8 month post surgery. After opinions please

[gambitrl7]

Hi all.

Back on May 3rd I had a FUE procedure and have just passed the 8 month stage. I'm after opinions as I'm concerned that my progress hasn't been great (granted I may be panicking, but you know what it's like...!) My opinion is that the growth is very sporadic and sparse in the recipient areas and as such hasn't made much of a cosmetic difference compared to previous (apart from a slight hairline definition). I appreciate it's early days but the literature I was given states that are hairs will have emerged by now and I still have distinctive holes!

I had fairly thick hair at the front middle but had the classic v disappearance (temples and behind front middle) as well as crown loss - not massive loss but enough. The fue gave me 2220 in the v area and 1500 on the crown, so 3720 in total. Please see the before and after photos. The latest 8 month photos are taken after a haircut (number 7 all over and number 3 at the sides) so all hairs are the same length, to show the progress fairly. Should I be concerned, or is it too early? Thanks for any opinions.

The first three photos are from before the procedure, the following 5 show progress after 8 months, the final picture (9) shows the donor area which still has streak effect and as such, I now worry could be over harvesting rather than shock loss. All opinions welcome. Thanks in advance.