Sybutwhy?

2 hours ago, duchaine said:

I posted this research showing cases very similar to yours.

melvin gave a different opinionz

all of us were here to support you, so stop blaming melvin.

Yes. Your contribution was actually massively helpful at a traumatic time. Of all the responses it showed me I’m not alone, this can happen, just stick with the process, trust the experts.

I will, again, thank you profusely. 

Hopefully my experience  is more available than than the example above as it took you to bring this to my attention (after hundreds of hours googling!!)

But - stand by my points above. The guidance on here should be considered, polite and educated.

Not really fussed if I get kicked-off, just want this here for the next person who suffers shock loss as extreme as mine. 

16 hours ago, Guano said:

Bro looks fine. I literally cant even tell. Congrats!

Thanks mate!!! yeah massive relief, finally my hair is better now than pre op.
Been following yours since we had ops at a similar time, Fingers crossed both of us will be very hairy in a couple of months!!

3 minutes ago, BeHappy said:

Are you talking about Melvin? All he did was give his opinion that it looked like it could be alopecia areata and you should check with a dermatologist. Nothing overzealous that I read and you were asking for advice. Anyway, I'm glad to see it's all growing back in.

Thanks mate! 

Yeah I was - doubled-down on his opinion, which is fair, ignored replies, which is fair... 

But.

As an admin, there’s added gravity to posts which I’d suggest demands caution. Or at least a bit of politeness

On 3/16/2020 at 12:31 PM, Guano said:

Yeah I was going to suggest cutting it short but if you're not a fan I guess you'll just have to bite the bullet and wait it out. In saying that, it still doesn't look noticeable in its current state.

Everything seems to be on-track, my natives are also coming back slowly. They are very faint in thickness and colour but they are visible under bright light. I'm hoping it'll improve in the coming weeks, sorta getting over wearing toppik lol.

I caved! Cut it short - Was becoming unmanageable having a patch of really short hair and the rest 2 inches long.

(Plus with everything that’s going on I realised no better time to cut your own hair and buzz it if all went wrong.)

See attached an image in full daylight - barely noticeable now. I’d call this full(ish) recovery. This is  16 weeks after op and 13.5 after shock loss kicked in, so to anyone reading this - ignore the overzealous admin chap and trust your surgeon before exploring unnecessary and expensive treatments.

Anyway, hope you guys are safe and healthy. 

17 hours ago, Guano said:

Yeah man looks like its slowling coming back, its a decent amount to work with.. i reckon it'll take a while for all of the hair to fully grow back - maybe around the 6 month mark.. but for now its good thats its filled in, plus i dont think people will notice that much anymore

I’ve actually developed an absurd amount of greys in/around the area so I can get away with brushing them back and just looking a bit... old. I think if I cut my hair short it wouldn’t be noticeable at all but decided to grow it all out for 6 months as it’ll take at least that long for the recipient area to develop. Plus my sole objective from the hair transplant is having shoulder length hair - I hate hair cuts.
 

How are you getting on btw? Hope all is good with yours!

On 3/7/2020 at 8:56 PM, Tbcruz said:

Glad it worked out and hope you keep updating until it’s 100% recovered.

Cheers mate!

Not much change but see below a pic from earlier this week - seems to be getting thicker/darker every day but I don’t photograph/obsess about it as much. 
 

On 2/26/2020 at 12:02 PM, Guano said:

Good to hear dude. Looks like its all coming back and at only 11 weeks! should have a denser regrowth in the coming months, at least you can put some of your worries behind you. 

Thanks! Yeah it’s coming along great - all things considered my hair overall is probably as good as  pre-op - although I do have to style it in a ridiculous 90’s David beckham parting to cover the recipient.

Haha yes there were some worries... Not helped by a couple of surprisingly unhelpful* replies above. Suppose the lesson is trust the surgeon!

*would speak more strongly but he can ban me and above All else this is supposed to be educational

11 weeks on from the op and 8.5 since shock kicked in. Pretty much complete coverage now but visually hair is still very fine and short compared to unaffected areas. Recovery is better than transplanted areas where regrowth is more sporadic.

Using less & less makeup and hoping I’ll be able to stop that in a few weeks. Thank ****.

Overall, pretty emotional little period! Jumping the gun a bit but (the more helpful...) comments here were greatly appreciated chaps.

Sorry the pic isn’t great but this was the outline of my temple before 1200 grafts - you don’t look 2 x as bad as me so I would say the lower estimates are going to give you a banging hairline.

11 hours ago, Jhonny said:

In would suggest to use dermamatch instead of toppik.

I didn’t rate dermamatch so bought eyebrow makeup. Looking at your pics you may get a good result but if there’s not enough hair try a women’s foundation/concealer to cover the redness? Or fake tan!!

I’m taking Biotin and using a laser comb. Think I’m slightly ahead of schedule (especially with horrendous shock loss) so agree with the above - you’ll kick yourself if you have slow regrowth and didn’t try something that *may* help!

17 hours ago, rafter_01 said:

So, reading the instructions from my surgeon, it says wash with foam and shampoo for 7 days. This then should be followed by talking a normal shower directly under pressure and start to remove the scabs by massaging. Scabs need to be removed by 3 days so the hair can grow. 

Is this normal? 

Yeah instructions similar to mine except I was told to use the shower on light pressure for 10 days I think. From memory there wasn’t any mention of removing scabs so the hair can grow- you’ll find that the scabs come away from the scalp as hairs grow longer and push away, then it’s easier to crush them up with your fingers.

(eurgh)

I didn’t really touch the recipient area for two weeks and was careful when washing - most of the scabs had fallen off by then but I had some mingled with native hair for a month! Think the best policy is to leave it for as long as you possibly can, it’s around the week mark that they’re secure but why take any chances over a few days.

Was told to wash by placing a flannel on my head and pouring water over it  - no contact with the recipient area. After a week I added shampoo to the flanel and after 10 days washed normally but with the shower on low pressure.

Do you have any pictures immediately after surgery/with scabs to give an idea on density of implants? As above, loads of native hair left to fix it!

16 hours ago, LonelyGraft said:

It looks like it’s coming back. It’s a slow process so try to remain as patient as you can. I know it sucks. Maybe add some supplements to speed up growth? Things like biotin msm silica etc

Yeah I’m on Biotin and a laser comb which I feel are speeding things up. The comb gets really great reviews but isn’t mentioned too much on here?
 

Haha -  patience is the hardest bit! Suppose I’m asking as I’m desperate to buzz the back and sides of my head where the contrast between native and new hairs is stark/difficult to cover. It’s getting easier every day but as soon as they’re thick enough I can make my head less... lopsided.

Also - you can sort of see here  that I did suffer shock loss in the hairline and on both sides, didn’t really focus upon it as the big bald spot was far more of an issue! 

Again - the areas are now covered with thin baby hairs so seemingly recovering well, it’s only 9.5 weeks after op and 7 weeks after loss kicked in so the surgeon was right on recovery timelines.

Hi (anyone)

So ignoring the possibility that I developed a hereditary autoimmune disorder exactly 2 weeks after my transplant and only in the recipient and donor areas...

does anyone have any experience they can share in hair “maturation”? As above, almost/if not all my shock loss (or alopecia!) has returned and in the recipient area I seem to be doing okay - but all the hairs are naturally very thin/fine, especially nearer the front. See pic attached where you can see the contrast in thickness and colour with non-transplanted hairs nearby.

I have been fully expecting it to take 6+ months before seeing anything that could be called progress so not getting hopes up, but if anyone can share their experience on what happens to these little hairs from now on it’d make for interesting reading!

Thanks

On 2/11/2020 at 5:45 PM, Thisisnotatest333 said:

great news there. 

Not for the girl.

Ditched fin about 5 years ago after a failed romantic encounter after drinking for 12+ hours. It was only when I spoke to a surgeon a few weeks later I was told I’m a ****ing idiot & been back on it ever since.

No decrease in libido whatsoever. 

40 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

The area is void of any hair, it has the classic signs of alopecia areata, small circular patches of hair loss. I would consult with a dermatologist. 

Surgeon had seen loss like this before - only a handful of times, checked area for scarring and looked at my post op pics where the concentration (and duration) of bruising on my left side showed trauma consistent with shock loss. Will definitely consult a dermatologist if there are any issues, but as per the pics above - significant regrowth in the last 2-3 weeks (now better than recipient area).

1 hour ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Honestly, that looks like alopecia areata, your surgeon should give you a steroid injection. 

Surgeon has checked me under a microscope - specifically for alopecia areata and confident it’s shock loss - what makes you think it isn’t? As above, it’s around 6 weeks since the loss kicked in and follicles already regrowing but everything I read online suggests 6 months+ if it were alopecia.

On 1/25/2020 at 7:46 PM, Sybutwhy? said:

Just an update - it’s 7 weeks since the op and 4 since all my bloody hair fell out. 
I think I can see a few new hairs and blackening of follicles that haven’t come through, but I have been obsessed with this for a month (and I have to cake my head in makeup) so probably imagining it.

I’m on minox and using a laser comb 2-3 times a week. Also on Boots hair supplements for whatever that’s worth, they taste really nice though.

Update for anyone that’s interested! 

Think I can see a lot more hairs now - all tiny but given it’s only really 6 weeks since the shock loss kicked in it is really promising...

Absolutely hate applying/removing makeup every day - I’m hoping in a month or so there’ll be enough density to get a no.2 cut on the back & sides and leave it alone for a while.

30 minutes ago, Looking for HT said:

Yes, I agree that my hair could have trimmed in a better way so I could keep my hairstyle post surgery. It was not shaved symmetrical. I think only a hairdresser might be able to do that.

However, I found to look after the scalp better if the head is fully buzzed down. Saline spray, ointments, Aloe vera was much easier to apply. Otherwise the native hair would be drenched in the stuff. You didnt have any such issue?

I thought the hair helped keep the spray in-place, if I brushed my hair back before applying I’d end up wiping it off my forehead all day! 
the only issue I had was styling hair whilst the grafts were still crusty, if I didn’t get it right with a hair dryer it took ages to comb without touching the scalp. 
 

I was actually only asked if I wanted shaven/part shaven on the day - no extra cost, just told me that it takes slightly longer. I just assumed it’d all be buzzed so was really happy with the outcome (until shock loss kicked in!).

On 12/29/2019 at 4:11 PM, Looking for HT said:

Day 7th- Head wash

As instructed,  I did the head wash. However,  I was too scared to rub the area with pressure so the scabs didnt come off.

Had a call with Dr Sethi and advised to repeat it again tmw.

On 12/29/2019 at 4:17 PM, Looking for HT said:

Day 7

Shave or no shave option:

I am writing this for anyone looking to go ahead with no shave option.

DONT do it. From my own personal experience,  it is not worth. I finally had to trim down the native hair.

It not only helps to see where the transplant is required but also make post op care easier.

I decided to trim the native hair and wish I went with shaved option. 

It’s a bit weird they only shaved the donor area and not the full back & sides? 
As below, mine looked pretty decent a couple of weeks after the op, suffered shock loss too so really, really glad I went part shave.