r/Hairtransplant

Hi everyone,
I had my hair transplant at Este İn Turkey clinic about three months ago, and it has now been around 3 months and 10 days. Surprisingly, my hair has started growing much faster than I expected.
I also had a stem cell treatment during the procedure. I’ve attached some photos because I’m honestly quite surprised by the progress.
Has anyone else experienced this much growth after only three months? Do you think it could be related to the stem cell treatment, or am I simply an early grower?
I’d really appreciate your opinions.

Hey guys.. day 20 post transplant ..

Pics are before , day of and day 20 post op.
Did they pack too much hair in there? And should I expect a big transformation?

I've read in some places that the average is 50% of implanted grafts grow at 6 months. Do you think this is so far promising? I'm concerned 2200 grafts was too little.

Hi everyone,

This is a bit unusual. I've always had a very pronounced V-shaped hairline which I've never liked. Over the past few years it has become slightly more noticeable due to mild androgenetic alopecia, which I'm currently treating with 5% minoxidil.

Next month I'm scheduled to undergo a rather uncommon procedure. After discussing it with my surgeon, we've agreed to remove the excess hair from the front of my hairline by extracting the follicles, with the goal of creating a more balanced and manageable hairline.

Before the procedure we'll decide whether to transplant the extracted grafts into my temples to add a bit of density, or simply discard them.

The only thing I'm still worried about is the possibility of visible scarring. The treated area will be very small, but it's also extremely exposed, and the photos of the white extraction dots I've seen online aren't exactly reassuring.

On the other hand, my surgeon has been very confident that this won't be an aesthetic issue and that the scars should be essentially unnoticeable.

What do you think? Has anyone had a similar procedure or experienced visible scarring from FUE extractions in the frontal hairline?

One final detail that may be relevant: the surgeon is considered one of the most respected and frequently recommended hair transplant surgeons in Italy.

I commented when I first got my HT that I was very happy even though it was only a month in or something and a couple people requested an update.

I take Duasteride and oral minoxidil. I don’t do anything else. I dropped finasteride and started Duasteride right before surgery. I was taking finasteride for about 25 years. Duasteride works so much better for me. I started minoxidil about a year before the surgery and that thickened my hair considerably and made the donor area much better for harvesting.

Pics are of the day of surgery, about 12 days after when I scrubbed out the scabs, 6 month and 9 month.

Surgeon was Dr Zafer from Estenove in Turkey. Nicest guy! Their team was great. I didn’t buy any of their products but I did opt for the stem cell, PRP and surgeon to perform the incisions. I paid for 4500 grafts in advance. FUE extraction by assistants, incisions by doctor and placement with forceps by assistants. Doctor spent time with me before to explain and design. He started off in the room and checked in often. Surgery was about 9 hours. I spent 3 days recovering before travel back to Canada.

Hello,

As title says. Went to a hair clinic in Holland. 3000€ unlimited grafts and they claimed 3300 after process. I feel fine about the hairline but see very inconsistency at the front (gaps) triple follicles beneath front row hairline and overall left with thin donor area (mind you I had very good density in the donor before.

What do you think?

I still have last check up in 2 months and want to complain they did a poor job.

23M, I started fin and min ~8 months ago. My hair loss has stabilised but I’ve not gotten much regrowth. How many grafts would I need? Appreciate any answers and advice!

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Hi everyone,

I had a hair transplant in September 2025 in Turkey ( nowhairtime clinic) and currently live in Ireland.

My hair was growing well initially, but from around the 6th month (March 2026) I started experiencing heavy hair shedding. Now, at around 9–10 months, I'm losing about 100+ hairs a day, and the transplanted area looks thinner than before.

I also developed dandruff around the 3rd month. It's better now but hasn't completely gone away.

My current routine:

Minoxidil 5% + Finasteride topical twice daily

Biotin

Multivitamin

Vitamin D3

Ashwagandha

Dercos anti-dandruff shampoo (daily)

Completed 8 PRP sessions

My transplant clinic says this is normal and that final results should be judged after 12 months, but the continuous shedding is making me worried.

Has anyone experienced heavy shedding around the 6–10 month mark after a hair transplant?

Did your hair grow back?

Was the transplanted hair affected or was it mainly native hair?

How long did the shedding last?

What helped reduce the hair fall?

I've attached my current photo for reference. Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi,

It will be a two-stage process; one additional session will be performed for the crown area.

5.200 greft in İstanbul

How does my progress look?

Hey guys, looking for some advice on my hair transplant journey.
Pic 1: before the procedure
Pic 2: 1 week after
Pic 3: 1 month after
Pic 4: 3 months after (NOW)
I had around 4000 grafts done. My doctor suggested a second procedure, but I’m hoping I can get better results with minoxidil and treatments instead.
I’m 24, currently only using minoxidil + some vitamins. I’m a bit worried about starting finasteride because of potential side effects.
Any tips to get the best possible result from here? Should I just stick with minoxidil or consider other options?
Appreciate any advice 🙏

Day 9 post op

1584 grafts

Some of the hairs fell out when doing scab removal, which is obviously normal, but I still have a good amount of new hairs left. Im excited to see the growth over the next few months

Need suggestions, going to Ratchathorn next year. Most likely I will go with what she suggests. From what I've researched on this sub, Ratchathorn doesn't do temples unless the patient asks her to alter it so there can be some temple work. I definitely don't want to do a straight line, I'm mostly tryna fix my cooked hairline and max dense without wasting grafts on a low hairline. 29m btw

I’m just over 1 year post-op after my first HT (3,300 grafts, DHI, Turkeyana Clinic in Istanbul). My donor was never the strongest, and I started with advanced diffuse thinning. The first procedure focused on the hairline and midscalp, while my crown/vertex was left untouched due to limited grafts.

I’m currently on:

Oral Finasteride
Oral Minoxidil

Overall, I’m happy that I have a hairline again, but the density is still limited and the top can look quite thin under harsh lighting, especially with a short buzz cut.

My end goal is to wear a clean 2–3 mm buzz cut without worrying too much about my scalp showing through.

If my donor allows it, would you:

Go for a second HT to add density to the midscalp and cover the crown, then finish everything with a light SMP?

Skip a second HT and just get SMP over the entire top?

I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from people who have had a second HT, SMP, or both.

8 months after my hair transplant (5,030 grafts).
I’m happy with the overall results. My only concern is that the transplanted hair feels dry and coarse after it dries, even though it feels soft right after a shower.
I’m taking 1 mg finasteride daily and 2.5 mg oral minoxidil daily.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does the texture improve over time? Any shampoo or conditioner recommendations?

Had my HT march 8th 2026 17 weeks in and wow it’s come on great I had it cone by dr mia hair growth centre harrow London
The shredding phase I was worried about but now I’m so happy and confident is sky high

After care I chose minoxidil and finasteride

After 4 weeks
Also on my 4th prp treatment

I use grow me hair shampoo and conditioner

I use regain men moose and use a brush to get right in the roots

Iv just started using rosemary and mint oils for my hair