Regular Member hairtargeter Posted October 11, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2019 I underwent hair transplantation 6 months ago with FUE procedure. The transplanted hairs fell after one month of the surgery. About 2 months ago, vellus hairs started to appear. It is considered that vellus hairs will be thicken and transform to normal hairs. However, the vellus hairs haven't transformed to normal hairs yet and still very short and thin. My question is: When the vellus hairs appear after 3-4 months of the transplantation, how long does it take to become thick and transform to normal hairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted October 11, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted October 11, 2019 Typically at 1 year post op. In some instances it can keep improving up to 18 months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairtargeter Posted October 11, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, LaserCap said: Typically at 1 year post op. In some instances it can keep improving up to 18 months.. Do you mean that the growing transplanted hairs after the transplantation - which are vellus hairs in the begining - take one year to transform to normal hairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted October 11, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted October 11, 2019 Yes sir, that's exactly what I'm telling you.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairtargeter Posted October 12, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2019 10 hours ago, LaserCap said: Yes sir, that's exactly what I'm telling you.......... But why vellus hairs which grow - after transplantation - takes a long time to be thickened and transform to normal hairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member paddyirishman Posted October 12, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2019 The hairs that have been transplanted into a different part of the scalp shed after a month or so for most people. Then they start the growing phase all over again which will start with small thin hairs which will mature over 18 months. If sombody dosent shed hairs after a ht then the hair will grow ahead of schedule thats why after 5 months some HTs look really impressive especially if they have PRP done when they have the HT. Unfortunately in your case you will have to sit it out for longer than 5 months. Be patient. You will have a great result but it takes time. @LaserCap will explain it better than myself as he is very knowledgeable on the HT subject. .......all the best.... ......Paddy..... .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted October 13, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2019 So you go through a transplant procedure. The very next day crusts start to form. You start to pour shampoo and cup method. Within 3-4 days you see crusts all over, Some are small and some bigger. You can start noticing the shaft that came with the graft. At about the 5-7th day the crusts start falling off. You get in the shower and start massaging gently. Crusts finally come off but the hair never falls and starts growing. This just means you are ahead of everyone else by 3 months. Normally what happens, however - the hair also falls along with the crusts. 3-4 months later the hair start coming in. And, not all hair comes in at the same time. First it is vellus-like. Eventually, typically a year, the hair matures. Sometimes there can be improvement up to 18 months. If you do PRP, hair comes in sooner. I've seen a matured result at 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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