FUT hair transplant - I see growth in 10 days - is it normal? (Photo)

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I got a hair transplantation exactly 10 days back. After 4th day, I see good growth in almost 70% of the follicles. As you can see in attached pic, almost all the hair grafts are growing in length, which makes me happy :) .. is this generally the case. I know that planted grafts shed - so before shedding is it normal to see them grow. But i wish they keep growing like this. Is it possible that the grafts when they were planted were in anagen pahase (growth) and they are continuing that?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is normal to lose transplanted hairs weeks after surgery.  It may take 6 to 12 months to see new hairs grow out.Most likely you are seeing the transplanted hairs shedding (sliding out).

Donovan Rosas, MD · Answer

Patients will often ride a roller coaster of emotions post grafting...beginning with excitement at the site of new grafts in the short term followed by devastation with the shedding that follows weeks later. In order to avoid this drama, it is best to know what to expect.3-4 weeks after grafting patients should expect some shedding. This is not cause for alarm and is to be expected. The new hair growth will begin at 3-4 months and continue from that point forward. As always, discuss your concerns with your board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS) with experience in hair restoration.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

You can not see any growth on day of 10 th...Transplanted graft’s hair starts to shedding in the first week of surgery and may go on untill 4-6 th weeks after surgery. İt is not surprising to lost approx.  %70-80 of all transplanted hair shafts in first month when you are washing, gently rubbing  or touching the head. İt is shock loss and not permanent. Even your native hair may affected with that post traumatic transient hair loss&hellip;New hair at transplant and donor area starts to grow at 3-4 th month after surgery .

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

At 10 days, what you are most likely seeing is the expulsion of the grafts which will eventually shed over the next couple of weeks

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