Guest Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Hello All, I am 6.5 weeks post op form 1700 graphs around my native hair in the frontal region. I have kept a fair number of the transplanted hair. I have not and do not plan to scrub hard with the shampoo, i still use a cup of water to rinse! I think this helped with keeping a good number of the transplants. My question, is it safe to say these hairs, which have begun to grow, will stick around if they are not gone at 6.5 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Hello All, I am 6.5 weeks post op form 1700 graphs around my native hair in the frontal region. I have kept a fair number of the transplanted hair. I have not and do not plan to scrub hard with the shampoo, i still use a cup of water to rinse! I think this helped with keeping a good number of the transplants. My question, is it safe to say these hairs, which have begun to grow, will stick around if they are not gone at 6.5 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted November 26, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 26, 2007 This is pure guesswork, mind you, but I would say if you've not shed the grafts in the first 2-3 weeks you may have a pretty good shot at keeping what is left. As for scrubbing hard..........after the grafts are seated around 7-10 days you should have massaged the scalp enough that the scabs are gone. At 6.5 weeks I'm assuming yours have been gone for awhile, right? Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 yes, all scabs are gone. I do not wish to rinse hard for two reasons. This is my second HT. During my first, i used the same method of washing gentle for an extended period and managed to keep the majority of graphs and they grew from the get go (one of the lucky ones i guess) Also, I have a good amount of native hair and do not want to scrub hard and cause trama to the weak hairs. I understand I am being overly protective of what i got, but i think its working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Also, some of the graphs are still spikey, havent fallen out but havent grown.. whats up with these ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 morenewhair, Some hair transplant patients are lucky and get to keep some of their transplanted hairs. If they shed however, don't be discouraged - some transplanted hairs do shed late. It is best however, not to look forward to any new hair growth at all until between 3 and 5 months. Remember, this is when it starts and a cosmetic difference may not be evident for 6-8 months. Anything sooner than that is a bonus Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just4hair Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Bill, please advice me. I have 2 questions. It's been 2 weeks since I had my HT. 1.There is a good amount of flaky crust built up in the grafted area and when I try to feel and rub them gently with my fingers many of the grafted hairs seem to just come off easily. These hairs seem to have a thick root kind of a thing attached at one end. Is this just the crust or the root itself is coming off? Please advice. I hope the roots would be intact after 2 weeks. 2. How do I clean the grafted area and what is earliest time before all the grafted hairs fall off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 just4hair, As long as you are not seeing any blood, I am sure you are fine. transplanted hairs typically start to shed between 2-4 weeks so you are probably just experiencing shedding. The fact that you still have a number of scabs however, might mean that you've been overly gentle with the scabs. Though it is ALWAYS best to follow the advice of your hair transplant physician, I put together a hair loss Q&A blog on how to remove scabs/crusts. Click here to view it. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just4hair Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Thanks a lot for your advice and the link was very informative too. I still have this concern. Though there is no blood with the hair shedding, I can see many of them with a tissue kind of a thing attached. Are these uprooted grafts by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hoose Posted November 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 29, 2007 just 4 hair, At 2 weeks post op, the grafts are solid; you would practically have to surgically room them to get them out of your scalp now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tom R. Posted November 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 29, 2007 just4hair, You are likely seeing the hair shaft and the attached bulb. That is simply the transplanted hair that has decided to leave for now. Rest assured, the grafts themselves are deeply rooted by now. A lost graft would appear with the shaft, bulb and surrounding transplanted tissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairdude83 Posted December 5, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2007 does any one have pictures or links where i can vew each hair with blood, shaft n bulb? so u know what it looks like? any ideas plz help thankyou Propecia .5mg 1/2 tablet of hairscript formula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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