taza

I'm taking both finasteride and minoxidil. I didn't go to Rahal because he wasn't available during the time I was free also Dr Taleb got a very good reputation on here. 

My growth is very poor for 7 months and I have been advised to wait another few months. Is it still possible I could get good final results? 

14 minutes ago, ITA said:

Did he also tell you what could be causing your situation now?

I been advised to wait a few months.

1 hour ago, ITA said:

How did you get your scalp checked?  With a simple visit from a basic doctor?  with a dermascope from a dermatologist (which is often not even enough) or did you have a biopsy?

I got scalp checked by a local trichologist.  They said I don't need a biopsy.

22 minutes ago, ITA said:

How did you get your scalp checked?  With a simple visit from a basic doctor?  with a dermascope from a dermatologist (which is often not even enough) or did you have a biopsy?

The check was from a local trichologist. They said that a biopsy is not needed.

I had my scalp examined and there is no issues with my scalp. My hair has slightly improved but not by much. My growth is still very patchy and I don't think its going to improve much more. I will update with pictures next month.

30 minutes ago, ITA said:

I think that @DrTBarghouthi before giving you his full support to make you satisfied, he will advise you to do it, also to eliminate any doubts.

I have had my scalp examined before my scalp is healthy with no issues. Blaming my scalp for bad growth is just making false excuses.

1 minute ago, taza said:

I don't think anything is wrong with my scalp because my previous surgery was successful. 

I have had my scalp checked about 12 years ago and there was nothing wrong.

4 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Well that’s good to hear. But you should definitely get your scalp checked.

I don't think anything is wrong with my scalp because my previous surgery was successful. 

The doctor has assured me that he will fully support me until I'm fully satisfied.

12 minutes ago, ITA said:

Among other things, you had 3 transplants, 2 failed, the third went well, but how long did it last?  This then would be the fourth.  It is very likely that there is something wrong with your scalp.  If you really want to understand, book a biopsy.

I still got all my transplanted hairs from my third transplant which was over 10 years ago. l only lost my native hairs around the transplanted hairs. If there is something wrong with my scalp, why was my third transplant successful?

1 minute ago, taza said:

 

The progress is slow. I will wait a few more months and hopefully my results will improve.

49 minutes ago, baldbalderbaldest said:

@taza waiting for the monthly update...

52 minutes ago, Vann said:

First off, thank you for posting and sharing your experience.

Secondly, I think you're jumping the gun when saying you ahve no growth. Based off some of the photos I cannot tell if you lowered your hair line, have multiple grafts in different areas, etc.

The photos are not very clear but from 6 months I think you are pretty close to what you could look like from that point in time. You didnt specify any medications or any daily routines/regimens. So I would expect that you aren't taking anything so you could see some growth around 8 months. There are some cases where people grow very slowly.

You seem to be avoiding the question some people are asking with what clinic you went to. You are not obligated to say but it would help others to determine the type of planning or have any similar experiences.

Lastly, I see some fine miniaturized hairs (I think) in the photos of poor lighting. They may just be native hairs on your scalp/forehead. But the photos are not very easy to see. Could you post some donor, post/pre ops with clearer resolution or take anything in direct sunlight?

Also just to note, sometimes you could have shock loss that could last awhile. The stress induced from the surgery could take awhile to heal and its always a case by case scenario. If you had a lot of things injected into your scalp that could take months to recover from. If there was collateral damage that could be another issue (if you had hair that was transected from the implanted hair). Many things to evaluate. I feel like i say this a lot but look a @Melvin- Moderator this dude has had 4 hair transplant and his most recent one he didnt really get much coverage until his recent months. Even then he still is a slow grower based off his previous HT's. 

I never said I got no growth. I got very patchy growth for 6 months not more the 20% growth. I also got alot of stubble hairs which are not growing or shedding and are beginning it irritate my scalp. I'm taking both finasteride and minoxidil.

5 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

@taza you just posted two weeks ago. You need to give it time to grow. You’re not gonna see big changes within a week. Start tracking your growth month to month, instead of week to week.

I will update monthly from now.

Hair is not improving. No growth in last month. I have attached pictures from today.

These pictures i took today. Looks I terrible growth to me.

My growth is very gappy and see through. I have no improvement in the last most. I still got alot of stubble hairs which are neither shedding or growing and are beginning to irritate my scalp. I think these hairs are damaged grafts which were planted into my scalp. Hope I'm wrong.

I got alot of transplanted hairs not growing or shedding and I'm nearly 6 months post surgery. I still haven't got a conclusive answer and I ask the question many times.

2 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

Taza,

I honestly wouldn’t worry at this stage as you’re still very early in the process. My guess is that the transplanted hair is either growing very slowly or not growing due to shock from the surgery but possibly, instead of shedding, it’s going to continue to grow from The point it is at now after the shock. Where is often the growth period starts.

Let me explain this other way. Most people experience shedding of the transplanted hair 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. 3 to 5 months after the date of the procedure, new growth typically begins and slowly grows, thickens and darkens over the course of 12 to 18 months after the date of the procedure.  So it’s possible that your transplant hair will still shed and follow this line of progression just like most people.

on the other hand, some very lucky individuals do not experience a hair shed and the transplanted hair just grows slowly over time just like regular natural hair.  sometimes however, there will be delay in growth because the hair is still technically shocked from the surgery but when the growth period begins which is typically between 3 to 5 months, the transplant hair will just grow from the point it’s at now.

So putting this together, most likely you will either experience a hair shed soon and follow the former progression I mentioned first or, you won’t experience a hair shed and you will see the transplanted hair resume growth between 3 to 5 months after the date of the procedure.

At this point I don’t want to assume anything else or that there is any kind of problem. I suggest giving it ample time to go through the process and try not to worry in the meantime.

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Its been nearly 6 months and my stubble hair is still not growing or shedding. Could these stubbles be dead grafts? Shall I pull them out with tweezers?

1 hour ago, DrTBarghouthi said:

No need to apologize my friend. It is always  understandable that waiting for results and what to expect is an anxiety provoking issue. Yes we should wait longer, your 5 months looked better than 4 and so on so we should wait. We will always be supportive of you. 

Thank you doctor 

5 hours ago, Gramatik said:

I think you could post pictures on 7 month again and then at 8, in order to see the progress from month to month. You should expect a much denser result than the one you have now. So it needs to be improved a lot from now..

Can you tell us the cost of the procedure per graft ?

I think the clinic is charging $3 per graft now.

I would like apologies to @DrTBarghouthi and everyone else for panicking at only 5.5 months. It's way to early to judge. Dr Taleb thinks I'm progressing well for 5.5 months and he is confident I will get great results by 8 months. Dr Taleb has answered all my concerns very quickly. I will update my progress in 2 months.

On 8/9/2022 at 6:48 AM, mister_25 said:

It would be helpful if you could provide before photos of each of your transplants. I'm a bit surprised that you underwent 3 transplants regarding your first two being failures. Which surgeons did you previously go to?

I had 2 failed surgeries in the UK about 15 years ago and I had a successful surgery with Dr rahal in Canada about 10 years ago.

17 minutes ago, botchedguy95 said:

Do you have a better camera? I don't understand how a phone in this day and age takes pictures this blurry, it genuinely doesn't look bad for 5.5 months.. 

I apologise for the blurry pictures. My 8 year old daughter took them. I will listen to my doctors advice and wait 8 months and then I will post better pictures.