7 months post hair transplant. Late bloomer or fail?

[Peekayfire]

Hey guys,

I just hit the 7 month mark post transplant. I am pretty concerned with the growth and not sure if I should hold out and wait or schedule a second transplant.

I’ve seen anecdotes on reddit and stuff where people dramatically grow after 8, 9, 10 months but it’s rare.

What is confusing to me is at the 2 week point (will post) everything looked great, and I did all the post care religiously.

I am also on finasteride and minoxidil.

I’ll show how it was looking at 2 weeks versus now, it seems like a lot of it just never grew in at all and I’m not that optimistic.

1,300 grafts, and a bit of my native hairline was shaved for the procedure as well, so some of the “growth” seen towards the back is probably just my native hair.

This is so brutal

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[MrClean1]

I give it more time but not sure you have the density in the area you are concerned about. What has the Dr. said? Who did the procedure?

 

[qhtclinic]

At 7 months, I wouldn't call it a failure yet. You're in that phase where growth should be visible, but some patients do lag behind and pick up between months 8-12. That said, with 1,300 grafts, expectations also matter, it's more about refinement than dense coverage.

The fact that everything looked good at 2 weeks means the grafts likely survived, so it's more about delayed growth rather than loss. I'd give it at least 10-12 months before judging the final outcome. If density is still lacking then, a second pass can be considered, but it's too early to decide that now.

 

[Elithair]

7 months is genuinely still in play. The 8 to 10 month growth window is not that rare, it's actually pretty common for the hairline specifically where grafts tend to be finer and slower to mature than crown grafts.

What I'd focus on is the texture and density of what has come through rather than the overall coverage right now. If the existing growth looks thin and wispy that's often a sign more is still coming. If it looks like mature terminal hair with clear gaps between clusters that's a different conversation.

1300 grafts on a hairline is also a relatively modest number. Depending on how much area was covered the density may always need a second pass regardless of how well this one grows in. That's not a failure, it's just the math of graft distribution.

Give it to 12 months before making any decisions. You're on finasteride and min which is exactly right. Don't book anything yet.