3000 Graft FUE 1 Month Shed (Normal?)

[HT8235]

Hey guys! I had my FUE procedure 1 month ago to restore my hairline. 

 

I'm 27 and have been on fin for 3 years now. I was very self-conscious of the receding in the corners and temples of my hairline. My recession was mild but something that was really bothering me so I ended up getting an FUE procedure done with one of the top ranked docs on this board. They did 3000 grafts till to in the corners and thicken the hairline. I wanted to bring in the temple peaks, but we were already doing 3k grafts so the surgeon wanted to focus on the hairline and didn't think the temple peaks were that bad.

 

The first 6 pictures are pre-op.

The next 5 are 1 day post-op.

Then a few days post-HT.

Then 3 weeks post-HT. Everything was going well till this point and I was feeling pretty confident despite still looking odd from the procedure.

The last 4 pictures are 1 month post-op and I'm a bit concerned. Obviously shedding a ton in the recipient area which I expected, but also seem to be shedding a ton throughout the mid and back scalp. Is this normal shock loss? Or perhaps I never noticed how thin it actually was since my hair used to be longer?

Trying to trust the process as I know everyone goes through the ugly-duckling phase and I'm confident in the surgeon I chose, but hard to look at how I looked pre-op vs now!

 

Thanks all and will update as things continue to progress.

Edited January 6, 2022 by HT8235
added rear 1 month photo

[Berba11]

Hi mate,

I’m 5.5 weeks post-op myself so I know how you feel!

However, apart from the few weeks leading up to surgery where I grew my hair out a bit, I normally rock a tight buzz. So I’m used to seeing my mid scalp. Mine too has some diffuse thinning but nothing noticeable at longer lengths. I suspect what you said about just not realising is probably at play here. Everything looks normal. 

[Hair4Days]

Did the clinic comment on this? It appears to show a more advanced pattern of loss since you shaved it down. I noticed the same thing with myself when i did that. I’m curious if they would of covered more of your frontal third if they knew you had more thinning going on. 

Edited January 6, 2022 by James C

[aaron1234]

1 hour ago, HT8235 said:

Trying to trust the process as I know everyone goes through the ugly-duckling phase and I'm confident in the surgeon I chose, but hard to look at how I looked pre-op

It always gets worse before it gets better.  Everything looks normal at this stage.

[mmokin]

5 hours ago, HT8235 said:

Hey guys! I had my FUE procedure 1 month ago to restore my hairline. 

 

I'm 27 and have been on fin for 3 years now. I was very self-conscious of the receding in the corners and temples of my hairline. My recession was mild but something that was really bothering me so I ended up getting an FUE procedure done with one of the top ranked docs on this board. They did 3000 grafts till to in the corners and thicken the hairline. I wanted to bring in the temple peaks, but we were already doing 3k grafts so the surgeon wanted to focus on the hairline and didn't think the temple peaks were that bad.

 

The first 6 pictures are pre-op.

The next 5 are 1 day post-op.

Then a few days post-HT.

Then 3 weeks post-HT. Everything was going well till this point and I was feeling pretty confident despite still looking odd from the procedure.

The last 4 pictures are 1 month post-op and I'm a bit concerned. Obviously shedding a ton in the recipient area which I expected, but also seem to be shedding a ton throughout the mid and back scalp. Is this normal shock loss? Or perhaps I never noticed how thin it actually was since my hair used to be longer?

Trying to trust the process as I know everyone goes through the ugly-duckling phase and I'm confident in the surgeon I chose, but hard to look at how I looked pre-op vs now!

 

Thanks all and will update as things continue to progress.

your hair looks lighter on the top when they shaved your head i think you were diffusely balding but couldnt tell with longer hair.

they say you need to lose 50% of your density before you can visually tell you are experiencing hairloss

 

Edited January 6, 2022 by mmokin

[Curious25]

17 minutes ago, mmokin said:

your hair looks lighter on the top when they shaved your head i think you were diffusely balding but couldnt tell with longer hair.

they say you need to lose 50% of your density before you can visually tell you are experiencing hairloss

 

Agree with this - even on your pre op pics with longer hair, your hair appears lighter on top which is an indication of miniaturisation/lower density. 
 

 

[JohnCasper]

You were very similar to me.  Take a look at my progress over time on my website (below).  Go to the archives and check it out.  By the way, I've never had any medications for hair loss.  Good luck and keep us posted.

[Melvin- Admin]

Judging by the post op pictures I'm guessing Hasson, the work looks very clean. The ugly duckling phase is a beast. I will be going through it shortly. Best to be mentally prepared, there's a saying without the bitter, the sweet wouldn't be sweet. Once the growth starts to come it will make this phase worth it.

[stephcurry30]

Any updates? 

[jnyc97]

Any update to this ?

[JohnCasper]

Share some pictures with us.

[Scream]

This definitely looks like Hasson. You had a similar hairline to what I have now. May I ask - how were the anesthetic injections with Hasson? Painful?

[HT8235]

Two month update below:

[HT8235]

Month 4 update below:

[HT8235]

5 month update below. Starting to see some decent progress and hoping this continues for the next few months. Had 3k graphs on a relatively small area so hoping that the density really picks up.

 

I will say that I think I had some permanent shock loss in the front/mid scalp non-transplanted area as it is thinner than before. Maybe the density will return there as well.

[jnyc97]

5 month progress looks really good man.  Please keep us posted.  

[JohnCasper]

Looks good.  Keep growing!

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

Ht8235,

I see that you’ve posted five month update photos since your original post and so I guess there’s no point of addressing your original concerns.   After all, I’m sure you can tell by now that everything was on par early on and still seems to be going well at this stage.  

The fact that you’re now seeing good signs of growth at five months is normal and shows that you appear to be right on track.

I expect based on the fact that you had 3000 grafts in a smaller concentrated area that you will have some real nice density and a natural, youthful looking hairline when your hair transplant grows in and fully matures which will take approximately one year to 18 months to occur after the date of surgery.

I am sure to keep us posted on your progress. We look forward to seeing your exciting transformation.

All the best,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

[HT8235]

8 Month Update below:

[stephcurry30]

Wow homerun result!

[JohnCasper]

Wow!  Very nice!  So glad to see the updates!  Super volume after 8 months.  Congrats to you and your doctor.

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

Ht8235,

I just wrote a long reply looking at the first post didn’t realize that this was a while ago.  Well it looks like everything turned out great. You must be very pleased with your  results.  Congrats 🙂

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Edited August 30, 2022 by Rahal Hair Transplant