12 days post Hair Transplant, still have crust and low hair volume, will it be more dense after 12 months? (photos)

It can take 6 to 12 months after surgery to see results.  If you are concerned it is best to contact your doctor.  There is no way to tell if your surgery was a success only 12 days after surgery.

At
12 days post op most of the crust should be gone.  In our office, we supply our patients with a
goodie bag containing all the necessary items needed post-operatively.  The bag includes a special shampoo and a
sponge brush.  To facilitate softening
the crusts that remain beyond day 5 we ask that the patient leave the shampoo
foam on the scalp for 5-10 minutes after which the sponge brush is used while
rinsing.  You need to be patient and wait
to see your final results at 12 months. 
Please see our website which will go through the day by day instructions
/ expectations, followed by month by month happenings.

Thank you for the post. At 12 days post procedure, it is normal to see some amount of scabbing. Also, starting day 10 or so, you may even see some of the grafts slowly falling out on their own, creating a thin appearance on the scalp. This is where you have to have patience until around month 4 where roughly you should see around 15% to 20% growth. by 6 months, roughly around 50%. Hope this helps. Best, LAHC team. 

It is much too early to judge your result. Early growth has just started at the 3 month mark. At 6 months you will be at only about 50% growth, at 12 months you will be at roughly 90% growth. Remain patient and continue to follow your doctors post op care instructions.

I encourage you to soak your head in the tub.  I also allow my patients to use their finger tips to gently massage the recipient area, new hair, after a week to help loosen the scabs.  Otherwise it looks as I'd expect at 12 days.

At 12 days post op, some scabbing is normal.  The hair grafts are permanently in place and you can do some gentle scrubbing to remove scabs.  Remember, the grafts will begin to shed their hairs now and through the first month.  New hair growth doesn't begin until months 2-5.  It will take 6-9 months before it is groomable and 10-12 months before you can judge the results.  Hang in there!

I don't like the idea of anyone removing grafts that have scabs on them because we have published a paper in a formal medical journal, that when a person pulls off a scab (crust) from a recipient area in less than 12 days, the risk of losing the graft is very high. Now you must slowly address the crusting problem by holding a conditioner on your scalp for 15 minutes after you shampoo your hair. Then gently with your finger tips, allow the crusts to fall off. Otherwise it looks ok