7th month crown; I cannot see hair growth? What is the reason?

brag2040,Without the benefit of even the standard views of both before and after pictures, this can only be a general guideline. The growth from any hair transplant is at a slow and gradual rate, growing about 1 mm every 3 days, you constantly re-set where you are because you only recall yesterday. Hence the growth transition over many months may go by imperceptibly by the patient. The extent of your hair loss: the area involved, and the remaining native density of the area is not known but 1400 grafts is not a big number to distribute between the front and the crown. As, other colleagues have pointed out by 7 months a lot of the growth should be underway. Please do go back to your physician to have a thorough evaluation. If indeed there is no growth apparent, the possibilities are: 1.you might be a late grower;2. error during procedure;  or 3.something is going on in your scalp that should be worked up with a scalp biopsy that should be read by an experienced dermatopathologist. Good luck!Sincerely, Bernardino A. Arocha, MD

It can take six to twelve month after a hair transplant surgery to see results. So at 7 months, it may be too early to judge

Dear brag2040,If you had surgery 7 months ago, and there is zero hair growth into the areas that received transplanted grafts, then yes, it is a surgical failure. There would at least be some growth there, and normally at 7 months there is a considerable amount of growth. Hair restoration is not a straightforward procedure. There are literally hundreds of subtleties and nuances in performing a hair restoration surgery, and it involves an entire surgical team. If not performed correctly, if the incorrect solutions are used, if the grafts, dry out, if the grafts are outside the body, if the grafts are improperly handled, etc etc etc etc…..there are just so many reasons a hair restoration procedure can be performed and yield very little hair. I see many surgeons all over the world, many right here on RealSelf.com, who acquire a NeoGraft or similar FUE device and suddenly call themselves experts in hair restoration surgery, and start to offer this surgery to the public with training only provided by the company that makes the device they purchased. NeoGraft is simply a device a surgeon uses to perform FUE. The device itself is absolutely zero guarantee that you will have excellent results, anymore than a particular brand of paintbrush will guarantee a beautiful painting. The device is simply a tool. What is critically important is how experienced and talented is the person using it; exactly like a paintbrush.I would give it a full year to see what grows in. That’s more or less going to be your final result. If you’re not satisfied, I would speak with the surgeon who performed your surgery first. If he or she cannot provide a satisfactory answer, you’re free to call any one of the very qualified hair restoration surgeons in the USA. One source for the elite doctors of the world in my specialty is the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons. I hope this information is helpful to you.

Thank you for your question., brag2040. Your hair should have experienced regrowth by this point. I suggest you consult with the board certified facial plastic surgeon who performed your surgery for further detail, and consider revisiting NeoGraft with a more experienced surgeon.Best wishes,

The crown can lag behind oher areas of the scalp in growth onset. However, you should have some growth at the 7 month mark. If zero growth has occured, you should revisit with your transplant doctor for posible solutions. It would be helpful if you would provide before and after photos to enable a more objective response to your questions.

Yes it could very well be a complete failure. You should call your hair restoration doctor and tell them your concerns.

Would need more history such as size of crown pre procedure, pictures pre procedure, and your post operative regimen to make recommendation.

If you have no hair after 7 months , yes your doc is not successfull or has not transplant enough number of follicle .In my opinion second is true because 1400 grafts for crown and frontal area is not enough even to get success on just frontal  side as you emphasize. 

You should visit your hair restoration clinic. You should have expected growth from FUE or a strip excision. There could be an underlying medical reason so the first choice is to go back to your clinic. If there is not an underlying medical cause then the problem could have come from the a poor transplant, however in my opinion in today's times this should be rare. Let us know what happens. 

After hair transplant hair starts to grow in gradually. Usually around seven months you should have about fifty percent growth. There is always possibly of delegates growth in some poeple, but if you at concerned do a follow up check with your doctor.