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If you are not satisfied with your surgery results, it is best to follow up with your doctor and express your concerns. If your doctor is not receptive to your concerns you may want to see another doctor for a second opinion.
Hello, Density is one of the most critical factors after hair transplantation. Early on you may not be able to fully determine your density. Density depends on various factors including the number of hairs per cm squared, the thickness and vibrancy of hair, direction and design of hair. Techniques for density vary from surgeon to surgeon. In my office, we utilize a specialized technique that allows for optimizing density and found it to be helpful. Best, Dr. Anil Shah
It is difficult to make any comments without the before photos. The density is one of the main goals in hair transplantation, it depends what your and your hair surgeon's goals were discussed about your surgical plan. My suggestios are: discuss your case with your surgeon again and look for a second opinion.
HelloJW,I cansee you are disappointed with the result.Thedensity of hair after transplant depends on several factors. It dependson how long it has been since the procedure. It takes 12 months to seefull hair growth after the transplant, so you've certainly waited enough time. At 14 months, you are seeing the final result of the transplant, and thisis likely as much hair as you are going to get.Anotherimportant factor is the number of grafts your surgeon put in. Obviously,the more grafts put in, and the more densely packed, the better the result. The problem is that you only have so many available donor hair units onthe back of your scalp, and the donor area is limited. If you had veryextensive area of hair loss before surgery, there just aren't enough donor hairunits available to restore normal hair density to the entire bald area. That brings us to the next, critical factor:Howthe surgeon designed the hairline. Since you rarely have enough donorhair units to restore normal hair density to the entire scalp, it is veryimportant that your surgeon plan out the restoration carefully. Anormal scalp has a density of about 100-120 follicle units per cm2 everywhere. Whenwe transplant, we really only have enough for between 25 -35 follicle unit grafts per cm2 - that's a big difference - but youcan still get a great result if it is done properly. The front hairlineand the area right behind it are what people see when they look directly atyou, and what you see in the mirror everyday (it is also what you are showingus in the photo). It is this hairline that frames your face anddetermines how you look. Because of that it is critical to put most ofthe grafts in the front hairline and the zone immediately behind the fronthairline (some people call it the frontal tuft area), and use a high density ofgrafts (with 2, 3 and 4 hairs per unit) in order to really fill out this area.I don't know what your scalp looked like before the procedure, but youneed a good 2000 - 2500 grafts, some times more, to create areally nice hairline.Anotherimportant factor is the timing of the hair transplant. If you had yourtransplant too early and too young, then your hair loss pattern wasstill evolving (ie progressing). If you still had some hair at thefront at the time of the transplant, and the transplant pattern didn't accountfor future loss of that hair, that hair would have been lost naturallyover the year, and perhaps even faster because of shedding related to thenearby hair grafts.Here'swhat you can do now: If you are not already taking, start takingFinasteride and applying Minoxidil for at least 1-2 years and see if yourhair thickens. If it works, keep taking indefinitely. You can alsowear your hair combed to the side, and that will better hide your barescalp and be less noticeable. Finally, if none of that works, whenyour hair loss is completely stable you may be able to have anothertransplant to better fill in the front.Goodluck!
Your Transplant results at 14 months looks good to me. A doctor never can restore your original density in one session. It takes 2-3 sessions to do that
It looks ok to me, a bit red from the bump. If you are concerned go back and visit your doctor for an examination
Thank you for your question. You didn’t submit photos, but describe you have been on minoxidil for about 2 years, and noticed after awhile it wasn’t working. You decided to stop the minoxidil, and you’re going to undergo a hair transplant in about 2 months. You’re asking if stopping minoxid...
Biofiber is not approved in the United States by the FDA because it is not considered safe. There are risks of infection and extensive scarring.