1 Month Post-OP and concerned

[Sere]

As the heading says, I am currently just a few days shy of my one month post op date.

 

I had a fairly massive HTP with Dr Wong, 5015 grafts the first days in July. I have maintained most of the HTP hair?! I was under the impression that all the HTP grafts would have fallen or be falling out prior to this stage.

 

To date I have slowly lost only about 15-25% of the transplanted hairs. I guess I am primarily wondering if this is ok, or is there cause for alarm?

[thanatopsis_awry]

I talk to someone who was in a seemingly identical situation as you; his grafts eventually shed in full.

[HairIsThere]

I'm at about 9 weeks post op and I still have a few grafts that stayed intact and are already growing. It's perfectly ok if yours don't fall out - consider yourself pretty lucky if they don't! Most of mine actually didn't fall out til about 4 weeks too.

[Sere]

Thank you guys. That is re-assuring to say the least.

 

Its weird actually wishing your hair to fall out, but that is what I have been increasingly wishing the last couple of days with the thought that they should be gone.

[mmhce]

Sere,

 

I lost 80% of my transplanted hair in 2 weeks time.

 

The wait until growth begins again will be the hardest.

[patientgrowth]

thanatopsis it is not always the case where all the grafts fall out. i had a transplant three months ago and i had the same experience. i am at three months now and i still maintained the majority of my grafts without shedding. it is perfectly fine that you didn't shed all your grafts and in my opinion i would much rather keep the majority of my grafts than actually have all of them fall out.

[Severn]

Just means for whatever reason, the transplanted hairs weren't "shocked" enough to go into the resting phase(Telogen Effluvium). It might eventually happen, but it doesn't mean anything if it doesn't from what I understand. Just kind of rare.

[Forrest Gump]

Sere, nothing to be alarmed about. I retained about 60% of my transplanted graft all throughout. I shed less than half (approximately 40% or so) of my transplanted grafts.

 

As a result, I had some cosmetic changes within about 3 months only, when the non-shedded transplanted grafts had grown out.

[Sere]

Again thanks everyone for the input, its now after one month and the same situation. I have retained about 70-75% of the transplanted grafts.

 

I have actually lost more around the strip area then on the top where the work was done. Its probably too early to tell, but maybe I am just very lucky.

 

Thanks again guys

[MrJobi]

With my 3 procedures, I sometimes shed quickly while others later.Regardless, just let nature take its course.

 

5000 grafts will make you very happy!!

[Jim Jones]

this is a great thread and glad i found it. i am worried that after 2 months, my grafts (about 80%+) are still in tact and don't seem to be growing. should i be worried that they will always stay this short and never actually grow unless they shed? i am anxious to hear experiences. thanks in advance

[Old Baldy]

Originally posted by MrJobi:

With my 3 procedures, I sometimes shed quickly while others later.Regardless, just let nature take its course.

 

5000 grafts will make you very happy!!

 

FWIW, I was the same way with my three HT's.