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14 weeks post hair transplant and the donor area has depletion. Will it improve? (photo)

Shivers88Aug 28, 2018
This is my donor area exactly 14 weeks after my hair transplant. It's looking a bit thin and patchy. Generally after how many month's should I wait to see if there's going to be more improvement? Or is 14 weeks a good indication to how my donor is going to look in the future? Thank you.

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