Senior Member duchaine Posted January 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 From what I studied and what I saw, transplanted hair usually fall after 2-4 weeks after HT. I do not understand if, during the 2-4 weeks, the hair grow or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted January 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 Some might continue growing as if nothing happened, some will stall for months and not move and not shed. But generally most shed at a length of say 5mm, which is whatever the length (in and outside of follicle) was when the HT took place. The shedding hairs just take time to work their way out and usually this takes around a month of shampooing. I'm 2 weeks post op and noticed my first sheds today. 4,312 FUT grafts (7,676 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2013 1,145 FUE grafts (3,152 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2018 763 FUE grafts (2,094 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - January 2020 Proscar 1.25mg every 3rd day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member paddyirishman Posted January 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 @duchaine yes transplanted hair does grow before the shedding phase or as you say hair fall. I noticed the growth in my transplanted hair before shedding. My shedding started after about 3 weeks. After the shedding the graft that was implanted goes to sleep for 3 to 4 months and then the hair begins to come through the scalp again. ....Paddy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lohvisa Posted January 22, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 I am currently past week 3 of my HT and for the last 5 or so days I definitely noticed hairs on my fingers when washing the recipient area or putting minoxidil on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gasthoerer Posted January 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 I think most hair ist not actually growing. It is just pushed out, so it appears as it is growing. 400+ grafts in 2018 and 2900 grafts in 2020 via FUE with Feriduni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted January 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lohvisa said: I am currently past week 3 of my HT and for the last 5 or so days I definitely noticed hairs on my fingers when washing the recipient area or putting minoxidil on it. But do they hairs grow before shedding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lohvisa Posted January 22, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, duchaine said: But do they hairs grow before shedding? Not all but some should yes, to me like 70% of hair started growing right after ht and they are as long as my normal hair now at week 3, while 30% of hair is still small and not growing at all since HT. It depends if the follicle was too shocked and stopped growing the hair while being outside of body or if it managed and wasn't too shocked and then it just kept on growing when they were implanted again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted January 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Lohvisa said: Not all but some should yes, to me like 70% of hair started growing right after ht and they are as long as my normal hair now at week 3, while 30% of hair is still small and not growing at all since HT. It depends if the follicle was too shocked and stopped growing the hair while being outside of body or if it managed and wasn't too shocked and then it just kept on growing when they were implanted again. what about if 90% is small and not growing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted January 23, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 23, 2020 This tends to get confusing for some. Particularly when the word "shedding" is used. The true aspect of shedding applies to all of us. The follicle gets tired of producing hair and goes into a resting period. 3-4 months later the hair returns. This will happen randomly throughout our lives to each hair on our heads. That's shedding. At the time of the transplant the doctor is using a very sharp instrument. He may inadvertently cut some of the surrounding native hair. He is just giving you a haircut. The native hair will continue growing. No shedding is involved. At the time of the transplant, the recipient site is made and the follicle is inserted. The follicle will always have a very short hair attached which is what the clinical staff needs to transport the graft into the "new home." The blood, and there is always some, will dry up. This is when the crusts forms. At 7-10 days you are asked to start washing. It is during this gentle massaging action that we lose the crusts - and also the hair that came with the graft. This is not shedding. Sometimes, after washing, the hair remains and continues growing. This just means you're ahead of everyone else by 3-4 months. 3-4 months later the grafted hair starts coming in. Vellus-like at the beginning. The shaft of the hair will mature/thicken during the first year. Once it matures, it will have the same quality of the hair we all enjoy in the donor area as this is where the hair came from. This hair, by the way, still "thinks" it's in the donor and will behave as such when you consider shedding. If it sheds, it will return. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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