Decided to post again after trying to be patient. From what I see at least my shock loss hair seems to have come back. The hairline has hair growing but to me its thin and kind of funny looking. I had 2200 graphs starting in the front and going toward the back. I started propecia day after surgery and minoxcidil a month after surgery. There is fine hair growing on the crown but I dont know if its the drugs or the graphs. I know the graphs on the crown are spaced thin on the crown area. I know I will probably want a crown job after this since that was my major objective. Also I hope the front grows allot more and fills in. Any comments good bad , indifferent? I guess I should put these pics in my blog for comparison. Not sure how to do side by side comparison pics like some others here.
http://www.hairlossweblogs.com/home-page.asp?WebID=59

Would that dermapatch stuff stick to my crown fuzz and like fill it in like a pothole?

worried... hang in there! You're really not going to see a aesthetic difference until you have a couple months of solid growth. You should be pleased in another two months.

Yes, initially the hair comes in kinky and lighter in color, smaller in diameter and coarser in texture than your existing hair. However, at month 14 (after several cuts) it will be soft and you will not be able to tell the difference between the HT hair and others. In addition, yor HT will likely gain density until mo. 12. However, don't expect much density gain after mo. 7. After mo. 7 all the gains are what I said above and your hair will grow in diameter.

Hang in there! I know it's tough. I just had a second HT May 22. Not being a newbie I know what to expect, but it still sucks.

I would like to add one additional thing. The info above is based on my experience only. My first and now second HT has began to grow before two months post op. If you didn't experience growth until later you may want to push forward the time periods I provided.

Thanks for the feed back , the last couple months went by rather fast because I was preocupied by other things.

whats up worried, i had my second on 4.5.6, so i'm right with ya..the waiting sux...couple of more months and then the fun starts....

Hi all

7 months into my 2nd HT ( 1417 and 1476) the BOOM is starting to kick in. I know it sucks but trust me, it comes! Somtimes so gradual you cannot notice.. Recently my hair is much fuller and is filling in nicely. I recall I had the best results at around 10 months or so in the first.. Screw it, we are growing hair as opposed to losing it..

Worried,

Looks like you're starting to come along. A couple of things........

Your growth looks very normal at this point. You've been sprouting and have noticeable growth but not much aesthetic value...........I'd say around the 6-7 month mark you should see a pretty noticeable difference.

Results with Propecia vary and it can sometimes take up to a year to see anything so stay with it. If you do get regrowth, the most likely place for it to occur is the crown... .

If you have enough "crown fuzz" and a little hair to cover over, dermmatch may work. It's only $29.95 for a disc and you get one for free with your first order............give it a try and see if it works.

Hang in there...........thanks for the update.

Mrjb:
I just passed the 6 month mark on 2,400 grafts. I have continually been cutting my hair short because the hair is not really groomable. I am now letting my hair grow and recently when going out to run I decided to leave the hat and just put sunscreen lotion on my head. Well that effect gave me a good impression of where I am heading with the hair under control. With the hair shaft made thicker from the lotion and laying down you can really appreciate the coverage you may gain. It is sort of the reverse of the way things used to be. When I was losing my hair, if my hair was wet or oily it looked thin. Now when I get out of the shower with my hair wet it lays down and covers my head. Same with the suntan lotion--it makes my hair lay down and provides more coverage. I think I am one of the folks that will not know where the HT will be until a full 12 months. Some of the pictures on this site, at even 4 months blow me away. Those lucky folks must must have a great blood supply to their heads and great recovery genes.

Hang in there, I am one week shy of 6 months and can tell you there is a huge difference from month four to month six.

Hi Wes

Wait until 7 months which was my turning point. Also, you may have improvements but without pics , before and after side by side , it's tought to see

Patience and it will come

Thanks for all the comments and reassurance , I do appreciate this forum!

"worried,"

For what it's worth, looks like you're coming along smoothly...I can see a distinct difference between the "2 weeks, 2 days" shots and the 4 month ones, and as people have said, the best is yet to come!

One word of (hopefully) encouragement...I too have finer-textured hair, and length is the key -- I suspect that, once those shorter hairs get to styling length, you'll really see the payoff.

Hang in there!

Benjamin

Wow faceless I looked at your blog , you sure got some hair moved. Thats going to be quite the change , can't wait to see .

Ha ha...yes, it was a big renovation ("This Old Scalp")! I'm finding out that patience is the name of the game here...

Hope you're doing well. How often do you SCUBA dive? It sounds very cool...

Benjamin

Hey what's going on guys??

I am also a slow bloomer. Just little over 5 months, and not seeing much growth. Is there anything that people with faster growth do compare to slow bloomers? I know there're several factors like blood supply, genes etc. But is there anything that a patient can do to achieve maximum benefit? such as exercise or better diet etc?

KG

kg007,

Minoxidil and MSM are ingredients often touted to speed up hair growth.

Hope that helps!

Hi

Patience is the best treatment for our growth ( myself included).. As I mentioned earlier, don't start expecting big things prior to 7 months.

Good luck

For what it's worth I take msm and use proscar and minoxcidil. Also I eat healthy always, work out (strenght training ) 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week. In between I work 12.5 hours at a machine shop(not sitting on my ass either, nights. Also I scuba dive almost every weekend if possible ,chasing lobsters around in Gloucester mass.Sometimes there chasing me it depends on the size. They look 33 percent bigger underwater also. The equipment weighs about 70 lbs on the back. Two weeks ago I did 31 dives in aruba and domonica and came home needing a vacation. If this stuff works I should have hair growing out my ass and the bottoms of my feet. But I have nothing to compare it to.

Scott,

You're just at the beginning stage of growth at 4 months. It sounds like you're doing everything right as far as getting optimal growth with Proscar/Rogaine, etc.. You'll get about 50% of growth by 6 months and 100% by 9 to 12 months post op. It may be hard, but try to keep your mind off your hair for another 6 months. Best of luck. I hope your expectations are met.

Worried

You might be doing too much aka overtraining..Our body regenerates while you sleep not while "training" ( i.e. muscle growth, etc.) At 4 months you are not going to see anything no matter what you do. I think many of these "speed up" supplements are just a waste ( not including Prop & Minox)... Give it time