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Ok, I thought your LPP made you lose your transplanted hair but it isn't, that's a different story then, that's good it didn't affect most of your HT and that you have a hold of it In my case I am 100% positive without a shred of a doubt that the only hairs that have been shedding and then regrowing are the transplanted hairs. I've got a generous amount of hair except I had a receding hairline at the corners which was closed by a HT After three years or so of a successful HT, again the only hairs that have shed in an unusual way are the transplanted hairs by sections over 1.5 years as I explain at the beginning. It's very clear to see it due to all the hair being thick everywhere else, so when they shed happens in groups, it's obvious. It has always regrown with the same thickness, my last shed is regrowing again fairly quickly. Let's see if it's what the Dr said While somewhere this thread became about LLP, I wasn't aware of the affliction and now I am, although I am sure that is not present in my case

None necessary, looking at my hair, past and research on the subject I am as positive as this is not the case just as sure as I don't have 3 balls I see, that's your regular hair loss before the transplant that you'd probably have anyway, what about the Lichen hairloss, I assume you almost reverted back to this point some time after the transplant? Your hair got thinner, didn't grow back? Did the condition affect other areas of your scalp or only the area you show

Nope, I got zero symptoms of that whatsoever or have notice anything that is different regarding discomfort on the scalp or any of the sort

Is there any photo of LPP hair loss on google that would resemble your own? While the symptoms you mentioned are either pretty clear and specific or very mild and hard to notice, the loss of hair that I can see from most LPP pictures are quite particular, just like alopecia areata is particular in it's on way

I checked the lichen planopliaris you mention, looks like that's not what i've got, the hair grew perfectly for years and since the fall started by areas it regrows with the same density as before That sucks though, how soon after a HT you were diagnosed you had LPP, did you ever get full growth?

I looked at your case, we are different, it looks like in your case the native hair might have fallen perhaps with some transplanted ones, also getting off of fin wasn't a good move I am far from considering my case as failed, as like I said, the transplanted hair, on the corners of the hairline and some slight on the front have been falling and then REGROWING in a cycling fashion in different areas(transplanted) There is no thinning at all, and seeing hair regrowing quickly I might add implies the follicular unit is alive and well. It just has been going on for over a year so it doesn't seem stable yet Doc is pretty casual about it, saying is anagen synchronization and even told me that it took another patient of his about half a year longer, whether he is right or not remains to be seen Good point blackisblack about checking different opinions as there are no rules and Dr are biased towards covering their ass

Yet you are here buddy Its fairly well explained as well as mentioning the terms used by the top HT doc

There is absolutely zero thinning or miniaturization. The hairs fall by sections with normal thickness and regrow all the same. It is strange, because as you say TE affects usually the whole scalp and this only has affected the transplanted hairs

Now that you ask I might feel some slight crawling sensation now and then recently but not during the last year where I still went through this fall and regrowth of transplanted hairs Zero itching, pain or nothing of the sort Always had a dry scalp and flaky skin depending on the weather since I was a teenager, besides that no autoimmune conditions that I know of Could this be underlying stress related? although I never been the stressful kind (only affecting the transplanted hairs)

What you wrote describes perfectly what I've been through, except the over the last few months where the loss happened in the same areas as before The comment about the follicles not having recovered and being out of whack and that could be why they have fallen twice is very astute I guess I'll know soon enough, I might do just that and if this happens again check my scalp in case to make sure it's not something else

Ok unfortunately that seems to be the issue, it is very rare To clarify it was mostly on the receding corners but also some on the temples and the hairline, basically we turned a v shape hairline into a close to straight looking hairline The doctor is a top Dr always recommended here

Well I'd certainly rather hear "anagen synchronization" is the reason for this rather than the alternative The only reason I'm asking if you know that term and if you have any second hand experience is because that's what the Dr said is the reason, I never heard the term before I'm asking you guys is because I start to doubt the Dr because it's been over a year of this up and down I see your point though, there was no dense packing done and the hair grew perfectly for 3 years, how would it be that was has worked well for that long stops working?

Thanks I appreciate the post and all the advice I can get The strip was taken from a safe area and all my hair is thick except where I had recession, which was covered by the transplant The transplanted hair is not thinning, the transplanted hair, still thick, just falls by sections and then regrows successfully, but it has fallen in the same areas twice over the last 1.5 years It is not that it's a slow process the hair is losing diameter or there is miniaturization, there isn't. The hair is normal and just very noticeably falls in a section in matter of a handful of days I've got no underlying health issues or conditions, my diet and all that is all the same as when the transplanted hair was perfect the first 3 years I understand it is very unusual that's why I ask here as I don't find the answer anywhere and the doc says it's anagen synchronization and he doesn't help beyond that What are your thoughts on the anagen sycnhronization or the hair cycle possibility?

Nah The reason i don'r share pics is due to my job being in media and for privacy I am extremely well aware of what I see and can compare from personal pics and the loss is as clear as day, as it's the difference between a closed hairline and a receding one at the corners The transplant grew perfectly, only after the 3 year mark started falling by sections, then regrowing and falling again, Dr says is "anagen synchronization", but close to a year and a half into it it starts to sound suspect I am aware that this is unusual that's why I ask here where there's experts on the matter. I am on finasteride as well for years, i'm sorry but your doubts do not correlate with the facts, this is happening despite being on finasteride Looks like by the way you wrote and tried to mistakenly make this a perception issue, that you are defending the ht industry. I got nothing against the industry, don't have a dog in this fight as I was very satisfied with the results until this up and down started to happen after 3 years, hopefully this is temporary and someone can give some clarity

Sorry no pics It's a clear description, 3 after a successful HT, the transplanted hair falls and regrows intermittently by sections and there are no health underlying issues Is it the hair cycle, anagen synchronization?