This is probably a stupid question, but here it goes anyway.

My doc said that the final result is visible after 10 months. I'm almost at the 5 month mark. Being an analytical (and slightly anxious about my own growth) person, I thought that if 100% of hair grows in after 10 months, then, is it fairly accurate to assume that as a rule of thumb, about 50% of hair grows in after 5 months, 60% after 6 months, and so on. I realize, of course, that everyone's hair grows at different rates after an HT. But, is at least reasonable to assume this for the "majority"? If not, does anyone have another "rule of thumb?"

Youve already answered your own question correctly

CountOfMonteCristo,

Welcome to our community. Great movie by the way...one of my all time favorites!

Your percentages are correct in the average, but it doesn't work exactly like you think. Hair maturation is a bit different than hair growth. In fact, on the average, approximately 80-90% of the transplanted hair has at least started to grow in a hair transplant patient at 6 months. However, since the hair typically starts growing as thin, fine, colorless hairs (hardly if at all visible to the naked eye), many of the hairs at 6 months won't be seen. So, it is still fair to say at 6 months, on the average, a patient is at 60% maturation even though possibly 90% of the transplanted hair started to grow, simply because most of the hair still has a lot of thickening, darkening, and growing to do.

Keep in mind that this is the average....and every individual experiences growth and maturation at different rates.

Falc