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4 months post hair transplant patch not grown! (Phoot)

ahill1101Aug 16, 2015
After 1,500 grafts with FUE method 4 months ago for diffuse thinning at the front of my scalp, there is a 2cm patch that hasn't grown. The rest is growing well. There was some bleeding 12 days after the hair transplant in the same area that hasn't grown, I'm worries this means it won't grow. I appreciate your advice about this. Thank you

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Dr. Jae Pak, MD
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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Dr. Jonathan Ballon, MD (in memoriam)
Dr. Jonathan Ballon, MD (in memoriam)
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