I am currently in my 30's Norwood 2 and considering hairline transplant. According to my genetics, there is a good chance ill progress to Norwood 6-7 in the future. I know that I will need further transplants in the future, and that the surgeon needs to plan the current transplant wisely. But my question is will I have a period of weird bald spots and hair patches in the few months before the second transplant? How will I know when to do the second hair transplant?
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Answer: If you look like a Norwood 2 now but you think there is a good chance of progressing to a Norwood 6 then go see a doctor.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Cobblestoning is an error of graft placement. The properly placed graft rises minimally usually about 1 mm above the scalp surface. This maximizes the proper alignment with the surrounding scalp producing growth of the transplanted grafts that are leveled with the surrounding scalp.When the...
Hopefully, nothing will happen if you were on finasteride. Shock loss occurs in young men who have hair transplants are are not treated with this medication (see video)
It's really hard to tell from the photos if the ridging is from the transplants or just normal. Many people who've never had an HT have what you are calling riding. It's just a change in the density of the sub dermal layers of the scalp and you can see and feel this throughout your scalp. It may...