6 and half months after f.u.e is this normal growth

[Jonathan price]

Hi.all 

I'm 6 and half months after hair transplant f.u.e..and I had surgery at front of my head,I'm finding there is a thin line thickening up at front,  but behind back to my original hairline,it is very fine and sparse do you think this is normal at this stage as I'm growing my original hair down to try and cover it as it don't look right, starting to worry it won't be samd density and thickness,any advice?

[BDK081522]

You would need to post before and immediately after graft placement pictures in order to get an accurate assessment from the community. It's possible that miniaturized hair adjacent to the graft area has been permanently shocked out, especially if not on medical therapy such as finasteride. 

[Britanium]

Apart from posting some more pics can you also mention which clinic/Dr you went too ? Thanks 🙏

[Jonathan price]

I am on finasteride,would you say its normal growth for 6 months as it seems very sparse to me and nog blending in to my original hair,I don't want to name clinic yet as it would be unfair to at this stage but ig do seem very slow,I will upload a photo of day after surgery.

[Britanium]

How many grafts were placed ? Can’t see much from that pic. Did the clinic take pre & post pics ? 

[Britanium]

Sent you a PM. 👍🏽

 

[Jonathan price]

Yes the clinic took pre pics and post pics but I don't have them,I think about 2500 grafts were placed

[Britanium]

1 minute ago, Jonathan price said:

Yes the clinic took pre pics and post pics but I don't have them,I think about 2500 grafts were placed

They can send them to you if requested. That’s quite a large area to cover, let’s hope your growth will improve. If it doesn’t in the next couple of months then I would be even more concerned. For 6.5 months normally even the slower growers would be showing a bit more growth than this. 

[Jonathan price]

OK thanks I will e mail them and ask for some pre and post op photos and try upload.thanks

[Jonathan price]

Is there anyone else to give me any advice on this please I know its only 6 months but I feel its really slow,do you think it will eventually blend in and get the results I want

[gillenator]

As others have said, it depends on exactly where the grafts were placed...keep in mind that the regrowth occurs with the transplanted follicles entering the growth phase on an intermittent basis so at 6 1/2 months, you still have more coming and with 2500 grafts, yes I believe your frontal zone should thicken up more.

[Jonathan price]

Thanks.for the advice I really hope so some more from today

[gillenator]

It also looks like there was some shock loss in your frontal zone, but that should recover as well…I wonder what was the grafted level of density in your frontal zone.

[Jonathan price]

I'm not sure what it was ,I was a bit naive when had it done didn't ask too many questions that I would now I have emailed asking for photos pre and post op,and asked for amount grafts I had

[Jonathan price]

I'm not sure if it's shock loss that's the area I had transplanted there seems to be a thicker line at front and it seems thinner then back to my original hairline 

[Britanium]

3 minutes ago, Jonathan price said:

I'm not sure if it's shock loss that's the area I had transplanted there seems to be a thicker line at front and it seems thinner then back to my original hairline 

It is quite usual to have increased density in the front. I can see from the pic they have implanted a higher amount right at the front/hairline. 

[Britanium]

I hope they do get back to you with some more Info + pics 🤞

[Jonathan price]

Thanks for the info just hope it thickens up to the original hairline 

[Jonathan price]

My clinic has sent the pre and post op pictures and I had 2247 grafts with 5222 hairs

[gillenator]

Please keep us updated as your regrowth manifests.

[pkipling]

While it's true that it's really hard to get a good gauge of how the end result will be at 6 months post-op, I do understand your concerns and I'd probably be asking the same questions. Unfortunately, the only thing you can really do at this point is wait it out a bit longer and see if it improves. It is possible that over the next few months you'll really start to see things change for the better - so keep your chin up and let's hope that that's the case for you. Keep us posted.