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Short answer, yes its possible. Those people are called "fast growers"
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3 hours ago, Arslan20 said:
@Westview Rogaine is the name of the brand that I used
It could be that you're having an allergic reaction to propylene glycol that they put in the formula:
You can buy MX without propylene glycol here: https://www.minoxidilmax.com/minoxidil-5-with-azelaic-acid-5-dualgen-5-no-pg
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Could be the brand as well. Which brand are you using??
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I heard take 5% MX for 1 month before surgery.
Stop 2 days before your surgery.
Then resume 5% foam MX 10 days after your surgery.
Supposedly that works for some people
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Minoxidil is the only one I know of.
I heard it can prevent SL as well, but obviously in your case its too late for that now
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DHT doesnt always attack the front hairs first. Sometimes people just go bald in the crown and not so much in the front.
DHT will attack whichever hairs are most sensitive to DHT. Thankfully thats usually the top of the head but not the sides or back
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2 hours ago, Rossybop said:
Cool! A repair job would be such an inconvenience though 😭
Not really. A repair job would just be a partially shaved FUE on your donor area, and then a no-shave recipient transplant.
You'd be in and out of that surgery in a couple of hours.
It would look something like this:
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14 hours ago, gillenator said:
You would be surprised and shocked at how many times transected grafts are implanted into the recipient area...obviously this would be the exception but it does happen.
It would be eye-opening to know the transection rate of every FUE procedure?
I read in a good clinic it can be as low as 3%. Thats what good surgeons should strive for.
No surgeon could get zero % consistently I would think
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13 hours ago, Rossybop said:
I am going to do my best to bump no more. I am home and safe now 🙌 I just hope to God the two bumps I had earlier have not disrupted anything.
You have nothing to worry about. Even if you did dislodge a few grafts (which I dont think you did), it would be easily repaired with a few dozen grafts in a year from now. So no worries, okay?? 👍
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Here, read this: https://www.realself.com/question/dublin-long-after-ht-grafts-fully-secure-dislodged-vigorous-massaging-shampooing
How long after a HT are grafts fully secure and can't be dislodged even with vigorous massaging and shampooing?
Answer: 48-72 hours after transplant, an instrument is needed to dislodge grafts, so you can scrub your scalp without worry
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1 hour ago, Rossybop said:
Are you serious? Wow! This hair transplant business really is risky Here we have a man who woke himself up itching his grafts out and I'm just after having two bumps before even arriving home I'm a light sleeper so I might be ok for the belt but that does sound like a good idea man. I had to take two flights home and it was a bit stressful and there was a lot of rushing around with my two bags and now I'm genuinely worried that my heart and blood pressure went up too much today and I'd wonder would that affect the grafts, because, I'm told to avoid heavy exercise for 3 weeks. Airports are stressful.
You're getting paranoid 😂
Thats okay though, I was paranoid too for the first 10 days.
I didnt even take a bath for the first 5 days because I was paranoid I'd bump my head on the bathtub
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1 hour ago, Rossybop said:
So do you need to give the head a good proper wallop to do any damage?
I read that after 3 days you need surgical tools to completely dislodge the graft.
The fibrin at that point has grown strong enough to resist minor pulling.
That doesnt mean you probably couldnt do it if you really tried though, but I wouldnt worry about it if I were you
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42 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said:
Rossybop, were people staring at your hair a lot? I'm scared shitless as I'll have to wait around 4 hours in Heathrow, quite a busy airport.
Buy a cheap cane, wrap your arm up in bandages, and make it look like you got into a motorcycle accident.
You'll gain tons of sympathy from stewardesses as well 😅
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Even a little bit of blood doesnt necessarily mean the graft was dislodged
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Question regarding transected hairs during an FUE.
Can a doctor actually see that he transected the hair??
And then does he then throw that graft out or does he implant the graft anyways??
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Here's a good article on that: https://www.rahalhairtransplant.com/many-grafts-need-full-head-hair/
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7 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:
I would categorize that afro texture. You do want a specialist in afro/curly hair. Here our recommendations in the UK worth consulting, but don’t limit yourself to the UK. Most definitely consider Belgium.
https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/surgeon-list/UK/United Kingdom
https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/surgeon-list/BEL/Belgium
I didnt see OP's pic when I made my last post, but I have to agree with Melvin here.
It does look much more afro texture then I originally thought.
And its better to be safe than sorry, so definitely find a specialist in afro hair.
You only have so many grafts, you dont wanna waste any of them 👍
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7 hours ago, Dibdab said:
I was hoping for this to be the case, broadens the choices a lot.
the hair there is roughly 3/4cm.
I'm 90% sure you dont need an Afro hair specialist. What you should do is go to a reputable clinic, pull out a few hairs in front of them and see what they say. My guess though is you're not even close to needing an Afro specialist. My hair is roughly the same as yours, perhaps a but more elongated than you, and they were able to extract my hairs no problem.
Better yet, go see 2 or 3 clinics and ask for their advice, Maybe even get some online consultations as well.
This pic is not me but its approximately what my curly hair looks like
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I'd say you dont need an Afro hair transplant surgeon. I'm a white guy and my hair starts curling up when it gets past 4 cm.
And in my case any top surgeon could do a transplant on my head. There was no need for a specialized surgeon.
Question to you, how many cm or inches is the hair in your pic??
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Google "Post Finasteride Syndrome".
This stuff scares the hell out of me, thats why I stopped taking FIN.
I had a very mild case of PFS that resolved itself, but not everyone is so lucky
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Waste of $$$$$
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4 hours ago, gillenator said:
If the blend ratio in the crown can be approximately 60% scalp and 40% beard grafts, that can definitely help with the visual aesthetics.
The doctor at Eugenix told me it can be as low as 33% scalp hairs and 66% beard hairs, and still look reasonably good
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Transplant Hair Doesn't Match Native Hair, 2 Yrs Later....
in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
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It looks like your surgeon or the tech girls didnt get the angles right.
What clinic did you go to??