taza

9 hours ago, Ajamilo said:

Can you share pics?

I will share some pictures at one year mark.

10 hours ago, secondtryuser said:

Did you ask your doctor about these (as you stated you had them before your touch-up too)? If so, what was his explanation? He must have been able to inspect them himself when he saw them. 

I had some of these stubble hairs after the first surgery and I got even more after the top up surgery. I did ask the doctor, but he was unable to explain why these stubble hairs are not growing or shedding.

My progress at around 10 months - I had some growth and my hair is better than after the first surgery. My major concern is that I still got a lot of these stubble hairs which are not growing. Some of them got infected, so I had to tweezer them out.

I don't think these short stubble hairs will grow. I also got these stubble hairs which are neither shedding or growing from a procedure 20 months ago and from a second procedure 8 months ago.

Did the stubbles in your crown start growing?

2 hours ago, Archan said:

U welcome ...r u on medication ?

Yes topical minoxidil and finasteride.

14 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

All the best @taza with your results. 

Thanks Gatsby. I hope you get great results too.

11 hours ago, Ajamilo said:

Can you share your pics? I am also thinking about doing meaby surgery with the doctor 

I will share before and after pictures at month 3 or 4.

8 minutes ago, Archan said:

Best of luck and hope u get good coverage this time....

Thanks Archan

Hi

I have just returned to the hotel after my top up procedure of 1300 grafts with Dr Taleb and his team. The Doctor and his team were very nice and made feel comfortable. I am just hoping 🙏 I will get good results now. I will update after 4 months. 

I'm booked for a top up in February. Dr Taleb has listened to my concerns and has recommended a top up procedure. I will update after the procedure.

On 11/18/2022 at 1:53 AM, buns said:

Any updates?

Hasn't improved much from last pictures. I'm nearly 9 months and I still got hundreds of stubble hairs neither growing or shedding. Hoping to get a video chat with the doctor very soon.

On 8/19/2022 at 8:41 PM, taza said:

 

 

 

 

It's been almost 9 months since my procedure. I have still got hundreds of these stubbles which are neither growing or shedding. I think these are dead grafts. Can dead grafts in your scalp cause an infection?

1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

@taza at eight months I was still having hairs poking through my scalp. Just have to be patient my friend. 👍

Thanks Gatsby. I hope my growth gets as good as yours.

Month 8 update. I think there is some improvements from previous pictures but the growth is still poor for month 8. Hopefully I'm a very slow 🐌 grower and get some great growth in the next few months.

8 minutes ago, Berba11 said:

With respect, if you've had 4 HT's and only one of them has turned out well, you should absolutely be getting a biopsy before going ahead with a 5th HT. It would be madness not to rule out an underlying issue for certain at this stage. I appreciate you've had some more basic checks in the past, but by not getting a more thorough examination you're simply denying the evidence of your failed HT's that something else might be amiss.

It may be the case that you've lost some native hair owing to shockloss, or they were simply weak and couldn't withstand the trauma of surgery. They may well make a come back with more time and your medical interventions (Fin/Min).

The first 2 HT's i had was about 15 years ago from a doctor who got struck off for doing botched surgery's, I met other patients with failed transplant with this doctor. The 3rd surgery i had with Dr Rahal was a success and I had no problems.

17 hours ago, mrmane85 said:

Any updates @taza?

How has your communication been like with the Dr? Has he mentioned how he will assist you if the result is not satisfactory? 

 

The communication with doctor has been good. Dr Taleb answers all my questions within a few hours. Dr Taleb has ask me to wait 12 months post surgery before considering any further intervention.

3 minutes ago, WhereIsMyMind said:

How can you not suspect an auto-immune problem when clearly reacting badly to trauma of a HT that seems correctly performed? I would definetely change doctors. Pretty sure a biopsy is the most logical procedure at this stage.

I don't think you know more the doctors who examined me. I'm hoping I'm just a slow grower. I have seen some slight improvements over the last month.

4 minutes ago, WhereIsMyMind said:

You can't detect autoimmune problems without a biopsy in most cases its not visually apparent. There's a reason why scalp biopsies exist.

You only do a biopsy if the doctor suspects an autoimmune problem. The doctors i seen don't suspects an autoimmune problem.

3 hours ago, Z-- said:

@tazaany updates?

I will post pictures next week. I think there was been some improvements from last pictures but growth is still very gappy.

16 hours ago, WhereIsMyMind said:

Id recommend taking a biopsy, a simple trichoscan cant reveal autoimmune conditions like LLP or fibrotic alopecia

I doubt the technique is in fault for poor growth, even if the best dr in the planet made this transplant you would have experienced similar problems most likely.

I had my scalp examined twice by professionals. I have got no symptoms of LLP. My scalp is healthy. 

10 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Pictures? I

These stubble hairs are very short and hard to see on pictures unless you really zoom in. I can feel them in my crown and in the hairline.

I'm also around 7.5 months post surgery and I have got alot of stubble hairs which are neither growing or shedding. Are these grafts damaged? Can damaged grafts stay in your scalp for 7.5 months without shedding?

I'm 7.5 months and growth hasn't improved. I been advised to wait 12 months but I don't think I will see any more growth. Has anyone on here had significant improvement after 7 months?