Messed up Donor!

[WHTC Clinic]

Don't be too alarmed just yet. What did your clinic estimate your donor density to be? Can you share the immediate post-op photos?

[sven84]

i asked them yesterday to send me the photos. i will post them asap. at the clinic they told me they never saw such dense hair in the donor area and that i could do some more fue's in the future. even the razor got stuck two times when they shaved the donor down.

i can't believe how it looks now!

[sven84]

before that procedure, my barber always had to thin out the back of my head, because it has been so dense.

i discovered some similar fue-cases like mine in some forums, but nobody kept posting. damn.

damn, i'm really about to panic again. can this be fixed?!

[Sean]

and did the people with the compressed extraction pattern and in a certain zone recover? maybe not entirely, but a bit?
i'm really close to get really depressed because of that issue.

Depending on the extraction style and protocol, some folks recovered, some partially varying degrees, some didnt and are a repair work in progress. However, its early to tell but youll know in 9-12 months if it will be back significantly. You'll have to wait it out. Right now, it is not fully known. Who knows, you may see positive changes in a month or two, but it is early to tell.

Mine has not improved and needs repair and the doc said he will get all concerns and issues addressed but i am just waiting on that to get started and done with soon. Hopefully, it can be addressed and soon because it is quite frustrating. I used to be able to have decent fades when getting a cut with varying clippers but now there is halos amongst other concerns. Some other folks i know still have nice fades even after fue but most had manual fue by a doc themselves in multiple day small sessions versus tech extraction and one large procedure in a day or were repairs...


Lets hope for the best and no one can gaurantee how it turns out but can get an idea around month 9-12

[sven84]

Oh, i'm sorry to hear! Do you have a own Thread to this, or pictures?

[sven84]

And how will that be repaired?
And can somebody Tell me if there is a way how i can Maybe save hair that is just traumatized by the procedure, to keep it ""alive" and make it regrow again?

[pkipling]

As the others have said, the best thing you can do right now is to wait it out. Mine looked quite sparse for some time immediately following the surgery, and it eventually fixed itself. Unfortunately, there's no way to know for sure how much will grow back, but I personally wouldn't be so pessimistic about the chances of a positive outcome. While I don't want you to be filled with false hope, I don't want you filled with false despair either. Both are equally damaging. So take it day by day, don't imagine the worst case scenario, and then see where it goes from here, because you are still very, very early in the game.

Best of luck!

I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My opinions/comments are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.