Thehairupthere

The scar should not be visible when your hair is wet; it really depends on the length of the hair. If the hair is long enough to cover it when dry then you hold be fine.

Looking great jaywalker!

That is normal. Those dots are scars and are permanent but they will look better in a few months when it heals completely, as well as some of the shocked hair returning at that time.

Pimples in the recipient area is normal around this time as its the first sign of growth you'll see it for another month or so.

It is normal to see the transplanted hair fall out in the first 3 weeks but some may stay and that it perfectly fine. Some may not fall out at all and continue growing which is also fine so don't worry you'll start to see most of the hairs frowng back around 3-4 months and a major change around 7-8 months.

I've traveled numerous times with finasteride in my suitcase you have nothing to worry about.

It wouldn't be worth using rogaine for only 3 months. It's intention is to keep your native hair from shedding; it will do very little for your newly transplanted hairs as they normally grow around 3-4 months and the medication won't change that. Only start the med if you intend to commit to it.

It is normal to see the transplants fall out when brushing the scabs. They should all be gone in the first 3 weeks and begin to grow at 3-4 months. I usually suggest waiting 8 days to brush the scabs off but yours should still be ok and the fact that you didn't see blood means they are safe.

It is very early to determine if there are density issues once everything grows in it will look better than it currently is so don't worry you have a long journey ahead.

Usually the redness on the sutures is gone by half a year and could be earlier than that. If it's red after that time you may want to use vitamin e ointment which can lessen the redness.

Your skin will smooth out and look normalbutthat may take a few weeks to occur as your skin is still healing. If you see black dots it could be the start of a hair growing but again you'll look back to normal once the hairs shed and skin heals which won't take long.

You are not a candidate for any crown work in my opinion you have excellent density. Your hairline could potentially be improved but I personally don't think it needs much if anything, you are in excellent shape.

You can start propecia right away, and you can start rogaine once your scabs have fallen off which usually takes between 8-14 days post op.

It appears that you're at the early stages of thinning on top of your head as well as the crown, but not severely. Using propecia and rogaine for one year is the best course of action, as you're not a surgical candidate for those areas and you may see a nice change with it, or at least stabilize in those areas. If you really wanted to you could have a small procedure to the hairline and corners, but that's your personal preference, otherwise I think you're in pretty good shape. When hair is wet it will always appear worse so don't take that too much into account, but starting meds would certainly be a good idea at this point.

Just like any scar the FUE scars are permanent, but very difficult to notice once it heals completely. The scars are very small white dots. Many patients can shave to a #1 on a razor setting and not notice anything.

All the surgeons recommended here are extremely good at adding density. Shock loss is something that can occur for many reasons and sometimes people get lucky and avoid having anything significant, while others could have more significant loss it really depends on the patients particular case. The surgeon should be able to tell you during a consultation if you can expect a good deal of shock loss or just a little. Also you should know that shock loss is temporary for hairs that were healthy prior to the procedure, while miniaturized hairs may not return but they will most likely shed on their own in the not too distant future. You will almost always look a bit worse directly after surgery but once everything starts growing in 3-4 months down the road you will start to see the positive changes beginning. In your case I would say you probably will experience some shock loss directly in the frontal hairline where I assume you'd like more thickening, but again that is temporary, there really isn't much you can do about that unfortunately especially if you want a very dense hair line.

I assume you mean transplanting hairs in between existing hairs to give better density. If that's the case every doctor recommended on this forum would perform that, but there are certain situations where it may not be in your best interest to transplant too densely near a healthy patch of native hair. That could cause permanent shock loss and leave you worse off than you started so you would need to consult with a doctor see what is viable, but again any doctor here does that.

You should consult with a surgeon and have them draw on you what the design will be. Many surgeons give both mature and youthful hairlines it depends in what the patient wants, their age (so its age appropriate), how many grafts they have to use etc. everyone is different so you need to discuss it in person for your particular case.

The amount transplanted per square centimeter is predetermined based on the number of grafts a patient has once the grafts are extracted, that way the surgeon knows how densely he can pack an area. The strip can be long and wide it depends on how many grafts the patient needs and if the patient's scalp health and elasticity are. Thats why there are limitations on how many grafts one person can do in one session because if you take too much you can cause bad scarring in the donor area.

I would suggest taking half a pill a day (0.5 milligrams) instead of every other day as we've seen better results than skipping a day.

I definitely suggest starting propecia but that's up to you. I would recommend using meds for a year and then reevaluate.

You are at the beginning stages of thinning and your crown seems to have taken the worst of it, but from what I see you don't seem to be a surgical candidate right now. Instead I would suggest containing with rogaine for a full year and start propecia which also can help especially in the crown. If you haven't already consult with a recommended doctor from the forum.

Why are you taking propecia every other day? It should be taken daily and when you do you may experience an improvement. At your age you should be a bit conservative with your overall transplant design as you may go on to a high Norwood pattern.i don't believe you need 3000 grafts for what you are experiencing currently as I believe you should only treat your hairline and corners so I think about 2000 grafts is more accurate, but this should be confirmed in a consultation.

Everyone is different, it can start as early as the following day after surgery but typically people experience it within the first 4-5 weeks. It's not very common to see shock loss after that time frame but could happen. Remember that shock loss is temporary if the hair was healthy prior to treatment, but if it was miniaturized then it's less likely to survive.

Stoping minoxidil for a few months is extremely conservative and completely unnecessary. Minoxidil should be stopped for a week at most before treatment not months before, as you will be needlessly losing ground on your hair loss by stopping it for that long. You are at no risk of excessively bleeding even with use of minoxidil a day before surgery, it's simply a precaution that surgeons request you stop a few days prior to the procedure. You should wait until all of your scabs have fallen off (typically about 2 weeks after surgery) to restart using minoxidil.