Hair Growth After Hair Transplant

The first year can be quite frustrating after a hair transplant. The transplanted hair usually falls out in the first couple of weeks and then began to regrow in a sparse manner around 3-4 months.After that, hair growth is somewhat erratic. General trend is for some hair grows back after 3 to 4 months,  some more at 5 to 6 months, and even more at 7 to 8 months. because of this erratic pattern of hair growth, that's why we generally tell people to expect the results to take a full year to realize.Hope this helps - Sam Jejurikar, MD

Hang in there. Thats what we counsel most of our patients. As you can see from the answers below, months 1-4 are scant growth, 4-8 is when things start to show better and 8-12 you will start to see the final results. Have patience and trust in what was performed. You still have time. There are things you can do to improve overall hair growth which includes the use of PRP and red light therapy so definately consider those as long term options for improved hair preservation. 

The hair growth timeline after hair transplantation in Turkey is very simple. During the first two weeks, the transplanted hair will begin to shed. However, this is not a cause for worry. Regrowth will start shortly after and might cause folliculitis around the four-month mark. That too will fade away with time, and instead, brittle un-pigmented hair will replace them after four months of the surgery. The hair will begin to gradually strengthen and darken in color until around eight months post-surgery. It is also at about eight months that the final hair growth pattern becomes apparent to the patient. By 12 months all significant changes will stop, and the final result should be a head full of hair.

3-6 Months After The Hair Transplant Procedure
You can expect new hair growth usually until five to six months following the procedure. Moreover this is also the stage where you will start noticing that the new transplanted hair has thickened considerably.
6-10 Months After The Hair Transplant Procedure
By 6 to 10 months, you will be able to notice the most impressive difference since the initial procedure.
1 Year After The Hair Transplant Procedure
After a full year you can expect to see the final results of the procedure, however the recovery period may take more than a year especially when the transplantation is performed on the top of the head.

You can expect considerable growth to occur for the next 6 months. If by the 9th thru 12th month you haven't seen an appreciable change, then I would become concerned. The hardest part is the waiting period. 

Thank you for your question. As I said to my patients, you have to be patient to see the results. 4th and 6th months are very critical times for the patients because newly growing transplanted hairs become visible. But even they are visible, they are not in their final thickness and length. So you have to be patient until 12th month to see the operation results.