Senior Member fortune11 Posted January 2, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hi all While I am a veteran of many HTs I have never had hair cut really short / shaved until my FUE now. What I am finding is while the donor area (which went through FUE) is nicely bouncing back as I would expect based on historical growth rates, the recipient scalp (which got trimmed as hair were placed in between existing hair) is painfully slow growth to the point of almost non existent, even at 3 weeks post op. Note that I am not talking about new grafts , but regrowth of the old hair that was trimmed down (some of which were native but many others were also there from prior transplants) Not only have I continued my old regimen of topical rogaine plus oral propecia, but I have also added 2.5mg daily oral minox to my regimen and some MSM as well. Nothing seems to be helping so far. Anyone else experience this difference before -- thoughts / feedback ? thanks ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUT #1, ~ 1600 grafts hairline (Ron Shapiro 2004) FUT #2 ~ 2000 grafts frontal third (Ziering 2011) FUT #3 ~ 1900 grafts midscalp (Ron Shapiro early 2015) FUE ~ 1500 grafts frontal third, side scalp, FUT scar repair --300 beard, 1200 scalp (Ron Shapiro, late 2016) http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/185663-recent-fue-dr-ron-shapiro-prior-fut-patient.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hsrp10 Posted January 2, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 Could be temporary shockloss. go dense or go home Unbiased advice and opinions based on 25 plus years of researching and actual experience with hair loss, hair restoration via both FUT & FUE, SMP, scalp issues including scalp eczema & seborrheic dermatitis and many others HSRP10's favorite FUT surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr Hasson, Dr. Rahal HSRP10's favorite FUE surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Erdogan, Dr. Couto (*indicates actual experience with doctor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member fortune11 Posted January 2, 2017 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks , I will give biotin a shot as well . Any particular brand you recommend . I think you are right , recipient probably going through a shock and dr Shapiro explained it as such to me as well , I was really puzzled initially since donor probably went through a shock as well given the fue extractions . But maybe the donor area is more resilient to begin with I guess and hence this outcome . Unfortunately I am in a work situation where I cannot wear a hat and it is a constant challenge to look presentable for meetings etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUT #1, ~ 1600 grafts hairline (Ron Shapiro 2004) FUT #2 ~ 2000 grafts frontal third (Ziering 2011) FUT #3 ~ 1900 grafts midscalp (Ron Shapiro early 2015) FUE ~ 1500 grafts frontal third, side scalp, FUT scar repair --300 beard, 1200 scalp (Ron Shapiro, late 2016) http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/185663-recent-fue-dr-ron-shapiro-prior-fut-patient.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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