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That's GREAT to hear! Thinking back, he did tell me "don't expect cosmetically significant results for at least nine months," but at the time I thought that was just because it'd take that long for the hairs to darken and become terminal. He told me they'd start out as baby fine hairs, and...

I'm a few days over 3 months post-op now, 1,500 FUT in the temples, front hairline, and some top filling in. The grafts are growing hairs now, with most being about 1/4" are so long. But the density doesn't seem to be quite what I'd hoped for. Do the grafts all start growing at once? That is...

I'm still curious... and beginning to second-guess myself about my "shock loss" problem and maybe being a BIT paranoid... Has ANYONE heard of shock loss occurring suddenly and dramatically, like within a week of the procedure? Has anyone lost hair for whatever reason within a week of...

You're right, and I know it... it's just HARD, ya know? IF it doesn't get any worse, I'll be OK. Not a happy camper, but it's tolerable. I really don't think it's the sort of "shock loss" people talk about involving long-term hair cycles. These losses most likely happened almost immediately...

Which begins...? I'm surprised this happened so soon, pretty much immediately after surgery - it just took that first normal shampooing at one week or so to notice it. Isn't shock loss supposed to occur as the hair cycles, becoming slowly but increasingly noticeable over many weeks? I don't...

Oh YAY, only 13 days post-op and the sparseness of the right temple area has definately expanded back and inward. That area was both the the thinnest to begin with, AND received the most transplants. The top of my head and left temple areas are fine, it's just the right side that's looking...

Thanks gillenator! Ah OK, so IF it happens, it's going to be a gradual thinning over the next few months? I can deal with losing SOME hair, with it becoming a bit thinner... but my terror is that the entire top of my head will fall out. That would be awful. I just keep telling myself the top...

OK, now I'm sorta freaking out... I had my stitches cut out yesterday (day 8). That meant I was finally able to gently shampoo the transplant area today (day 9) and let the shower hit it, instead of just pouring shampoo over it from a cup and rinsing with the same way. Most of the scabs finally...

How will cutting one's hair reduce shock loss? I don't understand? I thought shock loss was caused by tissue trauma and/or cutting into healthy follicles during implantation? I can't cut it though anyway, as I'm living as a girl ;)

I just hope it won't fall out at ALL, lol. I was already on Propecia for like five years, then switched to Dutas and oral Spironolactone for about 16 months now... and even added Fincar back into the mix last month (I know it's redundant with the Dutas, but I don't entirely trust Dutas). Point...

I had a 1,500 graft FUT done two days ago: How likely am I to lose the existing hairs in the middle/top areas due to this "shock loss" thing? If there is a loss, do they start growing back in three months along with the transplanted hairs? On a side note: has anyone noticed that minoxidil...

Might any of you be able to recommend a doctor/clinic for hair transplant with whom you've personally had a great experience... in the Philadelphia area, preferably north of the city (Levittown, Doylestown, Trenton, Flemington, etc.)? I'm not looking for much, just to fill in the temples area. Thanks...

Interesting! Well, some reports say spironolactone reduces T production from the testes and adrenal glands. Maybe since women don't have testes, there's nothing much to affect? And if it's a competitor at androgen receptor sites, that might explain the slight rise in blood levels. I dunno...

Less oil. Or more like NO oil. My face always had a shine I had to fight with powders and such... now I have to slather on moisturizers all day instead. Over time (year+), spironolactone will also reduce body hair to more female-like norms. Doesn't affect the beard though, darn it. The E makes the...

Possibly. I've read doctor's reports where they've found that estrogen alone does reduce serum T, but only so far... rarely below 100 or so. But it takes massive doses to get even that far, which increases the risk of blood clots. By adding spironolactone to the mix, the T is knocked down very far (as...