7.5 months ago I had 2,000 grafts FUE hair transplant. As time passed by the donor area still looks depleted just like the pic taken 5 days post op. To add insult to injury the recipient areas look disappointing as well, but I'm willing to give that more time. Is there anything I can do to re-activate hair cells in donor area? Derma treatments perhaps? Have non-transplanted hairs also been damaged in the donor area? What are my odds of the donor area still improving after 7.5 months?
Answer: Donor depletion after a hair transplant It may be a function of over harvesting, using large punches and not spacing the extractions wide enough. The most viable option for improvement would be a combination of repair by implanting hair. You can use non head hair as done resource for this kind of repair. Beard hair is especially good for it. Consider micropigmentation of the dots are predominantly light colored. You should begin using topical minoxidil on the area to stimulate hair growth
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Answer: Donor depletion after a hair transplant It may be a function of over harvesting, using large punches and not spacing the extractions wide enough. The most viable option for improvement would be a combination of repair by implanting hair. You can use non head hair as done resource for this kind of repair. Beard hair is especially good for it. Consider micropigmentation of the dots are predominantly light colored. You should begin using topical minoxidil on the area to stimulate hair growth
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Answer: FUE is not a scarless surgery. There will be thousands of white dot scars. FUE is not a scarless surgery. There will be thousands of white dot scars. It should not be an issue if you keep your hair long, but it may show up with an overall thinning patchy look if you do not have good donor density to begin with. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do because the hairs are gone. The only cosmetic solution may be Scalp MicroPigmentation.
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Answer: FUE is not a scarless surgery. There will be thousands of white dot scars. FUE is not a scarless surgery. There will be thousands of white dot scars. It should not be an issue if you keep your hair long, but it may show up with an overall thinning patchy look if you do not have good donor density to begin with. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do because the hairs are gone. The only cosmetic solution may be Scalp MicroPigmentation.
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March 27, 2017
Answer: Donor Damage After Poor FUE Technique With Large Punches Based on your photos, it seems like the donor incisions used to extract the grafts (punch size) were fairly large, causing more damage and scarring. Since I don't know whether you had your procedure done by hand it's hard to tell exactly. This is a good example of the importance of researching a qualified surgeon who specializes in doing FUE procedures. Unfortunately you were likely advertised a "scarless" surgery which attracted you to FUE vs the strip and your scarring is much worse that if you would have undergone a strip procedure.Unfortunately, repairing this is extremely difficult. I have many patients come see me after experiencing similar results as you had. I generally offer transplant with body hair into the donor zone, scalp micro pigmentation, and sometimes I will remove grafts from above and below the donor zone to give it a more equal appearance. PRP is likely not going to help as the grafts have been permanently damaged since there has been no growth in 7.5 months. Unfortunately there is no exact answer other than researching a qualified doctor to visit that can help repair this.
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March 27, 2017
Answer: Donor Damage After Poor FUE Technique With Large Punches Based on your photos, it seems like the donor incisions used to extract the grafts (punch size) were fairly large, causing more damage and scarring. Since I don't know whether you had your procedure done by hand it's hard to tell exactly. This is a good example of the importance of researching a qualified surgeon who specializes in doing FUE procedures. Unfortunately you were likely advertised a "scarless" surgery which attracted you to FUE vs the strip and your scarring is much worse that if you would have undergone a strip procedure.Unfortunately, repairing this is extremely difficult. I have many patients come see me after experiencing similar results as you had. I generally offer transplant with body hair into the donor zone, scalp micro pigmentation, and sometimes I will remove grafts from above and below the donor zone to give it a more equal appearance. PRP is likely not going to help as the grafts have been permanently damaged since there has been no growth in 7.5 months. Unfortunately there is no exact answer other than researching a qualified doctor to visit that can help repair this.
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March 28, 2017
Answer: Donor Area There's still a chance you'll see improvement with your donor area, but I doubt even if you do see a difference it'll be enough to blend in with the rest of your head. There's really only two viable options here- scalp micropigmentation or another transplant to even it out.
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March 28, 2017
Answer: Donor Area There's still a chance you'll see improvement with your donor area, but I doubt even if you do see a difference it'll be enough to blend in with the rest of your head. There's really only two viable options here- scalp micropigmentation or another transplant to even it out.
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March 26, 2017
Answer: Donor harvest Albeit you may have some further growth in the donor region, most likely the donor region will be similar to how it appears now.
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March 26, 2017
Answer: Donor harvest Albeit you may have some further growth in the donor region, most likely the donor region will be similar to how it appears now.
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