Preserve the follicle Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi, I've just had a 2100 graft (approx 3,500 hairs) transplant on my frontal scalp at the National Hair Institute Australia and used an ice pack for the first 3 days to minimise the swelling in the fore head region. I may have accidentally had the ice pack very close to the newly inserted hairs (definately not directly on them) and fear freezing them. Is there any cause for concern? What are the risks of 'freezing' the new hairs? Many thanks for a repsonse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted January 20, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 20, 2008 As long as you arent on them you should be fine. Most in here have used ice as well JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preserve the follicle Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks for that - provides some relief. Was also wondering about new growth. Does it generally happen uniformly or more intermittently? I'm at my 7th week mark post operatively and have noticed some growth (about 10%) whilst the rest have either fallen out or are beginning to show slight stubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Preserve the Follicle, Welcome to our discussion forum community. The transplanted hair will start to grow between 3-5 months. The hair will grow intermittently and typically start as thin, fine, colorless hairs and will slowly mature over time. Be sure to chart your progress with monthly pictures. I am not familiar with the clinic you have chosen in Australlian. I encourage you to post your experience and pictures by creating a hair transplant patient photo album in the "hair transplant patient photo albums" section. You can do this by selecting the appropriate forum, selecting "new" and then "photo album". I encourage you also to create a hair loss weblog to share your journey with us. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest josh - b Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 ptf, Congratulations on your ht. As a sydneysider i'm always interested to hear from aussie patients. The nhi is dr barry whites clinic isn't it? Did he perform your surgery or was it another doctor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preserve the follicle Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 HEy Josh-b, I had it done in Melbourne with Dr Rhett Bosnich as Dr White is based in Sydney. The operation was completely painless and took about 5 hrs in total. Was yours performed by Dr White? How is it all going for you? I'm approximately 2 months post op and am feeling impatient...normal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hi PTF I have an appointment to see NHI Dr Barry White in a couple of weeks, and am looking forward to it. I think I understand from what I have read online that (a) you can't graft long hairs; and (b) even if you did, the hair just falls out anyway. I want to bring my hairline forward, but it seems this is impossible without introducing a line of stubbly hair in front of my existing hair line. This would be very visible, it seems, and that just isn't compatible with my line of work and social circumstances. How can you overcome such visible transplanting of hairs to the front? Ozzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1980 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 hello everyone.i have had a ht with dr rhett bosnich in jan 2008.its been since 8 months an the results are satisfying.if anyone wants to see my pictures are welcome anytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 andy1980, I encourage you to create a new photo album or hair loss weblog to share your story and photos. I'm glad you are pleased with your results. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1980 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 hi mate i too had it with dr rhett bosnich.the results r satisfying.atleast now i can see myself in the mirror.i did it in jan2008.its been 7 months now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HairTodayGoneTmrw Posted August 14, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hey man, You'd be surprised what you could get away with when you do a hairline transplant. It might be a little red for awhile, but i bet you could get away with it. I've seen a lot of people on here fill in area infront of their existing hairline, and they all turned out great (depending on the doc of course). The only thing I personally would be concerned with is enough donor hair for the long term. Keep a realistic hairline. Anything worth doing is never easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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