Senior Member Abby Posted August 19, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2008 How long can one expect scalp numbness to last, Im now 4 months and 2 weeks post -op. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Abby Posted August 19, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2008 How long can one expect scalp numbness to last, Im now 4 months and 2 weeks post -op. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mark S Posted August 19, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm 6 months post op and still a little numb in the graft area. However, it's getting better slowly and I've heard this is normal. I don't know if it's connected but as the numbness goes away the hair seems to grow more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Abby, It could take some time. Honestly, it took up to 6+ months for numbness to go away fully from my third hair transplant. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Timothy Carman Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Abby- We advise our patients that, in our experience, that numbness, or "paresthesia" as it is often referred to can persist up to a year. Timothy Carman, MD ABHRS President, (ABHRS) ABHRS Board of Directors La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted August 20, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 20, 2008 It's been 19 years since my 1st HT (13 years since the last one) and the entire recipient area is still numb. The numbness never went away. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kman Posted August 20, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2008 Anything over 1 year would be an unusual case. I would say it's not unusual for numbness to last around 6 months, maybe longer. In my own case, numbness lasted around 8-9 months on my previous HT...hard to say exactly when...I just remember one day not feeling the numbness anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Abby Posted August 20, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2008 Originally posted by BeHappy:It's been 19 years since my 1st HT (13 years since the last one) and the entire recipient area is still numb. The numbness never went away. Is not possible that the methods used then may have slightly primitive compared to todays technology, i,e needles, aneasthetic doses etc etc. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Smoothy Posted August 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted August 22, 2008 Depends and how many HT you have had. Numbness is surface nerves that were severed that have to regrow so to speak. I had numbness over a year. SMOOTHY Dr. Shapiro Propecia/Rogain xtra MSM/Saw Pallmetto/Zinc Nioxin Shampoo line Zrii 3oz daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Abby Posted August 22, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 22, 2008 When the feeling returned was it a gradual build up, did you feel by the day it was improving??? My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Mohammad Humayun Mohma Posted September 19, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted September 19, 2008 Dear Abby The numbeness does get improve over the period of time. If you think it will be 100% normal it will never be. There is always some residual numbness that prsist. What you will feel is when you touch your hair the sensation is 100% normal but when you touch your skin on scalp its about 80% or so. The reason is when we make sites they tend to damage the fine network of nerves and when we place the grafts in those slits, the base rest on those nerves and it does not grow further to the skin, so you will feel 100 on the hair as they rest on nerves, but the surrounding area develop sensation from surrounding neves so that is why you have some reduced sensation. The important factor is that it des not really cause any hinderance in your daily life. It is precisly this reason that if your headache triggering factor is cold brease then due to reduce sensation your headache does get better. --- I am a medical advisor to Lexington International and Hairmax. What ever I say is my personal opinion. Dr. Mohmand is recommended on the Hair Transplant Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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