Hi all,

Just got a quick question.

I'm at day 12 and as per can be expected,i have recently started to shed some transplanted hair. But it seems to be specific hair that is being shed.

There is some transplanted hair has taken root and is growing well in size and thickness. However, there is some hair that has not really grown as much at all and it is this hair that is coming off whenever a crust comes off during gentle washing (pouring on of water only)

My concern is that this lame hair never actually took root and was was just being kept in place by the scab. Thus the matrix of the hair was not transferred before it fell off with the scab.

Any thoughts/similar experience and the likely end result?

Thanks

You're fine. After 8 days those grafts have taken root...

Welcome NH2008,
like hairthere said the grafts have taken root.Sometimes it looks like its more than just the scab with a hair in it,but rest assured the grafts have taken hold.
If you lose a graft now there would be substantial bleeding.

Yup

After about 8-10 days there are set . No you have to prevent your mind from driving you crazy the next 12 months..

Relax and be careful

Cheers for taking the time to reply guys and good to hear.

But here's a thought for you - is there any scientific fact that the hairs have taken root and transferred their matrix by day 8 - 10. The only research paper is the pdf by Bernstein but i have to question his results. On day 8 he found that 50% of all hair pulls lead to graft loss but on day 9 there was none. Now this is not a gradual slowing down in graft loss. To go from 50% of loss to no loss in only 24hrs is not what one would expect when having humans as test subject as we all heal etc at a different rate.


Further, the two doctors who have been constantly applauded on these pages for their high density hairlines are the two doctors that are extremely strict in ensuring that grafts aren't disturbed until at least day 28 which is the first day you are allowed to wash the transplanted area directly. Coincidence?

I think it's an important debate with the worst case scenario being that 10 days has just been assumed due to a post around 2000 and it is now taken as the law but actually causing loss of grafts.

Thoughts? Any personal experiences that actually support/disprove the ten day rule?