fred523

All the pictures are 10 months 2 weeks after surgery. Before the surgery the entire red area was thick, but the blue area was thin.

10 months and 2 weeks ago I had a hair transplant with an IARHS surgeon. My crown was full thickness except for the blue circle. I said I just wanted the blue circle area done because I dont want any permanent shock loss of thick hair,, but my surgeon suggested transplanting 1000 grafts (3000 hairs) over the entire crown (red circle is the transplant area) to combat any future hair loss as he said I could end up otherwise with an island, and he said that shock loss isn't permanent. After the surgery, about 95% of the native hair in the transplant region fell out, and this is my 10 month 2 week result. I've asked his assistant for the photos multiple times for a week now so I can fairly compare what I had before to what I have now, but his assistant keeps telling me that the surgeon is busy and they will be sent when the surgeon has time. At the moment the entire transplant area is thinner than before the surgery (even the areas that appear ok in the photos). Also the outer border of the transplant zone seems to be worse off than the rest of the transplant region, there is a very thin, almost bald border around the transplant region. When I examine my crown area in the mirror I do see short 1-2mm long hairs (which suggests new growth) in some areas of the crown. I had a pimple (ingrowing hair) a week ago. This gives me hope that it will eventually all return - is this realistic? If this is the final result I'm going to be extremely upset because my hair loss is 5x worse than my father's at this point, but if it's only temporary and it's going to eventually return then I don't care, but if I gave him €3000 just to destroy 35,000+ hairs then I'm going to cry I'm going to see him again in a few days for which his assistant quoted me €3,500 for a beard transplant and to fix thin areas on the crown and to have 2 thin temples done. This time I will absolutely insist that any thick hair is not touched. My concern is that if I let my surgeon touch the crown at this point, he can't see any hair that hasn't returned yet, which makes me could I could get mass transection of hair, which will hopefully be as thick as what I used to have before the surgery, because he can't avoid transecting with his scalpel what he can't see. Is this a valid concern? Should I refuse to let him touch the crown until 18 months? 10 months 2 weeks 10 months 2 weeks 10 months 2 weeks 10 months 2 weeks