I am a 21 years old male. I just had a FUE transplant of 4000 grafts in Istanbul, turkey 6 days ago. The clinique adviced Me to buy a 500 $ product from them Called kerastase destnifique. They Said that it would strengthen My existing non transplanted hair and help regrow the transplanted hair . I an wondering if that is really necessary to buy or should i use an alternative product like propecia or rogaine. I should add that My hair type is oily and i had problems with dandruff for along time
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Once removed, hair from the donor site will not grow back, regardless of the technique used.The donor area is finite and that is why carefully planning your hair transplant under the guidance of a qualified hair transplant physician is essential.
You would be hard pressed to find a doctor that allowed you to be put to sleep for your hair transplant surgery. Many doctors only use a local anesthetic to numb the head, myself included, while others may include the use light sedation that probably won't put you to sleep, but...
At this point it is too early to see what your final results will be, and the hair may just be beginning to grow back in after 1-3 months. However, it would be unusual to see "small holes" or pitting where the follicles were implanted, and this may indicate that the grafts may have been...