Regular Member j-man72 Posted March 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have a few questions about the hair transplant surgery I had three months ago. It has been exactly three months now since my hair transplant and I have noticed quite a bit of growth, but not as I had expected. Before the surgery, the doctor said that the recipient area would receive about 40 hairs/follicles per centimetre. The growth that I have is no where near 40 hairs/follicles though. I would say that it is about 20 hairs per centimetre and when I look closely I can't see any dark hair growth beneath the scalp. I am a little concerned that this is all the growth I am going to get. My scalp is also still quite red. Is this normal for three months after surgery? Can/should I be putting something on my scalp to reduce the redness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member j-man72 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have a few questions about the hair transplant surgery I had three months ago. It has been exactly three months now since my hair transplant and I have noticed quite a bit of growth, but not as I had expected. Before the surgery, the doctor said that the recipient area would receive about 40 hairs/follicles per centimetre. The growth that I have is no where near 40 hairs/follicles though. I would say that it is about 20 hairs per centimetre and when I look closely I can't see any dark hair growth beneath the scalp. I am a little concerned that this is all the growth I am going to get. My scalp is also still quite red. Is this normal for three months after surgery? Can/should I be putting something on my scalp to reduce the redness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member djdennis Posted March 13, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 Most of the guys are saying aloa vera gel, spex just did a thread on it. You should read about the pinkness. Your other question will need to answered by someone more qualified like your doc My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted March 13, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 Growth is suppossed to just BEGIN at 3-4 months. You have a very long way to go before panicking about growth. You can only judge a HT success after 1 year. The growth comes and goes in cycles, so you'll start some growth then it will seemingly stop, then suddenly it takes off again. So BE PATIENT! Also, after my first HT the redness/pinkness lasted for about 5-6 months. I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member something Posted March 13, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 One thing that i don't understand, and i'm not trying to be offensive to the TS, is the communication between patient and Dr about the surgery that they are undergoing. At three months, you might just begin to see some growth. The process takes at least a year, so put the mirror away, relax for a bit, then check things out in a few months to see where your at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member j-man72 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2008 Thanks for the replies everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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