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Can someone please help... I apologise for the long post.
I am 49 and 5 years ago I was receeding asymmetrically on my right front side and noticed the front thinning quite a bit. I decided in Sept 2017 to have a DHI hair transplant with a clinic in Manila, Philippines. My friend had a transplant done there and he was quite bald and the results were amazing! They have clinics all around the world and use the new DHI technology over the old FUE system.
I had the transplant done (Sept 17) and straight away the transplanted areas started growing, I was on Propecia and Minoxidil and slowed the minoxidil to once a day as it was making my scalp itch. Overall I was very happy with the results... Around the end of May/June I noticed my hair was thining significantly around the transplanted area. I had some general blood tests done around April for vitamins minerals etc and everything was good. I contacted the DHI clinic and they offered to redo the procedure for me free of charge after the 1-year mark. By this time the previous transplant they did had failed around 85% and they were puzzled as to why.
I had another procedure with them done Aug 10th and unlike previously every transplanted hair they did shed within 3 weeks. Again I am on Minoxidil and Propecia but my head has been constantly itchy since June. I went back for PRP after 4 weeks and they inspected my hair and said everything looks normal with the scalp and I have no rash/infections and that the itchiness could be down to Minoxidil. Now 6 weeks on 100% of the transplanted hair has shed and I am feeling itchiness and around these areas, the hair is getting worse. it's like the DHI procedure has made things worse and I am thining even more. Since June my front hairline has visibly changed. I notice every time I sit on my computer hair is all over the keyboard and every morning my pillow is covered in hairs.
I mentioned this to the DHI clinic and all they said is that it's completely normal for all of the transplanted hairs to shed and they can take up to 4-6 months to show signs of growth. I have said to them why is my hair falling out constantly and thining so rapidly when I am healthy? They told me its not male pattern baldness as at my age of 49 it would have happened by now and if it did the crown of my head would also show signs and I would lose it from the sides first not the front.
I can't understand why the second round has shown signs of failure already and I am continuing to significantly incur loss at the front?
Could it be the DHI technique is flawed? Is the propecia/minoxidil causing this? Or is it I am just suffering quite rapid male pattern baldness?
I have had a couple of operations this year and each time a round of antibiotics has followed, I have also had back issues and had Arcoxia, pain killers etc. I asked the docs would this interfere with my hair and they all said no.
WHY did the first transplant fail and by the looks of it this second one? Am I doing something wrong? I am not showing signs of alopecia so I know it's not that.
Sorry for the long thread but could someone please offer me advice? I am getting so depressed.
Thanks
Phil
I am 49 and 5 years ago I was receeding asymmetrically on my right front side and noticed the front thinning quite a bit. I decided in Sept 2017 to have a DHI hair transplant with a clinic in Manila, Philippines. My friend had a transplant done there and he was quite bald and the results were amazing! They have clinics all around the world and use the new DHI technology over the old FUE system.
I had the transplant done (Sept 17) and straight away the transplanted areas started growing, I was on Propecia and Minoxidil and slowed the minoxidil to once a day as it was making my scalp itch. Overall I was very happy with the results... Around the end of May/June I noticed my hair was thining significantly around the transplanted area. I had some general blood tests done around April for vitamins minerals etc and everything was good. I contacted the DHI clinic and they offered to redo the procedure for me free of charge after the 1-year mark. By this time the previous transplant they did had failed around 85% and they were puzzled as to why.
I had another procedure with them done Aug 10th and unlike previously every transplanted hair they did shed within 3 weeks. Again I am on Minoxidil and Propecia but my head has been constantly itchy since June. I went back for PRP after 4 weeks and they inspected my hair and said everything looks normal with the scalp and I have no rash/infections and that the itchiness could be down to Minoxidil. Now 6 weeks on 100% of the transplanted hair has shed and I am feeling itchiness and around these areas, the hair is getting worse. it's like the DHI procedure has made things worse and I am thining even more. Since June my front hairline has visibly changed. I notice every time I sit on my computer hair is all over the keyboard and every morning my pillow is covered in hairs.
I mentioned this to the DHI clinic and all they said is that it's completely normal for all of the transplanted hairs to shed and they can take up to 4-6 months to show signs of growth. I have said to them why is my hair falling out constantly and thining so rapidly when I am healthy? They told me its not male pattern baldness as at my age of 49 it would have happened by now and if it did the crown of my head would also show signs and I would lose it from the sides first not the front.
I can't understand why the second round has shown signs of failure already and I am continuing to significantly incur loss at the front?
Could it be the DHI technique is flawed? Is the propecia/minoxidil causing this? Or is it I am just suffering quite rapid male pattern baldness?
I have had a couple of operations this year and each time a round of antibiotics has followed, I have also had back issues and had Arcoxia, pain killers etc. I asked the docs would this interfere with my hair and they all said no.
WHY did the first transplant fail and by the looks of it this second one? Am I doing something wrong? I am not showing signs of alopecia so I know it's not that.
Sorry for the long thread but could someone please offer me advice? I am getting so depressed.
Thanks
Phil