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Looks back to normal now, no patches left. So the improvements for me started at about 5 mobths then just getting better. Now im actually happy with the end result. So it is really a waiting game and patience, although the journey is terrible

Hi Guys 6 Months update. Its looking much better, only had a side cut few days ago and was expecting the barber that i use regularly to comment on the transplant as ive not been to him since having the transplant. He did not even notice it which is great. I saw most of the improvement in months 4 to 6. Now i can get rid of the hat, happy days 😄 Just hoping it covers a little more over the next month but still im happy i can go out without the hat now

I had a steroid injection with my first after the transplant. The doctors assistant skanked me on the 2nd steroid injection, he said he had done it but i wasnt charged for it. When i went in for my 3rd prp with the surgeon, i mentioned it and he found it wasnt done. Then he skanked me also, told me hel do it byt again i wasnt charged for it so dont believe it was done with prp. I came back from abroad after that and didnt bother with anything here other than minox and biotin. Only this month i started taking Saw Palmetto, i cant credit the saw palmetto yet but things did improve faster after i started taking it 🤔🤷‍♂️

Hi All I have now reached 5 months now and its been better. There has been good improvement after month 4 which im pleased with. I have not had a haircut for 2 months now and just going to let it grow. The patches now do not stand out as much and i looking forward to seeing how the next 2 months go. Here are some pics at 5 months. I will give a further update at 6 months.

His advice was just dab the puss out with a clean tissue. I was told i can apply and cream on the donor area from day 4 for moiturising and help healing as long as its aseptic.

Exactly my thoughts also, at day 11 i felt it was all going so well then it just went downhill from there.

Im following the exact same approach, wait it out till 6 months

He said to wait 6 months and reasses. In the meantime apply minox, vitamin e and take biotin.

I have added some pics below, first one was day 4 as ibhad the bandages off at day 3. Then the infection started right after day 5 and started dissappearing after day 7. At day 11 it all seemed to have started going well and then the shedding/shock loss started at day 14. Pics below looks like not added in day order but have the day number on the pic

Hi All I have now come to 4 months and have just let the hair grow without buzzing the sides. I have attached my current photos. It is filli g it a little not sure if thats because ive grown the hair, but i can feel some stubble on the head in areas in the donor and recipient areas, so hoping this is growth that has started. For now im still wearing a hat when im out and hoping this recovers in the next 2 months. Il post another update at month 5

Hey Just thought id update the post, I am currently at week 11. The skin doesnt feel as tight anymore. I can see very little new hair growth in the donor shock area but theyre very fine at this stage. But im glad to see any growth and i know its early stages yet. At the same time i can see new hairs starting to grown in the recipient areas also and a few spots here and there. Ive been told spots are expected when new hair start coming out. I was looking on facebook about 2 weeks ago about other donor shock loss cases as i had already exhausted my research on google, one guy put up a pic of his shock loss in a comment on a post and his was very similar to mine. This comment was 43 weeks old so i decided to message him directly as by 43 weeks he should have seen some results. I was relieved to hear hes ended up with excellent results, the hair in the donor shock loss area came out at the 4 to 5 months stage. All he ever used was biotin shampoo daily. So im keeping my hopes up, but for now im keeping the cap on. I was advised by another person last week who also had a transplant that i should also be applying vitamin e to the donor area, i have Nivea cream that i use for the face that contains vitamin e so will use that in addition to the minox but willneed to let the minox absorb properly before apllying the cream. I will update again in a few weeks how things are progressing

Its a relief to hear it will improve. I was trying to ensure its not anything else. I had this done from J&J Asthectics in Pakistan. I came here to travel the country from 3 months. I had no plans for a transplant when coming here but decided last minute to get it done after seeing a barber who had it done with great results. I just checked their reviews and booked it in. The process was fine, not sure if its normal but the head surgeon just overlooks the procedure but has others carrying out the work. I met 2 other people at the surgery who had theirs done a few weeks ago and not had any issues, so thought its a straight forward procedure. Little did i realise i could experience this shock loss. The surgeon advised this is the first case of shock loss hes had. I have seen lots of patients going in and out the surgery during my checkup visits. So not sure if this is a result of a bodge job or am i just unlucky to experience this. Many Thanks for your responses

@Ajamilo I have had a blade zero on the sides and kept a high line just to disguise for now, you're right i couldnt walk around like that. Will keep this post updated with progress but will be good to also hear other peoples experiences

Hi I had fue 3500 grafts surgery 4 weeks ago. In the first week i had a bit on an infection in the donor area but used ointment to clear it. Upto day 10 things seemed fine and the infection seemed to be clearing but then the donor area started shedding hair as in the pics on both sides. Now by 4 weeks i have noticed further hairs have been shed, however, there also seems to be broken hairs in the area. Once the donor hair started to shed the hairs, i went to see my surgeon who then got me on biotin, minoxidil 5% twice a day and terbisil tabs. Also have had a steroid injection to the scalp for the past 2 weeks and also had prp this week. Can someone advise if this looks like shock loss?

Hi All, I have had 3500 grafts fue surgery. I am experiencing what i believe may be shock loss in the donor area which started 12 days after surgery. Initially the hair in the donor area started to grow and then after 12 days started falling on both sides, see pics My surgeon believes its either alopecia or less likely to be fungus. He has given me some steroid injections which will be weekly to reverse alopecia, and also prescribed 5000mg biotin once aday for 2 months, minoxydil spray twice a day for 6 months and terbisil tablets once a day for 21 days. Now it would be great to get some 2nd opinions on this. Another guy who works at the surgery said hes seen this twice before and its nothing to worry about, it does resolve given some time.