Hair Loss

Well it has been a little over a year since I got my transplant procedure and my life has completely changed for the better. I used to be morbidly depressed about this condition and I haven’t been that way for a long time.

I receive around 2600 grafts.. I can’t remember the exact number. I only had work done on the hairline.  I am happy with the results.

My current regime consists of Avodart 0.5 mg per day, Lasercomb every other day, Tea Tree Oil Shampoo and a bunch of supplements.  I had side effects with Propecia (gyno) but for some reason these are not present with Avodart.   Hasson and Wong have noticed that patients get fewer side effects on Avodart as compared to Propecia.  Who really knows though, everyone is different.

Here are some pics of my Hairline presently.  My camera is an older one so they are not great, but I think you will get the gist.

Before

After

Well, it has been approximately 3/12 months since I received my transplant. Hairs are coming in but I want more and I want it quicker! Anyway, I am back on Propecia. I was off it for about 6 months and my hair started shedding an insane amount. I got off it because of problems with gyno but I seem to be doing OK this time around on a lower dose and with some natural stuff like flax lignans (which helps with breast health). So I hope my hair up top improves over the next 6 months and thickens up on top, we will see. I posted some pics below. I know that they are not the best quality but I feel that you will get the idea of where I am at.

2 months post op, still have some redness. Hairs are beginning to poke through. Grow!!!!

It has been four weeks since I had my procedure with Dr. Rahal.  The hair has shed but I have been noticing these little black hairs poking through in areas where I didn’t have hair before.  I am not sure if I was just unaware of these hairs or if they are actually hairs growing from the hair transplant procedure.

My hair is fairly long right now and covers up my hairline where I had the procedure.  It is just a waiting game right now for the hair growth to really kick in.  I will post pics asap.

Well, the scabs fell off and it looks soooo much better. I cannot tell you how wierd it is to look in the mirror and see a hairline. Here is a pic of my hairline at about two weeks post op. I also got my stiches out yesterday and will post pics of the scar tomarrow.