1 month post FUE. Still very red and a little numb. Is this normal?

[Woody1]

[donpizmeov]

You have quite pale skin, so it is absolutely normal to have redness at one month post OP. It could take a few months to fade away. Personally the numb feeling faded away around 5-6 weeks post OP. 
 

all the best 

[BaldReaper]

I was also very red at this point and it slowly subsided at month 4-5. But I have another question, how much did you lower your hairline? Can you post some pre-op pictures?

[Woody1]

@BaldV wasn’t lowered too much. I had 4100 grafts, 3500 in the front and 600 on the crown.  Below is pre op and post op

[Woody1]

19 minutes ago, BaldV said:

I was also very red at this point and it slowly subsided at month 4-5. But I have another question, how much did you lower your hairline? Can you post some pre-op pictures?

I have just uploaded some pictures, awaiting for them to be approved. Hairline wasn’t lowered too much. 

[Chrisno]

Normal. The higher density, the more redness and the slower it goes down - that's my take on it. I'm still a little bit red at 4.5 months, although it is decreasing week by week.

[Woody1]

22 minutes ago, Woody1 said:

I have just uploaded some pictures, awaiting for them to be approved. Hairline wasn’t lowered too much. 

[Cooper48]

Looks on track to me.  I'm at almost 7 weeks and there is still redness but it is slowly fading.  The numbness was more of a surprise.   I still have a lot of numbness but I think it is very slowly getting better.  I wasn't expecting that but I think it is fairly normal.  At this point, just trying to occupy my time to get through the 2-3 month period while it heals and not much growing going on.  Good luck!

[Woody1]

10 minutes ago, Cooper48 said:

Looks on track to me.  I'm at almost 7 weeks and there is still redness but it is slowly fading.  The numbness was more of a surprise.   I still have a lot of numbness but I think it is very slowly getting better.  I wasn't expecting that but I think it is fairly normal.  At this point, just trying to occupy my time to get through the 2-3 month period while it heals and not much growing going on.  Good luck!

That’s reassuring, thanks to everyone who replied. Really great to have a place to share experiences 

[Woody1]

2 hours ago, Cooper48 said:

Looks on track to me.  I'm at almost 7 weeks and there is still redness but it is slowly fading.  The numbness was more of a surprise.   I still have a lot of numbness but I think it is very slowly getting better.  I wasn't expecting that but I think it is fairly normal.  At this point, just trying to occupy my time to get through the 2-3 month period while it heals and not much growing going on.  Good luck!

Good luck with your HT journey too! 

[mrmajified]

Mine was really red until about 4 months and slowly has been subsiding. 

I don't recall feeling numb in the front, but that could be because I had FUT and the back was really numb which may have taken away from even thinking about the front.

Best of luck sir.

[wprevil]

Hope everything works out for you. HTs are a risk.

[Woody1]

3 hours ago, mrmajified said:

Mine was really red until about 4 months and slowly has been subsiding. 

I don't recall feeling numb in the front, but that could be because I had FUT and the back was really numb which may have taken away from even thinking about the front.

Best of luck sir.

Thanks for the info buddy. I feel a lot better now it appears to be the norm. 

[Woody1]

4 months update. Getting there!! 

[Woody1]

[Al - Moderator]

Looks great. Seems like all the redness is gone.

 

[Woody1]

41 minutes ago, Al - formerly BeHappy said:

Looks great. Seems like all the redness is gone.

 

Pretty much all gone mate. 

[Cooper48]

Looks like you are right on track.  Should start to fill in nicely now. 

[gillenator]

Give it more time..the redness should start to dissipate and should it continue to linger, there are steroid based creams that can potentially help.