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Stopped Minoxidil and had head shaved for FUE transplant. Native hair not growing back.

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27 yr old male with MPB.On finas since 25,used minox for a yr but not good enough results so decided to stop minox and get FUE transplant to fill in temples and hairline only.Slowly tapered off minox and stopped fully about 5 weeks before FUE.Head was shaved for transplant.After 30 days native hair in midscalp (no grafts inserted here) has been really slow to grow back, 60% of the hairs have stayed at the shaved length + will not lengthen.Why is this? Rest of native hair is growing fine.

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