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    GlossaryDonor Strip (Strip Method)

    surgical removal of scalp tissue for hair transplantation

    A Donor Strip, also known as Strip Harvesting or Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), is a hair restoration technique where a strip of scalp tissue containing hair follicles is surgically removed from the back or sides of the head. The individual hair follicles are then extracted from this strip and transplanted to areas experiencing hair loss. This method allows for the transplantation of a large number of grafts in a single session, but it does leave a linear scar at the donor site.

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      community 5 Months Hair Transplant Progress / 3500 Grafts

      in Transplants  1663 upvotes 1 year ago
      A user shared their positive experience with a hair transplant of 3500 grafts, showing significant improvement in appearance after 5 months. They underwent the procedure at Heva Clinic in Istanbul for $2,300 USD, which included aftercare, and attributed their hair loss to both genetics and traction alopecia from tight hairstyles.

      community Is this regrowth? 11 months topical solution (min/fin)

      in Is this regrowth?  414 upvotes 1 year ago
      The user has been using a topical solution of Minoxidil and Finasteride for hair regrowth for 11 months, applying it three times a week. The responses to the user's question about regrowth are mixed, with some users confirming regrowth and others suggesting it's time to give up.

      community Shaving is NOT accepting baldness

      in Shaved/buzzed  52 upvotes 1 year ago
      Accepting baldness and the various ways people try to cope with it, such as shaving, using medications like minoxidil and finasteride, or getting a hair transplant. Participants discussed how true acceptance of hair loss involves confronting difficult emotions such as grief for one's former appearance and identity, as opposed to simply superficially hiding it with a shaved head.