as my hair grows to cover it. If anyone has any advice on how my healing is going please reply

DAY 5 Update Woke up today around noon. Washed recipient area again like yesterday, put the special shampoo as well as dabbed the area a bit. Also washed the donor site just like normal. Still have scabbing on the recipient area and it is now turning to cracked crusts. By days 7-10 the crusts should be gone and if not then I can be a little more active at ridding them. Will be taking my antibiotics 3 times daily until I am out. The donor area seems to be healing more and more each day and my hair is starting to grow back. I will still be putting the ointment on until 2 weeks after the procedure date to help the area heal. The swelling is now all gone and I'm happy I'm starting to finally feel my head again. The top, sides and front of my head were all numb since the procedure but I finally have some feeling in it which is good. Attached are pics I just took today

To be honest, punch size isn't something I researched into too much before my procedure and never put thought into it but now I know and thanks. I'm hoping the punch size used on my for my procedure will still allow me to heal correctly and have non-noticeable scars. If anyone has any help or advice using my pictures as reference please let me know.

Day 4 Update Today was the first wash of recipient site. I followed the instructions and let the water soak the area a bit and then applied some of the special shampoo they gave me and let the suds run over the recipient area. I very gently patted the area for about a minute or two. Some of the crusts and scabs are gone but not all. I won't be trying too hard to get all of them off at once as I don't want to disturb the grafts. Hitting day 4 felt like a small milestone as I was able to finally tend to the transplanted area a little. From here on out I will be washing the recipient site once daily following the same routine, up until two weeks in which I can start washing and shampooing normally. The donor site I did as normal. Water, then special shampoo then apply the ointment. I also am still taking the antibiotics as well as took my last swelling medication. As for facial swelling, the swelling has gone down around my brow and the bridge of my nose and most of the swelling is a bit just under my eyes now. I'm hoping by tomorrow or the day after it will have all subsided. The following pictures were taken just now after my wash and applying the ointment. The recipient area has white bumps which is suppose to be normal after washing the site and the will go away once the area is dry. I am air drying the recipient area and lightly dabbing the donor area after washes. if any questions let me know thx

Thx for the reassurance. Will be waiting to see your 1 month update and progress.

Bless Up.Thx for replying. I’m not sure how many grafts you got I had 2685. Would you say that the way he harvested them from the donor area is similar to the way he did yours? I know you said he only did one side of your head not 50/50, but concerning how low he got to my nape and closeness to my ears? I want to be sure I can cover the scaring up after

I'm reading through your posts now. It seems you had your procedure done one month ago. I too have that "golf ball" texture going on, but I'm assuming it was just part of the healing process and will clear up soon? Do you still have that texture on your donor site up till now a month later?