I had a hair transplant of 2600 grafts (FUE method) Nov/08. New hair started to grow around the 3rd month (Feb). I'm now almost at the 6th month(May) after surgery, but I'm not satisfied with the results. While new hair has grown in the frontal area of my head, in the vertex area there has been no visible growth. The new hair in the frontal area (thick, slightly curly, and dark)does not provide good coverage and there are certain frontal areas with hardly any hair. What can I expect from this point on (6 month mark)?
February 5, 2019
Answer: Early Results This is a very common concern and question. Hair transplant results take time though so it's essential to be patient. There will likely be additional growth between 6months to a year. So it's too early to become frustrated by your results. As always, it's best to discuss your concerns with your surgeon. They can compare your before and after results to show you the progress you've made.
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February 5, 2019
Answer: Early Results This is a very common concern and question. Hair transplant results take time though so it's essential to be patient. There will likely be additional growth between 6months to a year. So it's too early to become frustrated by your results. As always, it's best to discuss your concerns with your surgeon. They can compare your before and after results to show you the progress you've made.
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July 27, 2018
Answer: What to Expect 6 Months After Hair Transplant? I need to give it a little more time up to eight months at least if not more up to 12 to get a full results and then reassess this with your hair restoration professional.
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July 27, 2018
Answer: What to Expect 6 Months After Hair Transplant? I need to give it a little more time up to eight months at least if not more up to 12 to get a full results and then reassess this with your hair restoration professional.
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April 12, 2018
Answer: What to expect after 6 months post hair transplant Thank you for your question. This is a common situation for two reasons. The first is that at 6 months you only have 50% of the final aesthetic result. This is because only 80% of the hairs have grown and the thickness of the transplanted follicles is less than that of your normal hair. A small reduction in shaft thickness can make a large difference to the 'coverage' a patient gains on their scalp. The second is that the crown area is generally an area in which is traditionally difficult to transplant. Much because the surface area of the crown in much larger than your frontal hairline. Most of the time a standard 2600 surgery is split in half; 1300 follicles in the front and 1300 follicles at the back. This results in unsatisfactory results in the crown area. Also if you look at native follicles in a healthy crown there are few 1 and 2 hair follicles there are more 3-5 hair follicles in this region. Therefore, most FUE surgeries result in an average of 2-2.5 hairs per follicle (this is dependent on surgeon). This results in the need to have double the amount of follicles in the crown area to achieve good coverage. So the question is why do we not do this? Well you will lose hair in the future and if you have 6000 grafts transplanted in one go you may not have a donor reserve in the future, so unless you want to go to one of the countries who are notorious for duping patients into getting more grafts on the cheap we have to find different ways to addressing this conundrum. We adopt methods such as double follicular units and cross hatch follicles to make magic with fewer follicles and leave you with enough hair in the future to address ongoing hair loss.
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April 12, 2018
Answer: What to expect after 6 months post hair transplant Thank you for your question. This is a common situation for two reasons. The first is that at 6 months you only have 50% of the final aesthetic result. This is because only 80% of the hairs have grown and the thickness of the transplanted follicles is less than that of your normal hair. A small reduction in shaft thickness can make a large difference to the 'coverage' a patient gains on their scalp. The second is that the crown area is generally an area in which is traditionally difficult to transplant. Much because the surface area of the crown in much larger than your frontal hairline. Most of the time a standard 2600 surgery is split in half; 1300 follicles in the front and 1300 follicles at the back. This results in unsatisfactory results in the crown area. Also if you look at native follicles in a healthy crown there are few 1 and 2 hair follicles there are more 3-5 hair follicles in this region. Therefore, most FUE surgeries result in an average of 2-2.5 hairs per follicle (this is dependent on surgeon). This results in the need to have double the amount of follicles in the crown area to achieve good coverage. So the question is why do we not do this? Well you will lose hair in the future and if you have 6000 grafts transplanted in one go you may not have a donor reserve in the future, so unless you want to go to one of the countries who are notorious for duping patients into getting more grafts on the cheap we have to find different ways to addressing this conundrum. We adopt methods such as double follicular units and cross hatch follicles to make magic with fewer follicles and leave you with enough hair in the future to address ongoing hair loss.
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