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I've come across a leading clinic that provides the patient a Liposomal ATP spray to use post-op claiming it can help the grafts survive immediately after the surgery.

How important is this and why do some clinics not give it out?

I feel that poor growth yield may be due to grafts dying soon after post-op

The brand called 100% PURE but it's quite expensive. They do have legit sales once in a while though

What I like to do is fill up a cap with the foam and then melt it with heat until it turns liquid. Then I use a dropper to apply and gently rub in. I just feel it absorbs better that way. I apply 2x a day

I have the same question as OP. I'm 7.5 months post op HT crown only which grows very slow. I started topical minoxidil 2 weeks ago

13 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said:

 

If there are at least minimal signs of growth after a hair transplant in the area that was microneedled, can we be confident that microneedling didn't have any negative effects? Or, might the HT results be better had one not microneedled at all?

13 hours ago, BeHappy said:

Crowns take a lot more grafts to fill in than most people think, but you don't want to put too many grafts into your crown if you haven't touched the front half yet. You may not need any in the front now, but if your crown is bald it's a good bet that your front will follow soon. You need to save those grafts for the 

My front is good. It's just the crown that needed work. I'm 34 and managed to keep the front very well. The crown started to thin in my early 20s. I feel like I'd might want to add more to the crown but I've already had 2,000 grafts (dense pack) put in the crown at my first procedure. I'm not sure how many more grafts I should add to the crown if I might lose hair in the front 

3 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

Everyone is different which is why it takes 12 months before being able to call the jury in. I remember from HT1 that I still had new hair popping through during month 8 and 9. All the best.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I still have hope. I'm likely going to start topical minoxidil to try and speed things up. I also do scalp massages as well

This is my first. According to my surgeon 6 months is very early for the crown and the follicles just begin to really wake up.  I'm going to see my surgeon again sometime this year to be evaluated. 

I just don't understand how it takes this long. You would think 6 months is plenty enough time and that at 6 months you would be able to gauge the success of the HT

Well there are hairs that have definitely sprouted but it's very little. I was expecting a lot more by now. To the naked eye I'd day approx 30%

And this was clinic was in NY not NYC

I had a crown FUT done by a very reputable NYC clinic. I do notice some growth but it's very little and I'm starting to feel very discouraged. It's already been 7 months and I think to myself how much better is my hair really going to get? I know they say it can take up to a year or more but I just feel nothing more will happen. Basically I still see lots of scalp and it's very see through and doesn't look significantly better at all really. Definitely not worth the price I paid at all at this point.

I've been on finasteride for over 2 years and still on it

Should I start using topical minoxidil to try and speed up growth? Will the transplanted hairs go through a phase of falling out due to the minoxidil again?

Getting hit by an airplane would also be pretty bad. So be on the lookout for that too.

I thought by 6 months shows a good picture of what you can expect. How many more hairs will sprout after 6 months? I had an FUT crown down and I'm at 6 months and I'm getting worried. I have growth but it's very very little

I wouldn't do any form of microneedling whether it's a pen or roller. Why risk scarring the scalp? 

I'm curious though about those who did microneedling and had a successful hair transplant

I'm thinking it's possible that the technicians maybe didn't place the grafts according to plan. Maybe it's more of the technicians failure to follow directions from Dr. Bloxham. I doubt it though because his clinic uses experienced techs under close supervision supposedly. Have you noticed anything strange or eccentric about the techs behavior during your procedure?

Dr. Bloxham has a discord? I'm a patient of his. How come I didn't know? Is it private or something?

Is the Surgeon able to tell 10 days post- op how well the grafts stayed in tact and if any were moved around even slightly?

I have to go back 10 days to get my staples removed so I was curious what they can confidently analyze and infer after 10 days post-op, if anything at all.

How are your results so far? Did the rain cause any issues?

Can being exposed to light rain immediately post-op cause grafts to die or permanently damage them in any way due to the pH and contaminants in the rain?