Regular Member Doc Patient Posted February 25, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 I'd appreciate hearing from people who have had HT procedures that involved moving hair into the crown area. My second HT ( 2,220 on 1-9-06) addressed the mid-scalp and crown (the first procedure being limited to the frontal 1/3, 2,518). My understanding is that the grafts in mid-scalp should start coming in around the 2.5 to 3 month mark (my first procedure started coming in at 2.5 months). The grafts in the crown, however, are likely to take twice that time, i.e. 5 to 6 months. My regimen is Propecia 1 mg every day, 5% minoxidil to the grafted areas twice a day and MSM 1,500 mg/day. What has been the experience of the those who have had crown work done? When did your grafts there start coming in? How much delay was this compared to your grafts done in the front and mid-scalp? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Doc Patient Posted February 25, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 I'd appreciate hearing from people who have had HT procedures that involved moving hair into the crown area. My second HT ( 2,220 on 1-9-06) addressed the mid-scalp and crown (the first procedure being limited to the frontal 1/3, 2,518). My understanding is that the grafts in mid-scalp should start coming in around the 2.5 to 3 month mark (my first procedure started coming in at 2.5 months). The grafts in the crown, however, are likely to take twice that time, i.e. 5 to 6 months. My regimen is Propecia 1 mg every day, 5% minoxidil to the grafted areas twice a day and MSM 1,500 mg/day. What has been the experience of the those who have had crown work done? When did your grafts there start coming in? How much delay was this compared to your grafts done in the front and mid-scalp? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kg007 Posted February 25, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 It took a while for the crown to start filling in for me. I think around month 5-6 I looked exactly like I did before going in for the procedure. I think things really took off around 7-8 months and noticed the full results by month 11-12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Doc Patient Posted February 25, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 kg007, Thanks for telling me about your experience. Not exactly what I wanted to hear (that it may take 7-8 months rather than 5-6), but it's good for me to realize that this will in fact take quite a bit longer than previous results. Did you use minoxidil post-op? I do and hope that this might speed things up a bit. Do any of the HT doctors out there know why results in the crown take longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kg007 Posted February 25, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 No I did not use Minox post-op because I hate using it. I have used it in the past and I can't see myself getting hooked to it for the rest of my life. Therefore, I didn't even bother to use it post-op (for faster growth). I was too afraid that if I use it post-op, my native hairs might become dependable on Minox and would have negative impact once I stop using it. But from what I hear, your growth should come in couple of months earlier if you apply it post op on receipint areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Doc Patient Posted February 25, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thanks again kg007. I will stick to the minoxidil until the growth starts coming in. At that point I will quickly wean off of the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnnie69 Posted February 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 Is it a fact for everyone that crown work takes longer to grow or just some patients? Amd if so, why? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I think everyone, very slow,plan on a couple of years, probably blood supply my guess. Ht's are not an immediate gratification kind of thing like sex or buying a new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Doc Patient Posted March 4, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 4, 2006 Thanks for your replies! I'm already on MSM. I feel pretty sure that results will be coming sooner than 1-2 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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