November 6 2006, 9:35 am PT | Posted in: Hair Transplantation
I had a transplant in late-May. I still show no results and it is almost November. I also still have redness on my scalp. Shouldn’t I now show some hair growth? Should this redness have subsided by now? Finally, is Tricomin shampoo supposed to speed up growth?
If the redness and the lack of growth concerns you I would follow-up with the doctor who performed your surgery. Not everybody reacts exactly the same to the surgery, but it is relatively rare to see redness continue after the first month. With respect to growth, it may take up to a year to see the complete results. I would not put much faith in Tricomin shampoo to speed up the newly transplanted hairs. After 8 months, if you do not have styling length hair, then you might have a failure of the transplant, but wait it out before drawing conclusions.
What would cause a failure of hair transplant? Is this very unusual and what are some of the more common reasons? Is it possible for a patient to get verifible evidence from a surgeon that grafts actually grew in one year after the surgery if it is not obvious from visual observation alone?