Regular Member Namsak Posted February 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hey fellows I am about to create a post and share my recent experience, as soon as I receive the pictures from the clinic I went to. But meanwhile I would like to please have your reactions about what just happened to me. First night post-op, I wake up with a trace of blood going from the frontal hairline to the back. I don't know what I did while sleeping, but I'm sure I stayed on my back. I then spray some saline solution, gently tap the area with a cotton pad, and...look who I found. RIP 😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member watterot Posted February 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 Blood is never a good sign. Hard to tell exactly, but you have unfortunately lost some grafts. Hopefully it's blood from a few grafts that has spread rather than the whole area. Please talk to your clinic asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 24, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) I will today, thanks. Edited February 24, 2020 by Namsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 24, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 Because of the way the blood spilled I think I could narrow the damaged area (first pic), and zoomed in after cleaned (second pic), any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 24, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 how plausible is it that I lost only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member watterot Posted February 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hard to speculate by looking at the pic. It is a sizeable amount of blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 25, 2020 Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2020 It's very plausible that you lost only one, the same thing happened to me in my last hair transplant, to be honest I couldn't even tell a difference once it all grew. 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thanks Melvin. I pushed the investigation a bit further, and I hope it is indeed the case. The arrows pointing to the probable source of the bleeding, and I circled a possible victim. Guys, if the person from the clinic who's supposed to send me the photos does not do it in a day or two, I'll do with what I have. In any case I'll make sure to post my experience this week. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member watterot Posted February 25, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can you not visit the clinic again? Or if it's another city, maybe visit a different clinic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2020 I cannot because I flew over there. It might be complicated to see another specialist I think. With Melvin's response and my last zoomed in pictures I am a bit relieved though, hopefully rightfully so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted February 25, 2020 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) One graft coming out is not going to make a difference. You may have scratched the area and pulled a graft out while you were sleeping without even realizing it. I wouldn't worry too much about it. I lost a graft once when I bumped my head in the bathroom. It happens. Edited February 25, 2020 by BeHappy 1 Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2020 I think that what happened, thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member maxgraft Posted February 26, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looks like a good transplant. You will undoubtedly lose a few grafts. Try not to panic and stop looking in the mirrors and touching the hairs and driving yourself crazy. You won’t miss one or two grafts. Just don’t inflict damage to your transplant by picking at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member karatekid Posted February 26, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2020 Man, after reading this Im starting to think that tying my hands before going to sleep after the procedure is really good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 26, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thanks maxgraft. Karatekid lol, yea sleeping with boxing gloves also crossed my mind 😂. I'll probably post my experience tomorrow. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted February 28, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Alright guys, here I am. There is so much to say that I'll try to keep it short and answer any question you guys may have. I'm 31, started noticing thinning at 22, took minoxidil, then stopped, and after that it went way worse way faster (between 27 and 30). Until then I refused to take finasteride because of ignorance, until two doctors refused to do the surgery because of that. Then I did my research, and came to the conclusion that one must at least try the medication. I did, thankfully had no sides, and even a slight improvement as you can see below. This is me before the surgery: Last week I underwent surgery at HLC Ankara. 4005 grafts were implanted during three days. Around 3000 in the frontal aera (~50/cm^2) and 1000 (500 hair 500 beard) on the midscalp (~30/cm^2). Every stage was performed by a doctor and the extraction was manual. I plan to do the crown on a second surgery. Day 1: Last day of surgery: day 4 postop (today): PS: sorry for the broken English PS2: wasn't sure if I had to start a new topic or not. Edited February 28, 2020 by Namsak extra photos inserted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Silent1234 Posted March 1, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2020 All is not lost with the graft or 2 dislodging. Happened to me. Often the stream of blood which follows makes it all appear much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted March 2, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 2, 2020 10 hours ago, Silent1234 said: All is not lost with the graft or 2 dislodging. Happened to me. Often the stream of blood which follows makes it all appear much worse. 😌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted March 5, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 Day 11: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted March 5, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 All comments are welcome. PS: is it common that my scalp still feels numb after 2 weeks after the first day of surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi28 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 34 minutes ago, Namsak said: PS: is it common that my scalp still feels numb after 2 weeks after the first day of surgery? Yes totally normal, everything looks great man, you went to a great clinic, HLC are the best clinic imo btw do you happen to know how many grafts you have left in your donor? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 83mjs Posted March 5, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hey another HLC patient! Happy for you man, looks great at day 11. Which doctor did your procedure? My HT at HLC Ankara in February 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted March 5, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Abi28 said: Yes totally normal, everything looks great man, you went to a great clinic, HLC are the best clinic imo btw do you happen to know how many grafts you have left in your donor? thanks Thanks man. I don't really know. I wish I asked when I was there because the doctors were quite cooperative. I tried to asked them on WhatsApp after I got home but did not get the response yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Namsak Posted March 5, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, 83mjs said: Hey another HLC patient! Happy for you man, looks great at day 11. Which doctor did your procedure? Thanks buddy. Dr Cengiz and Dr Umut both worked on me on different days. How about you man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 83mjs Posted March 6, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 6, 2020 14 hours ago, Namsak said: Thanks buddy. Dr Cengiz and Dr Umut both worked on me on different days. How about you man? Dr Elif for me, 6 sessions over 3 days and she did it all. I noticed from other HLC reports that the other doctors tend to rotate for extractions and placement, as it was for you I guess? My HT at HLC Ankara in February 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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