Regular Member EDDIED Posted July 15, 2002 Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2002 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DOES IT TAKE LONGER FOR TRANSPLANTED HAIR TO GROW IN AN AREA THAT HAS HAD BEEN TRANSPLANTED BEFORE?I HAD1350 FOLLICURE UNITS DONE 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TERRIFIC GROWTH BEHIND THE AREA WHERE THE LAST TRANSPLANT WAS PERFORMED.HOWEVER IT IS HARD TO SEE ANY NEW GROWTH IN THE FRONTAL ZONE WHERE THERE WAS WORK DONE ALREADY. I HAD THE PLUGS DONE IN FRONT ABOUT 15 YRS. AGO AND HOPE TO HIDE THE PLUG LOOK. ALL THE OTHER GRAFTS BEHIND THIS ZONE ARE GROWING REALLY WELL.I KNOW ITS ONLY 2 MONTHS, BUT SHOULD I HAVE THE SAME RATE OF GROWTH IN BETWEEN THE OLD PLUGS? THANK YOU GREATLY eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member EDDIED Posted July 15, 2002 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2002 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DOES IT TAKE LONGER FOR TRANSPLANTED HAIR TO GROW IN AN AREA THAT HAS HAD BEEN TRANSPLANTED BEFORE?I HAD1350 FOLLICURE UNITS DONE 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TERRIFIC GROWTH BEHIND THE AREA WHERE THE LAST TRANSPLANT WAS PERFORMED.HOWEVER IT IS HARD TO SEE ANY NEW GROWTH IN THE FRONTAL ZONE WHERE THERE WAS WORK DONE ALREADY. I HAD THE PLUGS DONE IN FRONT ABOUT 15 YRS. AGO AND HOPE TO HIDE THE PLUG LOOK. ALL THE OTHER GRAFTS BEHIND THIS ZONE ARE GROWING REALLY WELL.I KNOW ITS ONLY 2 MONTHS, BUT SHOULD I HAVE THE SAME RATE OF GROWTH IN BETWEEN THE OLD PLUGS? THANK YOU GREATLY eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 The reason is simple. The area has some 'scar tissue' underneath the skin caused by the first HT. Now the hair has to fight for more blood supply and by doing so it takes longer for it regrow. A second procedure in the same area takes the hair longer for it to grow. A third procedure even takes longer. That is why doing a single FU HT in a given area with dense packing is highly recommended. Like this you never have to go back into the same area again with dense packing and FUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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