Is there a correlation between the start and the finish of HT growth?

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Folks,

 

I have a very specific question that I haven't found asked or answered anywhere.

 

When we talk about graft growth percentages at certain months, is there a direct correlation between the start and the finish? For example, it's often stated that average growth starts at 3-6 months and is roughly 90% complete @ 9-12 months (give or take).

 

In my case, I started growth @ 2 months (I'm now 7 months out). Does that probably mean that 90% has already appeared for me @ 7 months? I'm not questioning the percentages; per se (I'm just using them as examples). I'm specifically interested in knowing if an early growth start probably means a correspondingly early growth finish.

 

I don't know if this is germane to the answer, but in my case I'm a repair patient with the following history (and I know transplanted growth within a previously transplanted/scared area can be slower):

 

1. 100-150 plugs in the late 70s to the frontal area to either side of the central tuft.

 

2. Brow lift of the most anterior rows & redistribution (as FUs) in 8/06

 

3. FUT #1 in 3/07

 

4. FUT #2 in 12/07

 

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to my inquiry.

[PlugFree]

Folks,

 

I have a very specific question that I haven't found asked or answered anywhere.

 

When we talk about graft growth percentages at certain months, is there a direct correlation between the start and the finish? For example, it's often stated that average growth starts at 3-6 months and is roughly 90% complete @ 9-12 months (give or take).

 

In my case, I started growth @ 2 months (I'm now 7 months out). Does that probably mean that 90% has already appeared for me @ 7 months? I'm not questioning the percentages; per se (I'm just using them as examples). I'm specifically interested in knowing if an early growth start probably means a correspondingly early growth finish.

 

I don't know if this is germane to the answer, but in my case I'm a repair patient with the following history (and I know transplanted growth within a previously transplanted/scared area can be slower):

 

1. 100-150 plugs in the late 70s to the frontal area to either side of the central tuft.

 

2. Brow lift of the most anterior rows & redistribution (as FUs) in 8/06

 

3. FUT #1 in 3/07

 

4. FUT #2 in 12/07

 

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to my inquiry.

[hoose]

anajj,

 

there is no hard and fast rule when it comes to growh timelines; there are some general guidelines:

 

3-5 months growth starts;

 

6 months= 40-50% of final cosmetic result

 

12 months= you can evaluate the results; probably 90% of final cosmetic result;

 

12-18 months=continued thickening/maturation of new hair which adds to the cosmetic result;

 

early start doesn't necessarily mean early finish and vice-versa; hope it doesn't sound vague; it is just that the growth time is not an exact science;

[MrJobi]

Hmmm

 

I guess it would be based on how quickly your hairs cycle through their growth cycles..

 

Deatails, deatals .... Just wait about 6 months and you will have some growth. Then at about 14 months you should have your final result.

 

Of course there always exceptions

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Originally posted by dhoose75:

 

... early start doesn't necessarily mean early finish and vice-versa; hope it doesn't sound vague; it is just that the growth time is not an exact science;

 

dhoose75:

 

Thanks for the feedback...much appreciated!