163 Days [10-02-2012]

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5 Months 10 Days

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4 Months

Day 122 [4 months] 01-01-2012

Day 122 [4 months] 01-01-2012

Day 91 [01-12-2011]

3 Months

Day 91 [01-12-2011]

Day 91 [01-12-2011]

Its exact 3 months today. There is lot of Dandruff.
Tried to contact my surgeon for last three days but could not.
Maya be its typical of Indian Services. Once you have paid ..you are no more important!

I have just mailed him. Lets see weather i get a reply or not.
Till then...

Day 63 [03-11-11]

Day 63 [03-11-11]

Day 40 [11-10-2011]

Day 40 [11-10-2011]

Day 40 [11-10-2011]
Lot of Dandruff ... yuk!

Talked to my Surgeon about the dandruff problem.
He suggested me to use a Anti Dandruff Shampoo..
Lets wait for the results!

Day 24 [25-09-2011]

Day 24 [25-09-2011]

Day 15 [16-09-2011]

Day 15 [16-09-2011]

Scabs have fallen.
No more scabs left..well i still have to inspect more closely.


Transplanted hair is still there. None has fallen.
...but they are not growing. May be they will start falling by the end of this week..
(read somewhere in hair transplant forum that they mostly fall by third week)


Will start shampooing with Johnson's Bay Shampoo from today.
Will have bath from head after long 15days.
Will feel Fresh today!


Donor area: has healed completely i suppose.

Day 13 & 14 [14/15-09-2011]

These two days were extra busy.
Did not get time to take snap of my precious hairs!


Well, things were similar.
No more scabs..
New transplanted hairs look as if they were there always.
Blends well with the other native hair as they are still small.
(but soon the native will out grow the transplanted one as the new transplanted hair is not growing)
...will get a crew cut for the rest of hairs again, when difference gets noticeable. 
Donor area is just hyper sensitive, Feels uneasy when touched.
No Pain or other discomfort now any where on scalp.


Hoping , someday i will again have lustrous hair on my head.

Day 12 [13-09-2011]

Day 12 [13-09-2011]
Scabs almost fallen off

Scabs are gone...almost.
Donor area no more hurts.


The transplanted hair has not fallen yet.


Everything seems to be fine.
Hopeful for a Satisfying result.

Day 11 [12-09-2011]

Day 11 [12-09-2011]

Scabs have fallen mostly.
Stumps of newly planted hairs can be seen standing erect.
May be in a day or two the area would clean up.
Feels Good!


I was told that initially planted hair would fall off and new hair will grow in bout three months.
Now waiting for these hairs to fall off. 
or 
Would they won't fall? 
Few in thousands are lucky. They don't shed the initial transplanted hair.
May be I am one of them..


Now just...Wait n watch!


Donor area seems to be healing. No more pain in the area but itch is beyond control.
Aloe Vera lotion helps a bit but not much.

Day 10 [11-10-2011]

Day 10 [11-09-2011]

Finally Scabs have started falling.
Gradually Plantation area is clearing up. Small hair stumps can be seen after scab has fallen...
Some scabs contain tiny hair along.
This is normal i suppose [as already told by the surgeon]


Donor area still hurts.
Hope nothing wrong is going on there.
Look wise, there is no inflammation, no scab left at the donor area.
But there are three areas which are quiet painful. 
Hope this resolves soon..


Happy to see scab falling. 
Second phase... wait for the new hair..is about to begin!

Day 9 [10-09-2011]

Day 9 [10-09-2011 10:12 am]

Everything seems same. Scab has started falling.
But there is no apparent change in appearance.


Pain in donor area has subsided a bit. Have started antiseptic ointment again.

Day 8 [09-09-2011]

Day 8 [09-09-2011]
No sensation in area enclosed in blue box.

Today too is the same old story.

No change in the plantation area. The donor area is hurting.

Called up my surgeon but was not available. He was out for some conference. 

Beside lack of sensation in the middle of my Transplant area is [the area enclosed by blue box in the pic], is bothering me more. 

Hope everything is OK.

Day 7 [08-09-2011]

Day 7 [08-09-2011]
just after shampoo and shaving foam application
Note the whiteness at the base of transplanted hair!

Thursday
One week over.
Plantation area looks all the same. I don't know what's happening?
Really worried whether everything is OK?


Beside Two areas in Donor Site is hurting. Stopped pain killer yesterday.
Can not concentrate in any thing because of continuous nagging pain in the donor area.
Should I start pain killer again?


Did not call my Surgeon! Will wait for today!
If pain continues tomorrow, will call him.

Day 6 [07-09-2011]

Day 6 [07-09-2011]

Wednesday
11:04am
Slept well at night. 
Yesterday night there was considerable pain at the donor area. But in the morning it was fine.
Band like compression feeling is also subsiding.


There is no unusual feeling at Plantation Area.
Had a Hair wash followed by application of Shaving Foam at night. 
Will follow the same procedure twice today.


No change in the appearance of Plantation Area even today.
Wonder when the scabs will fall off. It is already Day 6 today!

Day 5 [06-09-2011]

Day 5 [06-09-2011]

12:10 pm
Everything Same. No Pain. Minimum Discomfort.
Just a band like feeling across the back of scalp.
Today I am advised to apply Shaving Foam all over the scalp after the shampoo [yah! just to apply, not to shave my new hair off] 
Beside I have stopped 2 hourly Saline spray yesterday, and started applying Aloe Vera Gel over the plantation area after the shampoo. Will still apply Antiseptic Ointment over the donor area for today. From tomorrow will stop the ointment and start applying Aloe Vera Lotion over the donor area. 
Took Pain Killer.


2:15 pm
Shampooed plantation & donor area with Chlorhexidine. Applied Gillette Shaving Foam all over the scalp and rinsed it with mineral water. Sprayed antiseptic spray. Finally applied Aloe Vera Gel & Lotion over plantation & donor area respectively. Took bath below shoulder. 
Now Fresh. 
No where to go. Sitting at ease at home.

Day 4 [05-09-2011]

Day 4 [05-09-2011]

11:07 am
Slept all through night. Today I slept flat with two pillows under the head.
Had a good night sleep after four long nights. Feeling fresh today.


Scabs still look same today. No change.
I wonder when would they start falling off !


From Today I am asked to stop two hourly saline spray which I was regularly doing till today. 
Beside today i will apply Aloe Vera Gel, after shampoo on the plantation area.
Twice daily application of Antiseptic Ointment at donor area continues for today.

Day 3 [04-09-2011]

Day 3 [04-09-2011]

Sunday
Woke up at 10 am with a calling bell. I wonder why people dont sleep till late even on Sundays?


Slept well through the night though with lots of breaks in sleep. Now desperate to sleep flat. 
Sleeping in reclined position is tiresome. 


Plantation area still look same. No change.
The band -like feeling at back has decreased. No Pain.


Shampooed twice today. Applied antiseptic ointment at the donor area.
Now going to sleep! 

Day 2 [03-09-2011]

Day 2 [03-09-2011]

Shampooed the transplanted hair. And cleaned the donor area as advised.
Did not go out anywhere. Shampooed and cleaned the donor area again at night.
Feels like a band pressing the scalp from behind (donor area). There is no different feel at the plantation area. No Pain. 

Day 1 [02-09-2011]

Had a good sleep at night. Though had a lot of breaks in the sleep, as was sleeping upright but finally woke up fresh in the morning. Had a light breakfast and prepared to checkout from the hotel.




At 1 pm, went to the clinic. The surgeon shampooed the transplantation area and dressed the donor area and thought me how to shampoo the donor area twice daily for next 12 days. Finally we sat at his chamber and guided me through what to expect for next two weeks and how to take care of the procedure site. I had no question left to be answered.


Post Transplant Care Advice by the Surgeon


Plantation Area Care

1. Shampoo the plantation area with Chlorhexidine (The Red Shampoo provided by the Clinic) twicw daily as directed.
2. Spray Saline (Spray Bottle with saline and refill provided by the clinic) every two hour for next three days [i.e till 4th Sept]
3. On 4th Post Op day [i.e 5th Sept], saline spray to be stopped. To apply Aloe Vera Gel on plantation area after every shampoo.
4. On 5th Post Op day [i.e 6th Sept], Glillette Shaving Foam to be applied at the plantation area for 5 mts and then to be washed off followed by Aloe Vera Gel application. This continues till 12th Post Op day (or till scab/crusts falls off)
5. After 12th Post Op day, all care to be stopped. Just to use Johnson Baby Shampoo twice a week.
6. To take Finastride 1mg daily  & Biotin 5mg daily for next 6 month.

Donor Area Care

1. Dressing to be removed after reaching home.
2. Shampoo with chlorhexidine twice daily.
3. Apply Mupirocin Ointment twice daily for three days [i.e till 5th Sept]
4. Apply Aloe Vera Lotion twice daily for next three weeks.

Finally episode at the clinic was over.
By evening Shatabdi I returned back to Delhi.


Here in Delhi, I removed the bandage from the donor area and washed it with sterile saline solution.
Again shampooed the plantation area as told by the surgeon.


Now time for sleep in upright position.