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This happens far more often than we think…with FUE it can be grafts that were transected or damaged during the extraction process.

More than a few men experience donor thinning as they reach above say age 50…and some have a regressive safe zone as they get older…so this can be subjective and there are no guarantees.

Inflammation?

The beginning stages can be the hardest to wait for growth.

I can understand the reasoning for establishing a baseline however the bloodwork will not help to “predict” the efficacy of the drug…you just have to take it for at least 6 months minimum.

Oh, that’s good it’s working…sometimes a simple reboot clears things up.

Maybe ask Melvin to see if there is a glitch with your messaging function.

It can take as long as 4 months for the new growth to break above the scalp line so give it another 5-6 weeks more time to see.

I have been involved in this field for 5 decades and seen many and I do say many repair cases and Gatsby’s results are some of the best I have seen!

Send focused pics of the area to your surgeon and request their opinion.

Definitely keep an eye 👁️ on this because if it manifests into a broader area and/or if any seepage occurs, that would signify an infection and antibiotics would be needed.

Those were my thoughts as well!

IMHO it would take many more than that because a new hairline is being built and that requires many single hair grafts.

Definitely talk to Dr. Robert Dorin with the Hair Loss Doctors.com

There are some ink that will last more than several years.

IMHO if they have not honored their contractual commitment after 2 years, it’s doubtful that they have any intention to do so…the only thing you can do is to continuously express this in the European forums...hopefully they will see that it’s costing them business!

Yes, that’s exactly correct, thanks Turkhair…terminal hair is thought to be DHT resistant. Yes, that’s exactly correct, thanks Turkhair…terminal hair is thought to be DHT resistant.

Please let us know how you respond to this.

IMHO pics from various angles, various lighting, etc. are telling.

I agree and as long as the follicles are intact, you’ll be fine…😉

I agree that this is part of the process and they will rest and then enter a new growth phase.

Based on these photos, IMHO you have very good hair quality with your terminal native hair.

Let’s think about this…2 separate procedures would equate to 2,650 grafts per session (slightly under 3,000 apiece)….the level of trauma would be cut in half and the scalp overall would be in much better condition regarding swelling, bleeding, pain, etc, etc. Approximately 15 years ago when custom sized blades became the favored instrument for creating recipient sites, many of the top surgeons began using them because custom blades were less invasive and the saggital sites could be made much smaller thereby paving the way for dense packing…this caught on like wild fire and soon the BUZZ in the online hairloss forums was guys wanting to get the highest packed numbers possible…but was that the best approach?…not necessarily. More does not always equate to better results and I am referring more to overall yield…basically, the more incisions that are made into a defined surface area, the more or higher related level of trauma is induced…and when you raise the corresponding level of trauma, the yield can certainly decrease…the blood supply can also be compromised when too much dense packing is done. Now having said all of this, I have no idea the specifics of your case and so all I am saying is that for me, I would limit how dense the grafting would be per procedure to maximize blood flow, minimize trauma, minimize scarring, things like that to improve or optimize the overall end result of each procedure. Obviously everyone responds differently to trauma and this is my favored approach to be maybe more conservative…either way, I wish you the best results possible!

If it were me, I would do that in 2 separate procedures to help maximize the overall yield.

Yep, Gats is spot on…probably a blend ratio of approximately 65% scalp and 35% beard for most individuals.