HAIR TRANSPLANT FORUM

I am at the 4 month mark and there is still a lot of redness in the recipient area definitely still noticeable to others, Dr. cole did my 1800 fit procedudure, and hairs are coming in more every week, so I am happy about that, but just can't seem to get rid of this redness, I have tried neosporin an...

Dr. Cole did my FIT Transplant, I started washing my hair exactly as instructed in post op instructions I followed all instructions precisely. Scabs fell off around 10-12 days post op. I used the biotin spray religiously, wish I would have got more bottles. I did not purchase any shampoo or gels tho...

It has been 2 months since my surgery and my head is still very red in the recipient area, which is the frontal area, and is very noticeable. Wondering if there is anything I can do to speed up the process to get rid of the redness. I am fair skinned so that makes it worse for me too. Any cover up t...

It has been a month since my surgery, and I am starting to get little red bumps in some of the grafts like little pimples, at this stage ( 4weeks) should I be squeezing the skin at all, or just let them be. Also I have been wearing a hat to conseal the redness, I was wondering if that is okay. A bas...

Thanks!! That makes me feel better that it is more about the procedure itself, and not about cutting the percentage of the grafts growth rate down by a lot. After the procedure I did not smoke for a week, then started smoking a few a day. Did not go to crazy to quickly. Everything seems to be healin...

Just curious how smoking cigarettes will effect the growth of grafts. I know the post- op instructions say to decrease as much as possible, but is there any evidence that there will be less growth if a person is a smoker compared to a non- smoker, and why does it effect something that is growing out...