EriGuy

12 minutes ago, JC71 said:

Can you show your donor area post op ? That’s a LOT of grafts to be taken in one session 😳

Damn I don’t think I took any post op. I can show how the donor area looks now, I think it has been recovering pretty well? 

10 minutes ago, JC71 said:

Would you be able to show pics and give some more info ? Like how many grafts, your age and if your on Fin ? 

And here is how I looked about 9-10 days post op. I thought this looked great even tho it’s obviously the scabs but seeing that to what I am now had me worried. But I will remain patient and hopefully in a couple months I will have some great growth.

6 minutes ago, JC71 said:

Would you be able to show pics and give some more info ? Like how many grafts, your age and if your on Fin ? 

Yea sure. I am 28 years old, received 5100 grafts, not on Fin. This picture is 6 weeks post op. The front middle of my head near the hairline is where I was peeling off some of the dandruff/skin flakes and what really began my worry because it looks bad. 

2 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

There is no way you will know what the outcome will look like at 6 weeks. Unfortunately, you have to give it time. 

Even though I knew this before posting I couldn’t help but worry. But thank you I will remain patient and trust the process. 

Man that’s such a relief knowing what I’m going through is normal. Yea I read so much about this entire process and the ugly duckling phase as well but going through it first hand is still so difficult. Having y’all re-affirm this has been very helpful so I appreciate it.

7 hours ago, JC71 said:

Yes your over thinking ! Which we have all been guilty of. But everything your writing is normal. Yes the grafts are anchored even after 7 Days. Yes the shredding will happen exactly like your experiencing. Where did you go for your transplant? Thanks 🙏 

Ok that’s really good to hear. I thought I might just be over thinking it but it’s good to hear that’s the case. I went to Asli Tarcan in Istanbul. I am black and they seemed to be one of the best at HT for African Americans. The whole procedure and process was great I just started getting paranoid because of the ugly duckling phase. Thanks for the help

I am sure I’m probably being a little paranoid as it is still early but I was wondering are there signs to look out for that would indicate the transplant is not taking. It has been 6 weeks since I had my hair transplant and I know it’s still the ugly duckling phase and I shouldn’t expect to see anything until at least 3 months in but I can’t help but be worried. My donor area has healed very nicely and my scabs all fell off weeks ago in the recipient area. But In the last 2-3 weeks I’ve developed some dandruff and the shedding has hit pretty hard. From what I’ve read this is probably normal but I can’t help but feel nervous. I had some weird skin flakes in the middle front of my head that I was peeling off and I would see hair coming with it which worried me if I was taking out transplanted hairs and damaging the growth. I was told that after 2-3 weeks from procedure that transplanted hairs are firmly rooted and are very difficult to remove but is that true. My head looks bad right now and pretty much how I looked before the procedure. Especially the crown which has not shown almost anything. Am I just over thinking things or is there validity to my concerns. Any help is appreciated.