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TIME AFTER SURGERY |
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TRANSPLANTED AREA |
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DONOR/SUTURED
AREA |
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Next day |
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Scabs will be present in
the grafted area. A
post-op visit with dr.
Hosseinpour or coleaggues will
take place to evaluate
the procedure.
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There will be some
soreness, tightness and
numbness around the
donor area. |
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2-6 days |
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Scabbing and redness
where the grafts were
implanted will be
present. Swelling will
appear on the forehead
and work its way down
the face. This will only
last a few days. |
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Soreness begins to
disappear and numbness
may continue. |
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1 Week |
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90% of the scabs will be
gone. Mild redness will
be present. Swelling is
usually gone. 2nd
post-op visit with dr.
Hosseinpour or coleaggues will
take place. |
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Soreness is gone and
some numbness will be
present. |
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2 Weeks |
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100% of the scabs will
be gone. Your scalp will
look like a 4-day-old
beard, where the grafts
were implanted. |
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Staples are removed by
Dr. Hosseinpour or
coleggues.
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2-8 Weeks |
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Transplanted hair is
shed as the follicles
enter a dormant phase. |
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There will be redness
after the staples were
removed. |
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2-4 Months |
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Your hair may appear
thinner, as some
original hair may be
shed in the transplanted
area. This is called
"shock" and is normal.
Most of this hair will
grow back. |
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Your hair may appear
thinner, as some
original hair may be
shed in the transplanted
area. This is called
"shock" and is normal.
Most of this hair will
grow back. |
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3-6 Months |
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Transplanted hair begins
to grow first as very
fine hair. |
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Redness in gone. Donor
area takes on normal
appearance. |
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5-10 Months |
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Some or all of the
original hair lost to
"shock" begins to grow. |
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8 Months |
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Hair is groomable, but
transplant appears thin,
as hair continues to
increase in density.
Slight textural change
in hair is occasionally
present. |
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8-12 Months |
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Patient is evaluated for
a possible second
procedure by Dr.
Hosseinpour or
coleggues. |
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1 Year |
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90% of the final growth
is present. |
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1-2 Years |
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The density will
increase during the
second year and hair
texture returns to
normal. |
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