Growth After Transplant

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What Causes Poor Hair Growth After Hair Transplant?

June 28th, 2006

Q I had a hair transplant 15 months ago at a well known clinic in Manhattan. There were about 1000 grafts transplanted in the front hair line. At this point I am upset with my results. My guess is that only about 50 new hairs have grown. My question is what would cause this to [...]

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How Long Until One Sees Growth from Hair Transplant into Donor Scar?

December 29th, 2005

Q: I have had some grafts implanted into a donor scar. How long does it take to see the final result?
A: In normal scalps, growth is generally complete by 10-12 months.
Grafts placed in scar tissue may often take longer to grow.

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After Hair Transplant, Can Donor Hair Become Frizzy and Dry?

November 18th, 2005

Q: Why can donor hair become frizzy and dry once transplanted?
A: Frizzing and kinkiness is a temporary phenomenon that is part of the normal healing process after a follicular unit hair transplant.
During the healing process, the new collagen that forms around the grafts can alter their growth. Over time, usually within a year, this collagen [...]

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Does Hair Grow More Slowly After Second Hair Transplant or After First Transplant?

August 24th, 2005

Q: This is my second hair transplant and is seems like it is growing more slowly than my first. Is this normal?
A: It is common for a second hair transplant to take a bit longer to grow than the first, so this should be expected. It is also possible that there is some shedding from [...]

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What Causes Poor Hair Transplant Growth?

June 20th, 2005

Q: Do you ever see poor growth from a hair transplant?
A: The situations where I have encountered poor growth are:
1) When hair is transplanted to areas of skin that has been thickened due to the prior placement of larger grafts or plugs (this is called “hyperfibrotic thickening”). Removal of the larger grafts can somewhat ameliorate [...]

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