Senior Member THINinHOUSTON Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 My new hair in my hairline is about 1/2 a centimeter now at 2 weeks. I know that the next two weeks this hair will start to shed due to lack of nutrients/oxygen/blood flow/ etc. If I were to keep them short will they require less nutrients/oxygen/blood flow/ etc. and maybe not shed? My Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha - Hair Loss Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member THINinHOUSTON Posted April 30, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 My new hair in my hairline is about 1/2 a centimeter now at 2 weeks. I know that the next two weeks this hair will start to shed due to lack of nutrients/oxygen/blood flow/ etc. If I were to keep them short will they require less nutrients/oxygen/blood flow/ etc. and maybe not shed? My Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha - Hair Loss Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member something Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 i dont mean to be rude, but this logic doesn't make any sense at all.... you will lose them regardless if you keep them short or not, sorry. the hair sheds because of the trauma, not nutrients or blood flow, which is plenty in the scalp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Baldie3000 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 THINinHOUSTON, from my reading and asking questions on this and other forums, I have learned that the transplanted hair sheds because of trauma to the scalp during surgery. There doesn't seem to be a way to stop it even though I've asked . I guess it's just a temporary inconvenience people have to go through if they decide to get a transplant. ~Baldie3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 They are going even if you shave them . Hair is just an outgrowth of dead cells from the skin . I believe just made of keratin. Some will chill but most will say adios for 3-6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 Actually you can be a rare case as myself. I have kept over 90% of my transplanted hairs. I am at 3 months post-op and these puppies aint movin. I did start to use minox from 2 weeks after my ht. I kept my hair short as you asked and was using the minox twice a day and proscar once a day. It can happen bro, but it is rare. Like I said I Have all my ht hairs pretty much. I skipped the ugly duckling stage. I am going to post my 3 month progress very soon. I only have post-op and 1 month pics. So bro yes it is very possible,but rare. My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 quick pics My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dakota3 Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 You can reduce the shock loss though. When I shaved after my HT my shock loss stopped. It's kind of like breaking a stick. The longer the stick the easier it is to break, but the shorter it get's the harder it is to break. Just my theory and it seemed to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 quick pic My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 pic2 My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 pic3 My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member THINinHOUSTON Posted April 30, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 no frontal pics? My Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha - Hair Loss Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 sorry but I thought I could post more on one page, no luck. I did put up a new photo album with 4 or 5 pics with frontal My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member THINinHOUSTON Posted April 30, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 Won cant believe you kept all that..why dont you grow it out? You can hide the scar..you have new hairline? whats up? My Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha - Hair Loss Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 Im growing it out now!!! I just wanted the minox to penetrat the scalp better. I did get major shockloss on the crown!!! one pic shows it bigtime, but im praying it all comes back. Also wanted my hair short so my donor scar was being thouroughly cleaned and moisterized to not have infection and reduce scar size to pencil line My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted April 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted April 30, 2008 Houston your ht looks very nice after the 8 day pics. you got a very clean neat ht from what I can see. Congrats!!!! My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member THINinHOUSTON Posted May 1, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thanks I will post my 2 weeks pics soon. Hair is growing really well I dont want to lose it! Hope I am lucky like you. I had little to no redness on my frontal area so maybe less trauma will lead to less shedding? what do you know my next topic... My Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha - Hair Loss Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sna Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thin- I am also in the houston area and looking for a HT. Yours look amazing! I have an appt with Dr. Arocha today actually. Would appreciate if we could touch base and talk. thanks in advance! Originally posted by THINinHOUSTON:Thanks I will post my 2 weeks pics soon. Hair is growing really well I dont want to lose it! Hope I am lucky like you. I had little to no redness on my frontal area so maybe less trauma will lead to less shedding? what do you know my next topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted October 2, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 In my experience most transplanted hairs shed; particularly if the patient doesn't want them to. On the other hand, I did a fellow in July who had no hair in the front. I gave him the "crew cut" with the transplant, and he has kept about 65% of it all along. Obviously he is happy, and thinks I am really good...but I told him I had nothing to do with it. He is just fortunate, and will really be happy in 6 more months. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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