I had a very small hair transplant at my temple and I've lost hair already. I'm not sure if it's just shedding or if I lost grafts/follicles. I woke up with 4 hairs on my pillow and 1 when I was in the shower. I am very, very gentle with my hair, I didn't scrub. I also gave my best to not sleep on my transplanted area at night. Note that I didn't have any bleeding when I found those hairs. Did I lose grafts/damage the follicles? It seems to early to lose hair or am I in the clear?
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You have classic donor site depletion resulting from over-harvesting the grafts for your donor density. The surgeon who did not did not know what he/she was doing and clearly pushed your donor area well beyond what the blood supply could support and probably what your original density was. Make ...
This is a complicated question. As I see it, the answer depends on your age, your family history, the extent of your present hair loss, what steps you plan to take to prevent (as much as possible) ongoing hair loss, and what you mean by “going bald”. I'd also be interested to know what you mean ...
