Messed up Donor!

[sven1984]

hi. had a 2000 grafts fue 11 days ago. these pictures where made on day 7.
they told me my donor was extremely dense and i coud do some more fue's in future and now look at the pictures:







i'm so depressed and scared that it won't recover.
could it be shockloss, when it looks like that right after two days when i took off the bandage?


edit: the pain is gone since today (day 11)

[jamesst11]

hey man, you have to give it some time before you can accurately gauge the results in both recipient and donor sites. Chances are, you're experiencing lost due to the trauma and it will grow back especially in the recipient site. It looks like you don't have crown thinning, but, isn't some of that FUE a little too high?

[asianguy]

What FUE punch size did your doctor use?

[sven84]

strange, i could not login in with my password, even after i got a new one. had to get another account.


they use punch size 0,6-0-7. you think there is a chance that it's only shockloss and it will grow back? it looked like that right after i took off the bandage after two days, like i said.

[sven84]

here, a picture from yesterday:

[sven84]

hopefully it's a kind of early shockloss :/
i really never expected something like this, because my hair in that area always was extremely thick and dense. almost to thick and dense.

[Hairmore]

Perhaps it is nothing serious and it will get better in the next weeks. It is still to early to judge now. Just make regular pics to document what happens.

[sven84]

do you know similar cases?
i found this in a german forum - first link is 14 days post o.p.
second link ist 78 days later. btw - he didn't even care about his holey donor.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xz5zfmcpo...dJm8jKg3a?dl=0


https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xinjgvbw4...cbUu5E_ya?dl=0


he had two FUE's. the big one is the last one:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dm47lm9w8z...DONOR.JPG?dl=0

[Sean]

This may get better with time but is also a good example of why its better in some patients to do several small procedures rather then one big procedure. Be patient, maintain close follow up with your hair doctor.

I concur with Dr Rashid. This is why it is good to do smaller procedures.


Saftey should be a doctors leading goal. This includes a proper surgical protocol.

I think it is massive trauma in one setting and some docs dont care because they want to maximize. I wouldnt say it will grow back entirely because some folks i spoke with, with a compressed extraction pattern and in a certain zone, ALL have shockloss isssues. Trust me, i completely know the feeling, especially right now.

Just keep an eye on it and document. Take monthly photos. Really wish you the best, but i cant give false hope because this is a maybe type scenario abd youll probably know around 9-12 month mark if you recoverred. Until then, document your progress and try to wait it out.

[sven84]

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.