Hair Transplant With Dr. Madhu

[SPacificDude]

Thanks TakingThePlunge ...

Appreciate your words of encouragement and thanks for the tip on the minoxidil.

 

AllAboutHair

At this stage, I am very content with Dr. Madhus results with at least another 7 months to go for the results to materialize.

 

You should consider all aspects of the HT although, you might want to ask the doctor in regards to his involvement in the entire HT procedure. In my case, Dr. Madhu carried out my donor extraction and closure. He also did some touch up on the front hair line.. With Dr. Radha Rani however, I think she is personally more involved (not sure if entirely) in the HT procedure. Dr. Radha is also recommended on this forum, she also charges the same amount as Dr. Madhu and she has yielded some great results as well.

 

Not that I am putting Dr. Radha over Dr. Madhu, just a food for thought. With her recommendation I would be certainly compelled to think twice of my next surgeon should I wish to undertake my 2nd HT in India..

 

It goes without saying that Dr. Madhu's work is consistently good, You have my word, besides my recent experience is completely documented in this thread along with the pictures for the benefit of other potential HT patients.

 

All the best ..

[AllAboutHair]

Thanks for your valuable suggestions. I will get in touch with Dr. Madhu once again to check his involvement in my case.

[SPacificDude]

Hi TakingThePlunge and Bill

 

I am nearing towards the 6th Month of my HT.. I posted a question on the following thread: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164724-grafts-not-shedding-needle-like-pain.html a week less than 3 months of my HT ..

 

And today again I continue to face the same problem and almost 2 weeks away from my 6 months into my 1st HT.. I am getting a good growth and density..But I am pretty content that the grafts which have not shed as of yet .. would have only made my 6 month results more dense than it will be had they shed and started growing.. (not expecting to judge my results at this point in time though)

 

I did on few occasions use tweezers to extract 2 or 3 of these transplanted hairs.. and when it came out it was without any follicle on the end.. it was just the strand of the hair with an "L" shape.. I am now beginning to worry whether these transplanted hair will ever shed and grow .. It was easy to detect and pinpoint these grafts before the 4th month.. but now with my hair longer.. and thicker than before.. its almost mission impossible to detect them with the naked eye unless ofcourse you have a HT Einstein look at my head of hair using the hubble telescope. However, I can feel these grafts when I run my fingers through my hair ..

 

I have consulted with Dr. Madhu in this regards and they have advised me to wait 8 months for the hair to shed.. But its quite abnormal that these hairs have not shed.. I know that they are just stuck there.. and thats all they are doing.. stuck there.. I am wondering if the follicles beneath are even producing new hair? If they were, should they not be able to push the transplanted hairs out of the scalp?

 

Apart from this concern there is nothing more to report on, other than the fact that at certain times in the shower I am now starting to find a couple of strands of hair on hands while shampooing .. which I know is normal.. So I am embracing this with a brave face but with a slight uncertainty regarding my prioritized issue at this point in time..

 

I think roughly from the feeling of these grafts based on my non-superhuman sense of touch .. there must be at least 20 - 50 grafts behaving this way.. possibly

 

So help me guys ..

 

cheers..

Edited April 23, 2012 by SPacificDude

[SPacificDude]

Hey everyone..

 

month 6 update.. I reviewed my month 5 photos with my month 6 photos.. especially the front photo shots.. and i see a slight improvement.. increase in thickness .. I hope that the next few month only become better ..

 

Thanks..

 

[AllAboutHair]

Your latest pics look amazing. Just only you got new hair growing all around. I think going forward your hair density grows up even more.

[htrocks]

Spacificdude,

 

I am into my 7th month of HT done in hyderabad. even i have some good number of unshed hair follices. when I run my fingers through the scalp, I can feel that unshed hairs are poking .

Hopefully all of them shed and I see new hair in their place for more density.

 

 

 

 

Hi TakingThePlunge and Bill

 

I am nearing towards the 6th Month of my HT.. I posted a question on the following thread: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164724-grafts-not-shedding-needle-like-pain.html a week less than 3 months of my HT ..

 

And today again I continue to face the same problem and almost 2 weeks away from my 6 months into my 1st HT.. I am getting a good growth and density..But I am pretty content that the grafts which have not shed as of yet .. would have only made my 6 month results more dense than it will be had they shed and started growing.. (not expecting to judge my results at this point in time though)

 

I did on few occasions use tweezers to extract 2 or 3 of these transplanted hairs.. and when it came out it was without any follicle on the end.. it was just the strand of the hair with an "L" shape.. I am now beginning to worry whether these transplanted hair will ever shed and grow .. It was easy to detect and pinpoint these grafts before the 4th month.. but now with my hair longer.. and thicker than before.. its almost mission impossible to detect them with the naked eye unless ofcourse you have a HT Einstein look at my head of hair using the hubble telescope. However, I can feel these grafts when I run my fingers through my hair ..

 

I have consulted with Dr. Madhu in this regards and they have advised me to wait 8 months for the hair to shed.. But its quite abnormal that these hairs have not shed.. I know that they are just stuck there.. and thats all they are doing.. stuck there.. I am wondering if the follicles beneath are even producing new hair? If they were, should they not be able to push the transplanted hairs out of the scalp?

 

Apart from this concern there is nothing more to report on, other than the fact that at certain times in the shower I am now starting to find a couple of strands of hair on hands while shampooing .. which I know is normal.. So I am embracing this with a brave face but with a slight uncertainty regarding my prioritized issue at this point in time..

 

I think roughly from the feeling of these grafts based on my non-superhuman sense of touch .. there must be at least 20 - 50 grafts behaving this way.. possibly

 

So help me guys ..

 

cheers..

[SPacificDude]

Hi htrocks

 

Thanks for sharing your experience .. I hope your made a visit to your surgeon and had your situation examined... if you did, please share your doctors observation with me..

 

I don't live in India so its not exactly 1 + 1 = 2 .. when it comes to having my hair examined by my Surgeon for what I am going through at the moment..So maybe your examination with your surgeon can help me in answering some of them questions..

 

I have followed your progress.. And its really impressive from what it was pre-op and what it is now after almost 7 months. Great stuff man! ..

 

Just recently.. Yesterday and Today, I have noticed my hair shedding.. well i saw about 5 - 10 strands of hair and today abt the same number of strands.. I know that this is no cause for alarm and its part of the hair cycle.. so I am pretty calm.. (or am i? ... hmmmm :confused:)..

 

Oh I managed to extract the trouble hair strand (the ones that are stuck, not growing and not shedding) from here-forth referred to as "poking hairs" .. I am posting a picture of a sample of the poking hair ..

[htrocks]

I have not gotten it examined from my surgeon since I live in United states. I got my HT done during my visit on family vacation.

 

Thanks, yes, its huge improvement for me,so I am not as much concerned right now until I read your post and thought we both were going thru the same thing. I can give a call to my doctors office and find out if this is a normal behavior and update you accordingly.

 

 

Hi htrocks

 

Thanks for sharing your experience .. I hope your made a visit to your surgeon and had your situation examined... if you did, please share your doctors observation with me..

 

I don't live in India so its not exactly 1 + 1 = 2 .. when it comes to having my hair examined by my Surgeon for what I am going through at the moment..So maybe your examination with your surgeon can help me in answering some of them questions..

 

I have followed your progress.. And its really impressive from what it was pre-op and what it is now after almost 7 months. Great stuff man! ..

 

Just recently.. Yesterday and Today, I have noticed my hair shedding.. well i saw about 5 - 10 strands of hair and today abt the same number of strands.. I know that this is no cause for alarm and its part of the hair cycle.. so I am pretty calm.. (or am i? ... hmmmm :confused:)..

 

Oh I managed to extract the trouble hair strand (the ones that are stuck, not growing and not shedding) from here-forth referred to as "poking hairs" .. I am posting a picture of a sample of the poking hair ..

[RodG]

Hi,

 

I don't why you are removing the grafts because some grafts don't shed. I've read this on the forum.

 

Regards rod

[RodG]

Hi,

 

I don't why you are removing the grafts because some grafts don't shed. I've read this on the forum.

 

Regards rod

[SPacificDude]

Hey Everyone..

 

Month 7.. been quite the journey.. almost forgot I had a HT over these month ..

 

I don't know if I feel like I have had an increase in density.. Maybe I have... Or you guys can be the judge .. I had a hair cut a week ago.. Once again .. No Scar Mark revealed .. and my Barber commented that my hair looks a lot thicker than it used to be .. (minox and finax magic?) ..

 

I do like to say though, that I have been shedding hair like crazy!!! .. And i think these are the transplanted areas... You see.. I use toppik everyday (not that much..just slight sprinkle here and there) .. so at the before i go to sleep I wash my hair.. and if i apply some form of hair protein in the night .. i wake up and wash my hair again.. (shampoo and conditioner) .. I am finding that I am washing my hair twice a day .. with shampoo and conditioner .. Am i overdoing it?? Because I am finding plenty of strands on my hands and its sorta scaring me.. although i do know that these hairs are meant to shed and grow after some time..

 

other than this, the tiny little whispy hairs that have been growing all around are getting slightly thicker and bigger.. and thats the good bit as far as this month has been concerned.. I hope these hairs continue to grow longer and thicker.. (well the finpecia and minox are doing the work i suppose)

 

I also noted a few pimple like bumps on my head.. but i knew they were not pimples because they were not paining or anything. .so i took a microscope and zoomed in to have a close look.. they were actually strands of hair.. curled up like a ball.. How do u get them to become straight? so i have a tiny scissors and gave them a good old clip.. (just to clip off the curled up ball bit) .. yeah guess they are growing straight now.. (well at least that is what i think)

 

On the note of those poking hairs.. yeah.. those ones are still not shedding ... and they are still not growing .. I am absolutely clueless with these guys.. I am not pulling them out or anything .. they are just there.. not growing. .not shedding.. any bright ideas what i can do about these??

 

anyways guys.. happy growing!!! ..