Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 Hi Guys! I had a hair transplant in Turkey on 2/4/23 so was only done just over 2 weeks ago. I was looking for advice on doner area. The area itself is healing well however they have taken grafts over quite a vast area so after having read horror stories about over harvesting I thought I'd post current picture as I'm a little worried I guess. Totally aware its only Been 2 weeks and super early in recovery process but your views/experience would be welcome 😊 pictures taken today attached ( FYI the little bald bit on lower right side of neck was me trimming my neckline with clippers going wrong the other day 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rafael Manelli Posted April 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 Taking grafts over a vast area actually reduces the chance of overharvesting. Overharvesting is more common is they take all the grafts from a small, concentrated area. How many grafts did you get? It may just be shock loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 The usual cause of over-harvesting is a bad extraction pattern, so it would be helpful if you could show us some post-op pictures of your donor area. Anyway, two weeks after your HT is waaaaay too early to worry about this, recovery from shock loss usually takes 3-6 months, and there's surely at least some shock loss going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 Thank you pictures are on the original post. Yeah totally agree it's super early but just wanted some perspective so not worrying for nothing 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 I had 5100 grafts so I was told however unsure how accurate these figures are to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 20, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 20, 2023 It will probably recover fine 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted April 20, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted April 20, 2023 Its too soon to judge something...can only judge something around 4-5 months..even sometimes shock loss stays for long ...so give it few months... 1 Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 thank you guys! really appreciate the comments. Hard not to worry isn't it 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, chris71080 said: Thank you pictures are on the original post. Yeah totally agree it's super early but just wanted some perspective so not worrying for nothing 😊 I meant pictures taken right after surgery, so we can see the punch marks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 Thank you pictures are on the original post. Yeah totally agree it's super early but just wanted some perspective so not worrying for nothing 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 20, 2023 this was 2 days post op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 4:11 PM, kiwik said: I meant pictures taken right after surgery, so we can see the punch marks pictures now posted 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:01 AM, Rafael Manelli said: Taking grafts over a vast area actually reduces the chance of overharvesting. Overharvesting is more common is they take all the grafts from a small, concentrated area. How many grafts did you get? It may just be shock loss. 5100 done hopefully settles down 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2023 5100 sure is a big number of grafts! No wonder you have some shock loss. Your donor definitely looks like that many were taken. Don't worry, it's going to get better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chris71080 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, kiwik said: 5100 sure is a big number of grafts! No wonder you have some shock loss. Your donor definitely looks like that many were taken. Don't worry, it's going to get better! Thank you . Yeah they were planing on 4500 so I'm Hoping all ends well. Thanks for your comment 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted April 21, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 21, 2023 did they extract here outside the safe zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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