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Context: I’m only 3 weeks post-op and have no cause for concern but am wondering how proactive other people have been about getting potential touch-up procedures? When do y’all recommend that someone make that call (9 months, 10 months, etc) and begin talking to other surgeons? The primary reason I’d want to be proactive is so that I’m not waiting a year after seeing initial results and then another year to hopefully get to where I want. That being said, it’s a long play and I’m enjoying the journey but from what I’ve read one surgery usually doesn’t hit the mark for most so it seems reasonable to consider/plan for.

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6 months is not the end-result, but IMO 6 months is enough to make an accurate forecast of the end-result. While hair can thicken, get stronger, get more tame all the way to the 12 month mark and a few months beyond, these changes are honestly pretty subtle and won't move the needle on the big picture. 

If 6 months go by and you obviously won't be happy, I'd say that's a generous amount of waiting time to begin consulting with other doctors. 

For whats its worth my last surgery was only a 7 month interval from the one before that. 

You may get people on the forums who are adamant you must freeze up and not do anything for 12-18 months, which is utter nonsense. People waste months and months and months for no reason doing this. And most importantly remember that any changes past Month 8 are going to be really subtle and not move the big picture aesthetic look. 

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26 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

6 months is not the end-result, but IMO 6 months is enough to make an accurate forecast of the end-result. While hair can thicken, get stronger, get more tame all the way to the 12 month mark and a few months beyond, these changes are honestly pretty subtle and won't move the needle on the big picture. 

If 6 months go by and you obviously won't be happy, I'd say that's a generous amount of waiting time to begin consulting with other doctors. 

For whats its worth my last surgery was only a 7 month interval from the one before that. 

You may get people on the forums who are adamant you must freeze up and not do anything for 12-18 months, which is utter nonsense. People waste months and months and months for no reason doing this. And most importantly remember that any changes past Month 8 are going to be really subtle and not move the big picture aesthetic look. 

I agree. If things aren't looking good by 6-8 months, then the odds aren't in your favor that the end result will be satisfactory.

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6 months is not enough time to make a reasonable decision, nor will any clinic take you seriously. If at 6 months you’re worried, definitely bring it up. But chances are the clinic will tell you to be patient. By 10 months you more or less know how its gonna look. That’s the time you should start asking for a touch-up. 

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58 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

6 months is not enough time to make a reasonable decision, nor will any clinic take you seriously. If at 6 months you’re worried, definitely bring it up. But chances are the clinic will tell you to be patient. By 10 months you more or less know how its gonna look. That’s the time you should start asking for a touch-up. 

Yeah, this make sense. It's interesting — I was very aware of and anticipated the post-op waiting game but I didn't consider how my confidence level might change after the procedure and exacerbate it. Learning process!

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In my own case as an example, I would give yourself a full 12 months before making any changes or alterations unless there is a blatant issue at the 6 month mark. 12 months, even though some dispute it, is a very good amount of time to judge the result from Day 0 of the original procedure. At 12 months, if you feel density is lacking or you need an enhancement or touch-up, I would only then consider some options for a second pass or change. Some people are slow growers (like myself) and it took that full year to see a profound positive difference. 

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