Senior Member theportchesterpirate Posted October 30, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted October 30, 2012 Guys, i heard recently that if you have a ht in the crown area, the growth rate is slower than if you have a ht in the hairline. Is this true or false? if it is true then does anyone have any knowledge regarding this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member theportchesterpirate Posted October 31, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 31, 2012 Spex do you know the reason why crown HT'S grow slower than hairline HT'S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 The results do usually take a little longer in the crown region versus other areas of the scalp. This might be because of the way the blood supply circulates to this area. However, I have heard several theories over the years on this subject but do not think any of them have ever been proven. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jobber1900 Posted November 7, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2012 The results do usually take a little longer in the crown region versus other areas of the scalp. This might be because of the way the blood supply circulates to this area. However, I have heard several theories over the years on this subject but do not think any of them have ever been proven. Dr Charles, thanks. I have always wondered why this was the case. Interesting to read that nothing has been proven on that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member theportchesterpirate Posted November 7, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thanks Dr Charles I think I may now have to hang upside down everyday for a while LOL!. So that's what it most probably is down to blood circulation, thinking about it the crown being on the highest point of our body's the blood has further to travel to it. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jobber1900 Posted November 8, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 8, 2012 Its interesting though that most of meds to fight hair loss work best in the crown area. again, i havent read anything which proves why that is the case. it would be great if someone can shed some light on this. its likely that is one of the many things that just works in a particular way but we dont know why and how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member saska1209 Posted December 11, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2012 How slow is the growth in the crown as compared to frontal third? Is the difference weeks, a month or many months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member theportchesterpirate Posted December 11, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's hard to put your finger on it really, but all I can say it's much slower. I'm at 8.5 months and even though I have coverage in the crown there's no real density. I'll wait till around 18 months till it's fully grown out then re-address it. I had a lot of work done from in filling the hairline, through the bridge and the crown. So I'm guessing I may have to have one last procedure to concentrate on the crown. That's the problem when anyone who goes down the HT route your in to get the desired result, whether that means one procedure or three, four etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member saska1209 Posted December 12, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2012 It's hard to put your finger on it really, but all I can say it's much slower. I'm at 8.5 months and even though I have coverage in the crown there's no real density. I'll wait till around 18 months till it's fully grown out then re-address it. I had a lot of work done from in filling the hairline, through the bridge and the crown. So I'm guessing I may have to have one last procedure to concentrate on the crown. That's the problem when anyone who goes down the HT route your in to get the desired result, whether that means one procedure or three, four etc. I really wish you see ur crown hair grown much earlier than 18 months. When did you see sprouting in the crown? Did you use minoxidil over transplanted crown area after your HT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member theportchesterpirate Posted December 14, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 14, 2012 I say 18 months because that's generally how long it takes for a ht to fully mature. I'm half way there so I won't judge it until then. My wife noticed very fine sprouting at around 12 weeks, that is when I started on the minoxidil again but with the shock loss in the surrounding ht area plus the shock loss in the transplanted region and the added shedding due to the use of minoxidil. I decided to stop using it so I'm just on the finastride now which I'm much happier with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ussoccerfan1990 Posted February 22, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2013 hey guys, can i get your opinion on my post op pics? click the 3 months post op forum please and make a comment positive or negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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