Hi Figsy,

I have had HT done by DR Bernstien last week and it went very well. I experience so little of swelling. Like you said i have slept in the 45 degrees position for 3 days.

So far i have lost four grafts, i don't know what i do wrong.. in the direction they said that i must clean the transplant area twice per days and what about after the three days should i only clean 1 or still applie twice per day ??

What concern me the most is that i probably patting on the tranplant area little hard or little bit faster that why i have lost those four grafts.. i hope i did not damage any other grafts .

Could you please tell me how you take care your transplant area ??

Is it possible that i patting and rolling to hard that have cause other grafts from not fully sit then it won't grow ??

Is your HT hair starting to shed yet ??

When do you stop using Bacitracin Ointment on the donor area ?

Thanks,

danny

danny,


i'm glad to hear it went well.wish you would
have spoken sooner,but glad it went well.as
far as the showering,i was very nervous about
loosing grafts so when showering i held my hands
in front of the shower nozzle and let the water
trickle down on my head.be very very gentle the
first few days as it takes a week before they
are cemented in.i was so nervous about loosing
grafts the 1st few days i only showered 1 time
a day cause i did not want to lose even 1.i think
i only lost 1,but who can be sure.lightly just
touch the ht area and don't let the water directly
hit your head unless you are past the first week
then you can be more agressive showering.do not
press your fingernails or fingers tips when
shampooing for a month,be gentle and smart when
in the shower.no rubbing the recipient area for
a month,the donor area you can gently rub and
should be somewhat agressive.use the bacitracin
on scar for at least 2 weeks.if you are loosing
grafts it's cause you being too rough,relax
and be gentle the 1st month.yes all my hairs fell
out after 4 to 6 weeks,and now i'm 2months 1 week
post op and some hairs are starting to regrow,
nothing major just say 50 to 100 grafts starting
to show as black dots and actually a few hairs
never fell and just kept growing like weeds.keep
us posted ,but remember to be gentle,you spent
a ton of money on the ht,you want all you paid
for,so be gentle.how many grafts did you get,
how long were u there,how many others was dr. b
doing that day.give us all some details on your
experience if you can. congrats & good healing.

Another idea about showering. I think it is important to start using fingertips gently to work the crusts off the head after 10 days or so. I think the goal should be to have all crusts off by 14 days or so. Which is when most sutures or staples come off. Soaking the recipient area with a damp wash-cloth 1/2 hour before shower and then stand under shower for 10 to 15 minutes. This loosens up crusts before you shampooing.

Just a thought


Ron

Hi

Thanks all for the reply. I was schedule for 2000 grafts but since my donor density was below average 1.7 then i only get 1615 grafts instead. Dr B working on two peoples that day which other person i believe smaller case then me. they start working on me from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM i was there the whole day.

My healing process went very well but what really get me the most is that i have lost four grafts and i don't know if i have damage any other grafts as well. By patting little bit harder on the transplant area do you think it might cause the follicle to rise about the skin surface and cause it not to regrow ???

thanks,

danny

danny,


you didn't do damage to the other grafts,the 1st
week when they get wet they swell to the surface.
that is normal,it is disturbing you lost 4 grafts
if in fact you lost 4 .you can often confuse
a scab,dried blood,a shedded hair,and/or shock
loss of actual existing hair with a graft when
in fact it is not,so relax and go a little
easier if you feel you have been too harsh on your
scalp.gently pat the ht area,don't scrub and rub
hard for several weeks,gradually look and judge
your own healing as we all heal different.i'm a
little over 2 months now and am itching to see
my new hair,but don't yet have much going on yet.
like most people say,i guess its 3 to 4 before
it gets drastic,so i'm trying to be patient
although it's hard. hang in there.

Hi,

How your HT goes ?? do you see any progess yet ??

It kind of too late to ask you this question but
it might stop me from damage more of my HT. The question is that after shampoo the transplant area, do you use any soft cloth to pat the area so that it can dry or you just let dry by it self ??

All this time, after i shampoo i have use a soft cloth to pat the tranplant area so it can get dry fast and to stop the follicle for rising about the
skin surface.

thanks,

danny

danny


i think that i can speak for most who are losing
their hair and/or people who have had an ht.the
days are gone when we towel dry our hair,hey when
we were all kids we would take a towel and rub
our hair vigorously dry cause we weren't
concerned about losing hair.i'm 34 i haven't
towel dried my hair in 12 years.you just had an
ht ,you should not be patting your hair dry.
let it air dry.that may be why you were losing
grafts,remember my previous correspondance to
you ,take it easy.a few lost grafts won't kill
you,but i know it's depressing,just go easy on
the recipient area.donor area you can be more
agressive.have your hairs shed yet?any pain or
discomfort?is your scar very red still?how do you
look and feel?

Hi Figsy,

Thanks you for the response, it been two weeks post-op and i have been towel dry on the receipient
area all these times. Do you think by drying receipient area with towel cause damage to HT hair ??

I still have a little bit scab on the receipient, i still have a little bit of discomfort on the donor area. Do the HT hair continue to growth before it shed ??
My HT is not begin to shed yet..

danny

Hi Danny,

The day after my surgery (I'm 42 days post op) I went back into the Dr's office and they shampoo'd my hair and towel dried it (very light patting).

They instructued my to do the same from that day on. So I did. I did not rub the shampoo or the towel at all. I did very light patting. And I used a pitcher of water instead of the shower head.

As mentioned, Im 42 days post op and I still have FU's that have not shed. They are not growing either. Evidently, I'm a slow healer.

Hi Midnite,

Thanks you for the response. The way you take care of your transplant area is just exactly what i been doing. instead of using shower head i'm uisng a cup to pour water on it and after shampoo the transplant area i have use a very soft cloth for very light patting and dried the area.. Is it the right way to care it ??

Who is the doctor did you have your HT with ??

danny