adamd Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi, I'm fairly new to the hairloss community. I've been using dutastaride for 2 years and I think its slowed down my hairloss but I can clearly see that I have about half the hair I had 4 years ago. Anyway, I'm looking at other options like surgery etc... and have read about the grafting option but have also seen things written about removing folicles and re-inserting them elsewhere on the head, maybe i'm completly wrong but if hair falls out natuarally and you saved it would the surgeon not be able to re-insert it? i probably lose about a two hundred hairs a week that I can see so over a month or so if i collected them up I should get about a 1000! feedback appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamd Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi, I'm fairly new to the hairloss community. I've been using dutastaride for 2 years and I think its slowed down my hairloss but I can clearly see that I have about half the hair I had 4 years ago. Anyway, I'm looking at other options like surgery etc... and have read about the grafting option but have also seen things written about removing folicles and re-inserting them elsewhere on the head, maybe i'm completly wrong but if hair falls out natuarally and you saved it would the surgeon not be able to re-insert it? i probably lose about a two hundred hairs a week that I can see so over a month or so if i collected them up I should get about a 1000! feedback appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi Adamd, The answer to your question about re-inserting fallen out hairs to your scalp is an absolute NO. The hairs you see are shedded hairs, the follicles are still inside your scalp and are gradually shrinking down to nothing. Basically, those follicles are genetically programed to die out. That's why people talk about limited donor supply. There is only a small section at the back of your head that is safe and when transplanted, they will remain. Patient Care Services & UK Patient Advisor for Shapiro Medical Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. David Josephitis are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. http://shapiromedical.com/info@shapiromedical.com http://shapiromedical.com/contact/request-a-consultation/janna@shapiromedical.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pushing 40 Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 wow..........just...........wow......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member flyby Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 I would say keep collecting those puppies for about 6 months. Once you have about 6000 or so I'm sure there are some top notch HT doctors that could work some magic for you and hot glue those little suckers to your mellon. Make sure you trim each one to the desired length first cuz they most likely won't grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 adamd, Welcome to our forum community. As Janna has already answered for you, no this is not possible. In hair transplantation, it is the hair follicle way below the surface of the scalp that is removed and transplanted not just simply a hair that has shed. Picture the hair follicle like the root of a tree that allows a tree to grow. Cutting a branch and planting it into the ground will not cause it to grow. In fact, any life left in the branch will eventually die out, wither and decay. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamd Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hey all, Thanks for the informative, bizzare and possibly funny replies! Flyby - are you being funny or serious? :-) A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Diezel Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 haha, no flyby is not being serious, Janna and Bill pretty much summed it up. The hair on the back of your head is 'steady' and won't fall out. That hair from the back can be removed and transplanted to the thinning areas on your scalp. Obviously there is only a limited amount of hairs that can be removed from this area otherwise it will look stupidly thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 flyby, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted January 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 the sides are generally considered a "safe-zone" too for donor supply. I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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