How does a transplanted hair grow?

[Daniel A]

I read that initally transplanted hairs grow as thin fuzzy hairs. Is that true? Or do some of them grow as thick as normal from the start? Thanks all.

[Gatsby]

Very bloody slowly!!! 🥱😉

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

@Daniel A,

Essentially you are right. Many of the transplanted hairs often start growing in thin, fine and colorless like peach fuzz and overtime will thicken, dark and mature. Exactly how or why this occurs I don’t know. What I do know is that transplanted hair follicles are traumatized during the procedure and as a result go dormant for several months which is why they take time to regrow.  I believe the fact that some or even most of the transplanted hair grows in this way had to do with the extent of the trauma to the follicular units.   That said, I will ask Dr. Rahal for a more scientific answer if you are interested in knowing exactly what occurs underneath the surface of the scalp and why some hairs grow in this way and some don’t.  

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

[WhiteyUK]

Yeah mine was wavy for the 1st few months, really liked it that way but levelled out or straightened after that 

[Daniel A]

Thans all for the reply. I’m around 3.5 months post op. I only see a little bit of thick stubbles. But I see some thin hairs growing. 
 

It sucks to be waiting. But I guess that’s the game. 

[Chetman2112]

Mine is growing in very similar to my natural hair and I’m at 3 months and one week, I feel like it’s growing right in front of my eyes. I see improvements daily:) 

[ScottishGuy21]

I had a decent new growth spurt bang on the 3 month mark. Im now at 4 1/2 months. That hair has thickened but still a little way to go before it blends with my natural hair.

Hoping for more new hairs to pop up still too. About to add oral monox to my stack to give new and yet to pop hair that added push.

Wondering Is it normal to have spurts followed by a couple of weeks of no new hairs? Naturally a little worried due to the lull that’s my lot now?

[Daniel A]

I really enjoyed my hair during 2-3 weeks post op. Hoping that it would come back to the thickness then soon.

I’m just worried something happened to my grafts between then and now.