TorontoMan

First step, try fin, start a low dose and work your way up. if you rush this decision now, you’ll regret it later. Your best move is to swallow the emotions you’re feeling right now and understand this is a long term game, and you will win. Tough to face at 21 I know. research and consult enough, at least 3 doctors and get their opinions on the age relation to your situation. If medications is tolerated well and your hair is maintained, you may be able to get it sooner. My understanding is the age they cut off typically is 25

My post op instructions as follows: For the first two weeks, use the baby shampoo mixture we provided. After two weeks you can use your regular shampoo and conditioner again. DONT use Nizarol or Head and shoulders for 3 months after your surgery. They are too strong for your new grafts. Wait 3 months after your surgery and limit to their use to 3 times a week. hope that helps

Thank you very much for that, that gives me comfort.

If it is eczema, did you get a red rash on your scalp? The photos you posted don't indicate eczema but I'm assuming they're before and afters? Have you done anything to treat it?

Oh and also, any particular reason you think it’s happening more on the left side ?

Thank you the reply that’s assuring to hear. I woke up today and noticed most of those tiny patches of redness and thought maybe I aggravated them in my sleep somehow, but it makes sense that they start scabbing slowly. My post-op instructions say to sleep on a 45 for the first 5 days, or continue If there is swelling, do you think it’s best to stay on a 45 for longer to lower the chance of resting the recipient area on a pillow and possibly aggregating them? I have very little swelling left and it was never really an issue, so I’m wondering if I should continue sleeping like this

I’m 4 days post-op and have been following their instructions to the T. Been spraying saline solution every hour and washing with baby shampoo spray and rinsing by spraying regular water. my concern is I’m a very tough sleeper, and this morning I woke up slightly out of 45 degree position on my bed. I’m beginning to wonder if my body is changing sleeping positions and I can’t control it. Below are photos of day 3 and then day 4 (today). I’m starting to get what I believe is scabbing(seems to be more on the left side). Is this a natural process or did I do something to aggregate my grafts?

I’m a little surprised that they have not given you anything, as I am actually 3 days out of FUE surgery and I’ve been given a saline spray that I spray on recipient area every hour. They told me explicitly that it was important to keep the grafts moist all the time for at least two weeks. You should consider picking up a saline solution from your local pharmacy, and find an applicator that will spray it on your grafts lightly.

Your donor looks good, and 3,000 is prob max for a good dense result

Hasson and Wong result of 5,500 FUE grafts I found recently. Can’t see any scarring according to that photo. That appears like hair is trimmed down to a 1 on the clip

Yeah 19,500 usd for a robot to do the work, which isn’t recommended anyway.. would advise against that.

What are the most important last questions you would ask your Doctor during the pre-op of your surgery?

I am currently a few days away from surgery, and as per doctors instructions I’ve stopped minoxidil for two weeks after using it for a year and a bit 2x a day. So far I have noticed no loss at all, mind you I noticed no major improvement on it either. So I’ll be asking the doctor if it’s something he thinks I should continue. I am also on finasteride so maybe that’s the main supporting factor behind the scenes. As per his post op instructions, they say you may resume minoxidil 2 weeks post surgery, so a month off it in total

Did you already have this loss in the crown before you started meds ?

Never heard of the name, do you have results you could share

@Melvin-Moderator could you do a poll to see how many users feel they are getting benefits from finasteride? How many have seen maintenance

Amazing work, congrats! are you on meds for prevention? Also may I ask your age ?

Are we getting better at predicting this?

Don’t rely on hoping you can predict your balding

Harvesting simply means extracting the grafts. I think you mean to ask if you will be “over-harvested”, so will your donor area look really depleted. And I don’t believe it would, on average you could extract 5-6k, so I don’t see why bringing your total closer to 3,500 would leave you looking depleted.

Thank you for the thorough response. I’m actually driving up to Ottawa which is only 4-5 hours from toronto so travelling won’t be stressful. I’m heading up with my parents and best friend so I won’t be bored and they’ll help take care of food and all that. I’m going to treat it like a retreat and catch up on sleep that I desperately need anyway. I was mainly asking for small walks just outside of the Airbnb so that I’m not couped up the entire time. I’m certain I won’t want to go anywhere anyways, but good to have the information you’ve provided. the surgery will be fue fully shaven. What did you do to combat the irritation in your scalp while it was healing ?

For those of you who have had a hair transplant, how were you feeling few days afterwards? I ask because I’m travelling to another city soon to get mine done and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to do any small bit of exploring for the 4 days I’ll be there. could you wear a hat after 2 day’s? Are you able to go for a walk if you wear a hat or even eat a restaurant ? Any other information you could pass on would be great. cheers

You need to chill out. Your hair is great and if anything be happy that someone has pointed your attention to potential loss, because on another thread you mentioned you’re on finasteride and you will benefit from being on it on time. I lived in a bubble and never considered hair loss was something that would happen to me, if I had someone point things out to me on time I could have saved myself the hassle. That being said, you’ve been told already you’re too young now for a procedure. Wait till you’re in your late 20s and make a decision then. You are fine now and you will likely be fine well into your 30s.

I had to ask because your type of hair thinning seems to me like it’s female patterned, which usually parts through the center, rather than the onset begin at the hairline or crown. As for your situation, you should definitely consult with a doctor because you have likely gone through a lot of hormone manipulation due to your transitioning. A process that I’m sure many people on this forum may be unfamiliar with. you may have to provide more information such as how was your hair before transitioning, did you notice thinning before during or after taking certain medications etc. Hopefully someone else with female patterned loss experience could chime in and help you out. From my minimal experience with some women I’ve known who’ve experienced loss, it seemed to have been due to fluctuations in hormones, thyroid issues, and they were often temporary.

Are you male or female ?