Donor area 14 days since transplant : Is it over harvested or slow recovery

[A_riz]

Could you please advice if the donor area is over harvested

[Al - Moderator]

First I'll say I don't like the pattern of extraction because it's all concentrated in one section. They should have spread it out more towards the sides and scattered the edges a lot instead of making very noticeable straight edges to the extraction area.

 

With that said, 14 days is way to early to know how well it will heal. When you get a lot of grafts taken from a condensed area, you are more likely to have shock loss which means some of the the regrowth can take 4 to 6 months or more.

 

[A_riz]

Thank you for the insight. I guess will wait for a couple of months to see what happens

[drawdownfx]

I don't like the look of that, you can tell they have taken way too much from a small box of an area. Why do clinics do this instead of spreading it out?

[Ryan Daniel]

This is very amateur work.  If they did a wider extraction you would have had a scar less donor area, but instead they decided to concentrate all extractions from this one area and gave you a shoe box

You have an excellent donor area, so I will pray it will not cause issues for you when getting a haircut in the next few months

[Michael D]

I am not even a week into my transplant yet. I dont know much, have any real experience.

I am guessing about 1800 graphs were taken? What the guys above are saying seem true. Still to early to tell.

Maybe there is some growth shock in the back? Maybe that happens in the back too?

Hope it grows back good for ya.

[asterix0]

It is not too early to tell, and yes it is over harvested unfortunately.

Nothing you can do now but wait and accept it, and at some point look into repair options from a reputable surgeon. 

[A_riz]

Thank you guys for the honesty and quick responses. 

[Ryan Daniel]

1 hour ago, A_riz said:

Thank you guys for the honesty and quick responses. 

Keep us updated in the next month. Im sure it will look better.. stay strong

[EvoXOhio]

What clinic did you go to? I’m worried it was a hair mill, likely one in Turkey. 

[Fueway]

Poor extraction pattern and yeh possible/likely over harvesting, both could be true here. Nobody should take about 2.4K from such a small areas. 
Which Indian clinic was this? 

[Pbaird98]

1 hour ago, Fueway said:

Poor extraction pattern and yeh possible/likely over harvesting, both could be true here. Nobody should take about 2.4K from such a small areas. 
Which Indian clinic was this? 

^ This. 👍🏿

[Melvin- Admin]

 

[A_riz]

Neoaesthetica Hair Clinic in India : as most point out that it is over harvested I think one should this

[A_riz]

@Melvin- Moderator Wanted to know if there could be possible improvements in the donor area

[A_riz]

3 week update

[Z--]

On 12/27/2022 at 12:23 PM, A_riz said:

Neoaesthetica Hair Clinic in India : as most point out that it is over harvested I think one should this

It may grow back decently but you shouldn’t go back either way. The extraction pattern looks ridiculous imo.

Edited January 2, 2023 by Z--

[BaldingEagle1]

On 12/27/2022 at 6:23 AM, A_riz said:

Neoaesthetica Hair Clinic in India : as most point out that it is over harvested I think one should this

Hmm why did you choose that clinic

[MAIZE1694]

Thats a hack job and a half if there ever were one.

The good news is your donor is still fairly thick.