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SO - I'm now 26 weeks out (1500 grafts). Some of the patches I have filled in a bit - though they're still considerably thinner than surrounding areas and totally bald in spots. I've also had new patches of baldness pop up on my head. Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Could it be due to irritation coming from the ingrowns I've been experiencing? Maybe because the act of draining the ingrowns is rubbing away some hairs? It's frustrating. Any thoughts on whether or not I can expect anything to grow back? I'm starting to think the HT may have been a mistake...though I'm trying to remind myself it's still a tiny bit early to tell. When should I be making a final judgement? THANKS

Hi- I had a 1500 graft HT 16 weeks ago. About 1200 grafts across the middle and front and another 300 in my crown. I've seen some growth and lately had a surge of ingrowns driving me nuts, but I can still see a lot of recipient sites that have not sprouted - thats not unusual though, right? I've been on propecia for more than a year now as well. My questions are: 1. I recently developed some bald patches on the top of my head - shockloss or something else? 2. My crown is thinner now than it was prior to the procedure - shockloss or something else? 3. My scar is still pretty red/pink - how long before it becomes blanched? 4. I have some redness in the recipient area - still within the realm of normal time frames? Thanks a lot - I love the site. I'm going to post some pictures in a day or so.

Hi- I had a 1500 graft HT 16 weeks ago. About 1200 grafts across the middle and front and another 300 in my crown. I've seen some growth and lately had a surge of ingrowns driving me nuts, but I can still see a lot of recipient sites that have not sprouted - thats not unusual though, right? I've been on propecia for more than a year now as well. My questions are: 1. I recently developed some bald patches on the top of my head - shockloss or something else? 2. My crown is thinner now than it was prior to the procedure - shockloss or something else? 3. My scar is still pretty red/pink - how long before it becomes blanched? 4. I have some redness in the recipient area - still within the realm of normal time frames? Thanks a lot - I love the site. I'm going to post some pictures in a day or so.

hey all- two quick questions 1. it seems like there's some redness associated with healing at the graft sites. how long does that usually take to fade? is there any noticable scarring? 2. how long does it seem to take for a strip donor site to heal up (again, the redness). does mederma work any better than vitamin e oil? thanks! just trying to get a sense of the aftermath as i do my research.

hey all- two quick questions 1. it seems like there's some redness associated with healing at the graft sites. how long does that usually take to fade? is there any noticable scarring? 2. how long does it seem to take for a strip donor site to heal up (again, the redness). does mederma work any better than vitamin e oil? thanks! just trying to get a sense of the aftermath as i do my research.

I've been reading through the site and seen some mixed reviews of Dr. Marc Pomerantz (though most of the negatives are from a single poster). Has anyone had any more recent experiences with him? Most of the posts I saw were a few years old. Who is good in Chicago?

I've been reading through the site and seen some mixed reviews of Dr. Marc Pomerantz (though most of the negatives are from a single poster). Has anyone had any more recent experiences with him? Most of the posts I saw were a few years old. Who is good in Chicago?