a question for those who had HST

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  • aim4hair
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2011
    • 437
    #1

    a question for those who had HST

    As you all know, i had my HST almost 9 months ago and im pretty satisfied with the recovery, recipient area growth, cosmetic improvement, and donor lack of scaring. Now, ever since i had my HST I sport the buzzcut (grade 2 on top and 1 on sides and back, this has been my prefered haircut even before HST). I recently decided to let my hair grow just for a little change and i notice the transplanted hair is kinda sticking up a bit, while the native hair lays flat downward.
    Anybody experinced that ? Do transplanted hair need more time to be fully mature and take the final shape ? Or the direction of transplanted hair was done different ?
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    • Ginkgo
      Junior Member
      • Dec 2011
      • 9
      #2
      Hi,
      Yes mine is similar when at the in-between stage between cropped and longer.

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        • aim4hair
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2011
          • 437
          #3
          Originally posted by Ginkgo
          Hi,
          Yes mine is similar when at the in-between stage between cropped and longer.
          You had an HST or traditional HT ?
          Also what happens when the hair gets longer ?

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            • Ginkgo
              Junior Member
              • Dec 2011
              • 9
              #4
              HST. When hair gets longer it's more controllable.

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                • Cookie
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2013
                  • 23
                  #5
                  Is the transplant facing uniform direction?
                  Are they straight? Are they as thick as the original donor?

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                    • Ginkgo
                      Junior Member
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 9
                      #6
                      Yes, but as aim4hair posted they seem to project slightly more vertically compared to the native hair at a certain point in growth. The new hair is straight and as thick as the surrounding hair, but possibly more singles.

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                        • NeedHairASAP
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 1408
                          #7
                          If I had a complaint, this would probably be it.

                          I'm not sure how my hair would be shaved, but as it is now (long), the hair doesn't stick straight up. It lays naturally. I think, as time goes by and the hair cycles, it starts to move more and more in the native direction-- at least from what I'm seeing and from what I've read.


                          Still, I wish they'd directed the hairs in a more natural way from the start. I noticed on some more recent HST patients they seem to have done this. Perhaps they've corrected it. I'm sure it's harder for the surgeon to angle the holes this way. I think it's pretty common for FUE docs to do this too, as it's said that the hairs take to native characteristics eventually.

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                            • cocacola
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2013
                              • 222
                              #8
                              At which hair length does this occur mostly?

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