A lot of folks may be a lil nervous like me before I went under the knife so here's some tips that has worked for me. Just Got my first HT Jan 24th, this year. I haven't lost any hair, donor or recipient area and I have a lot of growth in the recipient area. I had no hair from hair line to crown at all so I was in pretty bad shape. My doc used the Trich closure. I cut my hair with a 1 guard and you can barely see the line, swelling is about gone in donor area . Here's what my doc told me...
1. Take propecia starting before surgery, I did about 1 week before
2. Supplments - MSM, good mens multivitamin,
3. After 1 week I added Rogaine and shampood with Nizoral
4. Ice the donor area! Often! After about 1 1/2 weeks.
It's a process every morning but working so far. I got 2k grafts and hoping the meds take care of most of my crown over the next year before I decide to get another. I'm a 33 YR old African-Am. Any questions?