HAIR TRANSPLANT FORUM

I recieved 80 BHT and 50 scalp FIT into a scar 6 weeks ago. When should I expect some growth? It seems as if it may be thinner than before the work. If there was shock loss, will that hair grow back? Did I risk good hair for the chance of FIT/BHT? This was all on the side of the head in the permanent zone. Thank you.

Thank you for your help.

It is rather unlikely that you experienced shock in the donor area. If you did in some small capacity it will regrow.

You will begin to see growth at around the 3-5 month mark.

Be patient. Your HT is on auto-pilot. I do not think you have put your donor hair at risk. Hang in there and post anymore concerns that you may have.

Can shock loss occir slowly, let's say over a year or so? I had previous FUE/FIT work to fill in a strip scar and the first doctor clearly overharvested an area. It seems that the area has become more diffused as time moves on - or It may be that I am looking at it more. I was wondering if some hair in that area has been miniaturizing since the procedure. I have attached a photo. Remember that I am 2 1/2 months post op from Dr. Cole (50 FIT, 80 BHT). This one area sets off the entore scar and makes it more noticeable.

If one is going to experience shock loss, it will occur only in the first several weeks post op. Therefore any loss or thinning at the 2.5 months mark is entirely unrelated to shock loss. In your particular situation, shock loss it not probable. After performing hundreds of FIT cases, we are only aware of 2 instances of shock loss in the donor area. Considering the number of grafts you received and the time interval at which the sparseness became apparent, I do not believe you are experiencing shock. In addition, miniaturization in this part of the scalp is inconsistent with male pattern baldness.

It may be that the hairs in your donor lay less optimally due to the strip. Or you may have experienced some minute shedding after the procedure that you are only noticing now (although I doubt this is the case). More than likely you are simply scrutinizing that area more so now.

The result of a HT will progress over the course of a year so it is premature to stress. The area will fill in as the grafts grow. You need to give it time.