I don’t think my result is going to be good

[C1982]

Hi all.
I had 2000 FUE grafts 12 days ago and I’m panicking my result will be poor.
The grafts look too spaced out and I don’t think I’ll have any sort of density.
Thoughts welcomed!
Thanks is advance.

[Spex]

Work looks clean. Who was your dr ?

Any pre op shave down pics to see how much hair was there initially pre op?

Regards
Spex

[C1982]

I’d rather not say the doctor on this forum but if you private message me i’m happy to disclose.
I haven’t got any pre op shave down photos of the area. But there area was very bald.
I’m reading that 40 grafts per cm2 is ok, but I’m worried I can count between 10-15 grafts per cm2.
Really worried that even after 18 months I’ll have gaps everywhere and few hairs to work with

[C1982]

I’m now 47 days after surgery and I can’t believe the progress.
There was no hair on this area at all. Looking forward to the next 6 months....

[pkipling]

Congrats! And at 47 days, you're barely even beginning... I am very happy to see that you're feeling more optimistic about everything, and definitely update this thread as the growth continues.

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.

[C1982]

9 weeks progress update.
Decided to shave the recipient area down for the first time.

[pkipling]

I think keeping your hair buzzed for the first couple of months makes the ugly duckling phase a lot more bearable. And giving you another reminder (because we can't have enough of them when waiting on results) to not expect seeing any sort of growth for at least another month or so. Hang tight, stay optimistic, and trust the process.

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.

[jconley]

I thought about buzzing down, but I have redness and cobblestone / pitting at six weeks. I think it looks better with the fuzz I have, but either way it looks bad

[jconley]

I realized the shampoo I was using (Nizoral) was causing a lot of redness and drying out my scalp which delayed healing. Since I cut back on frequency (I was using it every other day or so) things are looking much better.

[pkipling]

I realized the shampoo I was using (Nizoral) was causing a lot of redness and drying out my scalp which delayed healing. Since I cut back on frequency (I was using it every other day or so) things are looking much better.

Awesome! That's progress. A lot of the haircare journey is trial and error in terms of what works for our own specific scalps/bodies. I can't tell you how many products I've found out I'm allergic to over the years and have had to stop using and try something else. Hopefully this will settle the redness down enough that you can do a uniform buzz all over.

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.

[jconley]

Awesome! That's progress. A lot of the haircare journey is trial and error in terms of what works for our own specific scalps/bodies. I can't tell you how many products I've found out I'm allergic to over the years and have had to stop using and try something else. Hopefully this will settle the redness down enough that you can do a uniform buzz all over.

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.

Thanks! Yeah, the whole shampoo thing is new to me. It has been years since I had enough hair to shampoo -- I always had it buzzed and didn't have to worry about it. A whole new experience for sure haha...

[C1982]

I’m 3 days short of hitting 12 weeks, so thought I would update with my latest photo.
From what I have read on various forums, the real growth starts from week 12, so here’s hoping.

[C1982]

Day 101!
One photo straight out the shower. One photo of it dry.

[hal]

Day 101!
One photo straight out the shower. One photo of it dry.

I'm sorry to say but I don't believe you are going to get the results you were hoping for.

You were essentially looking to rebuild the frontal 3rd (perhaps more) of your hairline.

2,000 grafts is far to few. You would need something closer to 3,500-4,000 in my view.

It looks too spaced out with no defined hairline.

Now a lot of people might say it's early and wait and see-- and there is some small merit in that. However, based on what I see and the number of graffs, etc. I would not be confident.

Now everyone is different, but below are images from my 3,700 graft procedure.

I started seeing growth at 3 months-- by 6 months, the entire third had grown in and lined up nicely with what I saw in the immediate post op picks before the transplanted hair fell out and went in to a resting phase.

At 3 months, it was still a little patchy but grew in rapidly.

So bottom line give it a little more time but I truly believe you're going to need at least another 2,500 graft session, perhaps more, from a good surgeon-- don't be afraid to travel. And don't go cheap.

[jconley]

I'm sorry to say but I don't believe you are going to get the results you were hoping for.

You were essentially looking to rebuild the frontal 3rd (perhaps more) of your hairline.

2,000 grafts is far to few. You would need something closer to 3,500-4,000 in my view.

It looks too spaced out with no defined hairline.

Now a lot of people might say it's early and wait and see-- and there is some small merit in that. However, based on what I see and the number of graffs, etc. I would not be confident.

Now everyone is different, but below are images from my 3,700 graft procedure.

I started seeing growth at 3 months-- by 6 months, the entire third had grown in and lined up nicely with what I saw in the immediate post op picks before the transplanted hair fell out and went in to a resting phase.

At 3 months, it was still a little patchy but grew in rapidly.

So bottom line give it a little more time but I truly believe you're going to need at least another 2,500 graft session, perhaps more, from a good surgeon-- don't be afraid to travel. And don't go cheap.

Appreciate your input Hal. Do you have larger photos and/or photos of your full results? My baldness pattern was similar to yours, but further apart on top. I'm 2 1/2 months post FUT / 3100 and really happy with the growth so far (I know it's early, but maybe I had a fewer percentage of follicles go dormant). Not sure what I could reasonably expect going forward and sounds like you're very happy. Thanks!