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Big difference between tattoos and SMP. Tattoos can turn orange, green, purple.....SMP, if done correctly, uses organic inks that are metabolized by the body. This is why they require ongoing touchups.

How lucky! Waviness give you more lateral coverage. Bet it looks like you have a full set of hair. Now to address your concern. Wash and then put conditioner. Let it sit there until you finish taking a bath. Then rinse. I would have a comb handy and start combing ASAP, (or even while showering). This is what conditioners are for, to help with wild hair...... If you mistreat the hair, you'll lose it. Be happy and leave the heaters and all else alone.

Considering the limited images, it does seem you have a full set of hair. Pls photos of the entire head. The whirl..........It is the weakest point we all share. Get a piece of paper and draw a dot. Start at the dot and draw a line outwards. Return to the dot and keep doing that. Each line represents a strand. As you go around you'll notice that each strand stands on its own. The hair does not shingle as it does in the front and top. The other issue is the fact you have darker hair and lighter scalp. The contrast makes it worse than what it is. Off hand, and keeping in mind you'll be posting more photos, it seems there is little to no loss. I would look at family history. If aggressive, I would consider scheduling a consultation with a doctor and discuss medical therapy. Propecia, Rogaine, PRP and laser are the modalities we typically refer to when talking about this debilitating condition. I am curious, what prompted the concern all of the sudden? Did the girlfriend say something?

Careful! At one point I was 18....That was a long time ago. If I had that hairline........This can truly get you into trouble. Can you imagine a 60 something year old with a youthful hairline? The only people who can pull this off are those with full sets of hair who've never lost a hair in their lives. A better approach is education. Consult with various doctors. Give your opinion. If the doctor is legit, ethical and knows what he's doing, he'll work with you and give you his opinion. His job is to do what you want, but also to keep you from making long range mistakes. If you were adamant about placing grafts in the middle of the forehead, I am hoping, he'll refuse to work on you and send you home. Have you heard of the rule of 3's? From the chin to the nose, from the nose to the bridge and from the bridge to the hairline. This is a universal rule that artist have used for centuries. Not only does it allow for a balanced hairline, it will also be age appropriate. Pattern appropriate? I don't know about that....but the ethical doctor will consider this and give you more receded temporal points, etc. It is always important, in my view, to stay conservative. Perhaps even consider starting a bit farther back than what's recommended. A couple of things to keep in mind. Hair in the front grows forward at an angle. Thus, that in itself will lower the hairline a bit. The other point is the fact you can always add grafts, (you can never take them back). This is all part of the research you should be doing.......

How many grafts can be transplanted in one procedure depends on many factors. The size of your head, current density, quality of hair, type of procedure, etc. Let's get into some of these. The bigger the head, the more transplants? Perhaps. But the pattern is bigger too! So, if we consider FUT, the most the doctor can harvest would be a strip from ear to ear. The most conservative doctors will take a conservative width which will likely allow for minimal scarring. A more aggressive approach would be to take a very wide strip. Yes, more grafts, but possibly-and likely-wider scar. Poor density, diffused thinning, would likely not yield many grafts. Here you need to start looking into the reasons why this is happening. Perhaps a self immune system. Hair quality. Blond is great, Fine, very natural results. But typically it requires more grafts to achieve density due to the fine hair. And to make matters worse, now there are so many newer techniques, doctors are able to accomplish great density in a single procedure. We'll have to wait and see what comes down the pike. Lastly, money. Always a concern to everyone. Perhaps this brings up the question - not so much what is the most you can do....but how much can you afford to do? At the end of the day - this is truly unimportant. Concentrate on your goals, formulate a plan based on your pattern, research, visit with doctors, look at photos of results, consider medical therapy....and spend money. (I am out of breath).

The question is not - who is the best.......It is far more complicated than that. Glad to hear you are doing something to protect what you have. If you've shown the propensity to lose, you will continue losing. That's a fact. Finasteride, Rogaine, PRP and laser are the modalities we typically refer to when dealing with this debilitating condition. Glad you are doing at least one. It takes a full year to see what it will do. Apparently you are experiencing retention. If so, this will continue for as long as you stay on the med. It takes a full year to see if you'll experience enhancement of the native hair. My first suggestion is to wait. I would also encourage you to add another modality to the mix. I have homework for you. Go to the mall and look at the way males lose hair. Typically they will keep some in the front, thin through the top and very thin in the crown. That's a normal pattern. Thus, if you were to add grafts, always consider the front first. It is what you see when looking in the mirror. It is also the area others see when they interact with you. Once you are happy with the front, (provided you are enjoying retention from the med(s)), you can consider working farther back. Leave the crown for last. It would be nice if you could post some photos. particularly the front. It will be interesting to see where on the forehead your hairline starts. Photos of the donor are important as well. Are you experiencing diffused thinning in that area as well? How do you know you are thinning diffusely through the pattern? Have you met with any doctors? What about family history of hair loss? Be specific.

There is no science to this. All you have to do is let your hair grow. He would then lift the hair above the area he will harvest from. Will shave a bit and then let the native hair fall to cover. That's the donor. For the recipient area, he will use magnification and work in and around your hair. Tedious and slow work but it can be done. Be ready to pay at least 3X the normal cost.

800 hairs is eyebrow work. Not much. The problem I've found with body hair transplant is the fact most of the harvested grafts are one hair grafts and do not provide much coverage. Pubic? No problem but then you have the kink. I guess that would provide more lateral coverage in theory.......I wonder if the smell would also transfer? I think it's important to recognize that a small set of grafts, regardless of where they came from, will accomplish NOTHING when spread over a large area. The only way for follicular units to accomplish anything is to place them close together . Concentrate on a specific area and when happy, move to another area. Are you doing any type of medical therapy to help you retain the native hair?

A couple of things come to mind. First, nothing wrong with reinforcing your hairline. Seems it has receded to a mature position so this will serve you well in the future. You did mention, however, you are continuing to lose. (If you've shown the propensity to lose, this will continue in the future). So the concern, you only work the hairline and down the road you keep receding you'll end up with a strip of hair. So it is important at the time of the consultation, you discuss blending grafts to the area behind the hairline as well to prevent this issue. Second thing to concern yourself with is to stop the loss. Propecia, Rogaine, PRP and laser are the typical modalities we refer to when dealing with this debilitating condition. Are you doing any of them? You keep your hair rather lengthy. Why are you considering FUE? This is not going to be a small procedure. Consider this is right up front where everyone can see what's going on. It takes many grafts to accomplish density. (Consider most doctors are under the impression they need to leave a separation in between grafts as grafts compete for blood supply. So you do a procedure and, a year later, you fill in the gaps to achieve density). There are other doctors, however, with such advance techniques, they are able to achieve density in a single pass. So, my suggestion is to research photos of patients similar to you and look at photos of results. When you find what you're looking for, schedule a consult. Are you open to travel?

Regardless of who you choose, a few observations. You're fortunate. The color of hair you have gives the illusion of having more than what you have as there is no contrast. Your hair does not seem to be fine and has a lot of body and curl. Eventually this will give you more lateral coverage. The one thing I would to consider is not being too front heavy. Concentrate on the area behind the hairline and through the front and mid scalp. I would leave the crown alone. Once happy in the front and top, you can then consider coverage farther back. Hopefully you are on some type of medical therapy so your pattern does not expand. You have quite a pattern and the concern is to spread the grafts out so far you'll end up with diffused look throughout. This will make you look as if you have a condition. People typically will not loose hair that way. One thing you can do is go back as far as you can horizontally so as to minimize the size of the crown. If your pattern does expand, the pattern will still look natural. Seems traveling is not an issue...why not consider doctors in the US? I've heard things are tough in Canada given the Pandemic.

Avoid shampoo with alcohol in it as it dries your scalp. Try baby shampoo for a couple of weeks and report.

You are young, with what it seems, tons of hair. The thinnest area also seems to be the crown. This is a commonality shared by everyone. We refer to the area as the whirl. This is where the hair starts at a point and spreads (away from the point). Because of this, no one enjoys any shingling and, thus, it always looks thin. It is encouraging to know you are keeping tabs on what's going on. My first question would be...Is there family history of hair loss? If so, keep and eye on things. If you see changes, schedule an appointment with your PCP. For now I would not worry about anything and enjoy your youth. Oh, your hair is quite stark and, given the contrast between and dark hair and the light scalp. it's always going to look worse than what it truly is. Again, nothing to worry about for now.

First things first..... Back in the day, when Merck reps visited our office, the subject of the use of Propecia and family planning was discussed constantly. For the med to have any effect, (we were told), a man would need to ejaculate a quart...I don't even think an elephant can do that. But be what it may....I would encourage you to discuss the use of medical therapy with your doctor. Propecia, Rogaine, PRP and laser are the modalities we typically discuss when talking about this debilitating condition. And why is this important? If you've shown the propensity to lose, you will continue losing. Looking at your photos, (and your hair is plenty long), I note the hair on your sides is very sparse and it seems to be curling. You may be experiencing DUPA. Ask the doctor to confirm. We are living in strange times and, with this new variant lurking, it will be difficult to move forward rapidly. Can it happen? Sure! But you it's a risk in many fronts. I think it is important to remember you are dealing with PERMANENT. If good, great. If poor, you'll wish you'd taken your time. With how rapidly things are improving, I would encourage you to consider getting back on a medical regimen to help you with retention and perhaps enhancement of the native hair. A year later you may be in a much better situation.

Hairman, you've hit on a subject that's important not only to the patient, but for the entire industry. Companies, doctors, consultants, battle with this same issue every day. Do you know how difficult it is to have a patient post results on line? But we are all human and there has to be an angle to prompt us to do something. I agree, you will only see the "best" from HT outfits. That's why it is important to come to a group such as this one. People will post and share their experience. Part of the research. Once you've chosen the doctor/clinic, call them. Ask if you can talk to a few of the patients they've serviced. Reputable places will have a list.....This ought to help. Lastly, when a bad transplant is involved, patients tend to visit other clinics to find a fix. Be mindful of this and ask. Perhaps following this thread will also give you some insight.

I can truly understand the scenario and your concerns. But many things to consider. Why is age important? If you've shown the propensity to lose, you will continue losing. That's a fact. So, if you've shown this aggressive loss at such young age, it is likely you will end up having an advanced pattern with not enough donor to address the whole pattern. Like many doctors like to say, "prepare for the worst, hope for the best." If we had a hair crystal ball, this would all be moot. But since we don't have one, why not prep intelligently? First thing is to consider is medical therapy. OK so like many, you are concerned about possible side effects. So don't do Finasteride. There is Rogaine, PRP, laser which have proven to be effective to help with retention. It typically takes a good year to confirm effectiveness of any modality. Once we can confirm retention, you can then consider moving forward with an intervention. You point to the temporal points, The fact however, you are thinning your entire front. Say the meds are not effective and you do a transplant procedure. You would end up with two horns and nothing else. Not a very natural result. It would be nice if you could photo your entire head. It would give us a better idea of what pattern we are dealing with. Lastly, the color of your hair is very dark and there is a lot of contrast between the color the hair and the skin. This makes matters look worse than what they truly are. SMP could be a good consideration to help minimize the contrast. This will buy you time...... Have you visited with any doctors yet? How about looking at photos of results? Get to it....

Generally, very fine hair gives you more naturalness. You would require more grafts but the results are typically phenomenal. If you are a class 2, you would have no loss. No need for meds. You were balding? What exactly do you mean? on the crown? Temporal areas? Were you noticing hair on the pillow, sink? Be specific. Where exactly do you need grafts? Hairline? There are many reasons why a patient would not be a good candidate. Dupa, a self immune system, no donor hair available.

This typically deals with organic inks which are metabolized by the body. They will require a touch up down the road.

Years ago, and I think this still holds true, Propecia/Fin is supposedly more effective. A combo of both, however, is best. And now you can add PRP and laser. Did I read "regrowth?" No such thing. There are two types of loss, the type you see and the type you don't. The type you see deals with normal shedding. The follicle gets tired of producing hair and it takes a vacation. After a resting period, (3-4 months), the hair will return. So, when you see hair in the pillow, shower, sink, etc...smile. You know that hair is returning. The type of loss you don't see....that's hair loss. Under a bright light look at the temporal areas. Look at the diameter of each strand. Some thick, some not so much so. Some may be even so thin you can't hardly see them. This process is called miniaturization. Eventually the hair just atrophies and withers away. That's hair loss. Time to be on meds is before you lose the hair. The meds are not intended for you to regrow anything. They help retain the native hair. From time to time, however, you can have enhancement of the hair discussed above. Looks like regrowth but it's not.

Can you share who the doctor was? 400 grafts is typically what's needed for eyebrow restoration. This will have NO impact. Now it is after the fact, so there is little you can do with regards to the sunburn. It is typically recommended you put sunscreen and a cap right after surgery to avoid the sunburn. This can typically lead to freckling. But it's been 7 months so you should not be concerned. Good thing it was only 400 grafts. Otherwise you would have used a good percentage of your donor to an area no one will see. Some benefit mentally? Perhaps. But a total waste none-the less. Are you doing any type of medical therapy? I would strongly consider it now that you have committed to the area. Consider.....say he placed them in a circular fashion on the area where you seem to be the thinnest. But because you've shown the propensity to lose you will continue losing. You do nothing to help prevent native loss and down the road you end up having a circle worth of hair and nothing around it - almost like a target. Not only unnatural, but everyone will know the blunder the doctor made. He did no you favors.

In the old days, 14 days. Now it does depend on the technique. If FUT or FUE - and the type of exercise. For example, if FUT, any type of exercise pulling on the neck is a no-no. This can result in stretching the scar. Aerobic type of exercise - like running, 3-7 days depending on how conservative the doctor is. Leg presses are also OK. 7-10 should be sufficient time to return to normal except for the neck-stretching type exercise. I would honestly wait at least 6 months before doing that. If you must do something, push ups are OK and will cause no issues.

A couple of things. First, your hair is rather short. Could be a haircut issue. 2nd, you have dark hair and light scalp and the contrast makes it worse than what it is. First thing to do is to let your hair grow for 2 weeks and post another set of photos. The separation between hairs does seem to be greater in the area of concern. Sorry to hear you had issues with Fin. Can you tell us what exactly you experienced. There are modalities you could try. Rogaine, laser, PRP. You also have SMP as an alternative. Do you have family history of hair loss? Have you consulted with a physician? You may consider eventually doing a full panel. Perhaps something is causing the issue.

It is evident this particular doctor has no idea what the meds are intended for - or is misinformed. It does you no good to be on and off the medications. Once on them, stay on them otherwise you will lose what you were supposed to lose. A 3 month period, however, is not a long time and probably will have little to no affect on the overall scheme of things.

I hope you are on some type of medical therapy now that you've committed grafts to the area. It is always important to keep in mind, once you've shown the propensity to lose, you will continue losing. 2nd thing that comes to mind, lighten up a bit more. Less contrast = Fuller look. Graying is your best friend.

Most believe the donor area does not require meds to experience retention. This area seems not to be susceptible to the hair loss effect. Typically topical solutions are systemic. That is, regardless of where you put them, they will have an effect on the entire head. Generally they tend to show the most effect on the crown and not the front. Not sure if I agree with "donor area thinning is a reality as we age." I would start with family history. Unfortunately we do not have a hair crystal ball to tell us where we are going to end up. If you are going to end up a 7, perhaps this has merit.

let's wait to see what the loss is in the front and top. Perhaps the bridge is still there. We'll see.