Temporary hair growth post transplant?

[21yrold]

Hi, I’ve tried finding any discussion on this anywhere and haven’t had any luck. 
 

The temporary post transplant growth that happens with the grafts usually prior to the shedding phase following the surgery is that a sign that the grafts have survived? Does that initial growth happen to everyone or are there individuals that don’t experience any growth with the grafts until after the sheddding phase? 

[A_4_Archan]

I guess not everyone see that growth...it varies from person to person..i think if more of those transplanted hairs are in growth phase than a person may see some initial growth.

[Gatsby]

I would imagine that once the grafts have been implanted correctly and not damaged during the surgical process then the hair in it that sheds is probably not an indicator. Care of the grafts from extraction to being outside of the body to implanting is everything.

[NorwoodSlayer69]

most people confuse shedding with growth. when hair sheds, it gets slowly pushed outside of the scalp, giving the illusion of growth, when really the hair shaft is just a dead hair and is falling out. 

[21yrold]

I see thank you everyone for your thoughts

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

@21yrold,

It’s very typical for the newly transplanted hair to start growing immediately after surgery up until the shedding period.  That said, sometimes, some of the transponder hair will not grow before the shedding. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that those grafts did not survive.

Sometimes, the trauma to the scalp during hair transplant surgery may prevent initial growth before the shedding period from occurring. However, 3 to 5 months after surgery, these newly transplanted hairs will break through the surface of the scalp and begin growing.

I hope this helps.

Rahal Hair Transplant

Edited October 18, 2023 by Rahal Hair Transplant

[wprevil]

1 hour ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@21yrold,

However, 3 to 5 months after surgery, these newly transplanted hairs will break through the surface of the scalp and begin growing.

Hi there... your statement is confusing. What exactly do you mean by, "break through the surface of the scalp." Are you saying that transplanted hairs are "trapped" under the skin and will eventually break threw it?

Edited October 18, 2023 by wprevil

[Will_the_way]

3 hours ago, wprevil said:

Hi there... your statement is confusing. What exactly do you mean by, "break through the surface of the scalp." Are you saying that transplanted hairs are "trapped" under the skin and will eventually break threw it?

Hair growth starts beneath the skin and without a natural pore to grow through, the transplanted hair does need to break the surface in a sense. This is why so many people get folliculitis. 

Edited October 19, 2023 by Will_the_way

[21yrold]

7 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@21yrold,

It’s very typical for the newly transplanted hair to start growing immediately after surgery up until the shedding period.  That said, sometimes, some of the transponder hair will not grow before the shedding. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that those grafts did not survive.

Sometimes, the trauma to the scalp during hair transplant surgery may prevent initial growth before the shedding period from occurring. However, 3 to 5 months after surgery, these newly transplanted hairs will break through the surface of the scalp and begin growing.

I hope this helps.

Rahal Hair Transplant

Thank you for the insight doctor.

[21yrold]

18 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@21yrold,

It’s very typical for the newly transplanted hair to start growing immediately after surgery up until the shedding period.  That said, sometimes, some of the transponder hair will not grow before the shedding. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that those grafts did not survive.

Sometimes, the trauma to the scalp during hair transplant surgery may prevent initial growth before the shedding period from occurring. However, 3 to 5 months after surgery, these newly transplanted hairs will break through the surface of the scalp and begin growing.

I hope this helps.

Rahal Hair Transplant

Given the hairs have to break through the surface after the shed phase does that also mean that when they break the surface they don’t actually come right out of literally the exact same incision hole they were place via? So would they instead exit within a given radius of the incision obviously maintaining the direction of the implantation? 

Edited October 19, 2023 by 21yrold

[wprevil]

13 hours ago, 21yrold said:

Given the hairs have to break through the surface

He just explained that the hairs don't break through the surface of the skin (scalp). He was using that statement as a metaphor.