Washing hair after FUE transplant

[thinkingaboutit]

Hello,

I just wanted to let you guys know that I finally got my FUE treatment done 3 days ago. So far so good. I have been given a moisturizer and shampoo to use from day 3. I have been given specific instructions on how to use it. I just want to check that it's not going to be too much of an issue starting it from day 4? Basically delay it by a day as I will be back at home, in familiar surroundings. I will obviously ask the hospital the same question, but I just wanted to check with some experienced people here as you guys have been very helpful so far.

As you can imagine, I am bit scared to do anything that could risk hair growth, so I want to do it absolutely right.

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks.

[Spex]

Not doing anything will do no harm, Simply wait to get home and set your stall out. No harm simply pouring water over your head at this stage if you feel you need to clean it up.

Try not be too anxious.

Who did your session ?

[thinkingaboutit]

Hi Spex, thanks for your reply.

I didn't use anyone famous. I used Beauty Travels 24 (http://www.beautytravels24.com/), a German company with hospitals in Istanbul. I had 3,400 grafts done. I was advised by them that I would need around 5,000-5,500 (I think) grafts in total. They said to do the 3,400 and see how I feel with the look, and if I want I can do another 1,000-2,000 grafts after a year.

It's obviously too early to tell. However, I have to say I was very impressed with their hospital, it was huge, and their service of the staff and management was good. I know they did a lot to make sure I was looked after. There were some things where they could improve on (but who can't).

Hopefully it will work for me. If it does then I won't have any issues recommending them. However, at this stage, I don't want to go around recommending anyone as it's too early I think. If it does work, it is great value for money.

[Spex]

I hope it all works out ok for you. Keep us informed.

Best
Spex

[thinkingaboutit]

Thank Spex for your support. To all the other guys on here, thank you for all your support. I'll keep you guys updated on my progress.

[gillenator]

thinking,

Water in itself has some healing properties. Most FUE docs will advise their patients to simply pour a shampoo mixture over the recipient and donor area without rubbing the grafts or rubbing the scabs that formed in the extraction area (donor). Others may advocate a saline based solution over the area which also facilitates the healing process.

Typically the extraction sites from FUE close up fairly quickly compared to the healing process of a sutured donor area. So donor area healing with FUE usually takes place much quicker than strip.

You did no harm IMHO by waiting a few extra days before applying your shampoo mixture.

Best wishes to you on your upcoming regrowth!

[Dav7]

Hi Spex, thanks for your reply.

I didn't use anyone famous. I used Beauty Travels 24 (http://www.beautytravels24.com/), a German company with hospitals in Istanbul. I had 3,400 grafts done. I was advised by them that I would need around 5,000-5,500 (I think) grafts in total. They said to do the 3,400 and see how I feel with the look, and if I want I can do another 1,000-2,000 grafts after a year.

It's obviously too early to tell. However, I have to say I was very impressed with their hospital, it was huge, and their service of the staff and management was good. I know they did a lot to make sure I was looked after. There were some things where they could improve on (but who can't).

Hopefully it will work for me. If it does then I won't have any issues recommending them. However, at this stage, I don't want to go around recommending anyone as it's too early I think. If it does work, it is great value for money.

Hi, about that German company in Istanbul you went to, could you tell me how it turned out in the end, were the results satisfactory, or would you recommend others against this clinic? Thanks.

[thinkingaboutit]

Hi Dave,

I am not someone who normally goes around recommending companies. However, in this case, I have to say if you are on a tight budget these guys are excellent value for money. I feel I got excellent results, by most people's standards. However, I am a hard to please type of guy. I went from a NW6, completely bold on top, and I mean no hair on top, to a guy who has a lot of hair on top. Unless you come close to me, or it's a very sunny day, it's hard to know that I ever was bold. I would like to be even thicker, or have it even more dense. However, I tell myself that I need to be practical and realistic. To go from a NW6 to a full head of hair with, thick hair, takes 3 plus sessions. I just had 2, and I am very pleased. And I am only 6 months or less into my second session.

The only question in my head is, if I had gone to someone well known, would my results have been even better? I suppose I will never know. I had the money at the time, because money wasn't too much of an issue for me. However, I was sceptical whether it would work out for me. So the way I argued it in my head, I could lose £2K on HT and tell myself I tried and it did not work out for me, however, if I went with some of the London based HT clinics, I would have been down £8K to £12K (which is about $20,000) and I would kick myself if it didn't work out.

I have to pinch myself that it worked out

You tell yourself all sorts of stories to convince yourself. But one of the best decisions I have made was to have the HT done. Very happy. I mean about having the procedure done. I cannot recommend or not recommend these guys. I can only tell you my experience. You may have a different experience and result to me!

[Dav7]

Hi Dave,

I am not someone who normally goes around recommending companies. However, in this case, I have to say if you are on a tight budget these guys are excellent value for money. I feel I got excellent results, by most people's standards. However, I am a hard to please type of guy. I went from a NW6, completely bold on top, and I mean no hair on top, to a guy who has a lot of hair on top. Unless you come close to me, or it's a very sunny day, it's hard to know that I ever was bold. I would like to be even thicker, or have it even more dense. However, I tell myself that I need to be practical and realistic. To go from a NW6 to a full head of hair with, thick hair, takes 3 plus sessions. I just had 2, and I am very pleased. And I am only 6 months or less into my second session.

The only question in my head is, if I had gone to someone well known, would my results have been even better? I suppose I will never know. I had the money at the time, because money wasn't too much of an issue for me. However, I was sceptical whether it would work out for me. So the way I argued it in my head, I could lose £2K on HT and tell myself I tried and it did not work out for me, however, if I went with some of the London based HT clinics, I would have been down £8K to £12K (which is about $20,000) and I would kick myself if it didn't work out.

I have to pinch myself that it worked out

You tell yourself all sorts of stories to convince yourself. But one of the best decisions I have made was to have the HT done. Very happy. I mean about having the procedure done. I cannot recommend or not recommend these guys. I can only tell you my experience. You may have a different experience and result to me!

Thanks for the response and the advice. Just out of curiosity would the thinness on top have anything to do with these two factors, (a) you were a Norwood 6 and (b) you only had 3,400 grafts implanted? I'm not too sure if the below info is 100% correct, but I'd say it would be close. The below diagram is of a NW6 patient made by another clinic, and the density achieved by each amount of grafts covered over the entire 200 sq cm area or so that a NW6 needs infilled.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...ity/Slide3.jpg

As you can see, 3000 grafts only works out at about 15 grafts per sq, which like 3400 grafts is just about on the verge of "appearance of hair re-established" as opposed to "appearance of density" on this calculator below.

http://ahdclinic.com/grafts-calculator/

So wouldn't it not be the case that with another Hair Transplant of 3,400 or so that you'd have pretty much a full head of hair with little to no see through? I'm asking because I want to make sure that whatever clinic in question is doing good work on patients and not providing sub-par surgeries to their patients. Cheers.