Transplanted vs Native

[Frdtrtnv8]

I am at almost 7 weeks post op, 1600 grafts (strip). I am seeing alot of hair growing on my hairline and some on the top of my head, its about 1/2"-1" long, the rest of the hair on my head is about 6", so these small hairs are new. Could this be my native hair growing back from shockloss? Or could it be the transplanted hair growing already? How can I tell if its transplanted or native hair? I have been on finasteride for almost 8 weeks.

[Blake Bloxham]

Frd,

 

Two months is usually a bit early to see growth (usually around month 3 is when people start reporting sprouting of new hairs), but you could definitely be an 'earlier' grower, or, as you said, this could be hair coming back from shock loss (which would be a good thing as well, because shock loss hairs can take up to 5 months to begin regrowing in some cases).

 

Ideally, you wouldn't really be able to tell whether the hair growing in was native or transplanted, and I think the fact that you're a bit puzzled yourself means that the transplant will look natural when fully matured.

 

Good luck!