Had my first HT what next / NW6

[levi]

Hi Vinny , it's really improved this is the result that you have to get in the first intervention .You had to pass two times through the discomforts that it brings a hair transplant to get an acceptable result.
I'm in the same situation as you were. I had a hair transplant with Dr. Doganay in July 2013. Now I'm 8 months after the surgery and still is not visible any significant improvement compared to the situation before.

[vinnytr]

here are daytime photos

[gillenator]

One other thing. Every time my hair loses pigmentation, it becomes more coarse which is not necessarily a bad thing.

[gillenator]

vinnytr,

The shed you are experiencing may indeed be the result of the finasteride especially if you got on it for the first time last August. Very hard to know if the shed hairs are weak but if you meant that they are thinner in hair shaft diameter (caliber), then they might be diffusing hair shafts. This happened to me some years ago when I switched from liquid minoxidil to the Rogaine foam when it first came to market. I quit using the product altogether. But the shedding period was about nine months.

You can always take a closer look under magnification. If the shed hair shafts compared to terminal hair shafts are noticeably thinner in caliber, then chances are you are experiencing some diffusion. If they appear similar in caliber, then it's probably just generalized thinning from the shed cycle.

Will they come back? You won't know until the shed cycle has stopped and you should begin to notice an increased level of visual density in those zones. But remember it takes on average 30 days for the hair shafts to grow 1/2 inch in length. Not sure how old you are but if you are under 40 years of age, I doubt that it is donor zone thinning.

Also look for changes in the coloration of the shedded hair shafts. If the pigmentation is fading, then that hair may be in the diffusion process. The fatter hair shafts will undoubtedly cycle back and grow new ones.

I have also noted loss of pigmentation to mostly my facial hair that starts at the end of the hair shaft and works its way downward to the surface. It could be that part of the hair shaft closest to its source (follicle) retains the pigmentation longer. That's just a guess on my part though...

Looking forward to your updated progress pics...

[Artista]

whoa,,really? Thats interesting

[vinnytr]

hi guys , sorry for the late reply .
I have been extremely busy with work etc .

Its been 5 months since the 2nd ht and i have seen an improvement since although it has not been amazing so far in my opinion . On the other hand I think i am becoming greedier now
Either way i am well happy compared to what i was like before all this

I will post 5 month pics soon .


ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ONES IN THE KNOW PLEASE
On the other hand I have been on the fin since the beginning of july (0.8mg everyday ) At first I had no shed etc for 6-6.5 months but after that I have been seeing a big shed and the shedding hair is mainly from the sides (I can tell this due to their length as i have sides cut number 2 )
The shedding hair are really thin and weak ones . Are they going for good or will they come back thicker ?
Also pulled a hair from my chest today , the top half is grey ,bottom half (root end ) is all black !
So its turning back to black from White ?

Any input on this greatly appreciated

[gillenator]

Looks like it's been several months since the last update and hope he is seeing improvement...

[levi]

Hi Vinnytr,
Some news ? How is your status now ?

[boricotico]

get another hair transplant. That is my 2 cents.

+1

[NWoods]

Hi mate ,

I have not reached 3 months yet so I cant comment much at this time but so far so good I will be putting before and afters at 3 and 4 months

somehow i can see hairs that are not growing more than 1-2 mm ,confused as to what to expect from them

share some before and after photos please ?

Those are straggler's they'll either fall out over time or they'll pop out when the new hair is coming through, I'm about 5 months post FuE and for the first 2 months I had quite a lot of those hairs still stuck firmly in but not growing or showing signs of leaving, some did fall like my HT rep said, some have remained although no were near as many, probably about 20 or so remain but they'll just grow or shed on there own when they start coming through.

[vinnytr]

Hi Vinny,

I am now on 7 months. Am very happy with the result.

How is your status now ?

Hi mate ,

I have not reached 3 months yet so I cant comment much at this time but so far so good I will be putting before and afters at 3 and 4 months

somehow i can see hairs that are not growing more than 1-2 mm ,confused as to what to expect from them

share some before and after photos please ?

[kundun]

Hi Vinny,

I am now on 7 months. Am very happy with the result.

How is your status now ?

[kundun]

@Daiaios : I am now on 5 months after the Hairtransplant.
After 2.5 months I noticed already that the hair started to grow. Density on the top of the head is very good. Crown has also improved but is running behind but seems to be normal. I still feel a lot of hair starting to grow. So hope crown will still improve in the coming months.
I had about 50% from beard and 50% from back of the head.
Am using Keratene and minox (2 times a day).

@ VinnyTR: Really hope for you you have a better result this time.

[gillenator]

Hey Vinny,

Congrats on your recent procedure!

There looks to be some crusts among the hair shafts which appear to be some of the grafts shedding.

Awesome count on the beard grafts. Looking forward to seeing your results as usual.

Now you can lay back and wait for the regrowth my friend!

[vinnytr]

update on my situation ;

I have had the 2nd HT from Hakan Doganay a few weeks ago . Everything was absolutely free of charge as promised . They even picked me up from the airport as before and I stayed in the hospital for 3 days including 2 days of HT . As before only pain i had was the first couple of minutes where he is doing injections ,nothing at all afterwards . As most of the hair was used from the beard area i had a great nights sleep after both days of HT and i refused the pain killer injection they offered at the end of each day to keep you pain free overnight .

Dr Doganay planted 2400 grafts in 2 days , 1800 beard grafts the 1st day and 515 hair grafts + 76 chest graft the 2nd day .

Its very early days to talk of the result of course but i can feel planted hairs growing all over amongst my longer native hair from the 1st HT.
On the other hand shock loss has started (day 17 today ) and whenever i have a shake using tips of my fingers ,I get about 10 beard grafts on the white sheet.

here is a photo of the shock loss ,i will add photos of the HT after I go through them.