Community Conversation => Transitioning => Facial feminization surgery => Topic started by: Periodicaly Dramatic on July 17, 2016, 11:48:53 AM Return to Full Version
Title: What happens to (near) bald patch on the crown after ffs?
Post by: Periodicaly Dramatic on July 17, 2016, 11:48:53 AM
Post by: Periodicaly Dramatic on July 17, 2016, 11:48:53 AM
I've heard that as one looses hair at the front, due to forehead shaving, that baldness can actually appear worse afterwards? Is this true? Thoughts appreciated😃
Title: Re: What happens to (near) bald patch on the crown after ffs?
Post by: Doreen on July 17, 2016, 05:08:42 PM
Post by: Doreen on July 17, 2016, 05:08:42 PM
If they do hairline reduction I'm betting it probably evens out, or made to appear even better for lowering the hair / brow. I'll let you know in about 8 month! Planning on Dr. Cardenas.
Title: Re: What happens to (near) bald patch on the crown after ffs?
Post by: Ⓥ on July 17, 2016, 06:22:37 PM
Post by: Ⓥ on July 17, 2016, 06:22:37 PM
This may be common; it may be rare; I have no idea but my experience was:
After 36 rotations around the Sun, I had developed a receding hairline & crown loss.. I'd say a solid 3.5 on Norwood scale. Very disappointing prospects when transitioning. >:(
After just a few months of HRT and religiously taking biotin, I had quite decent thickening. My endo added Finasteride to my regiment about a year into transition. It kept thickening but still wasn't totally passable. At it's fullest, It was around a 1.5 to 2.0 on Norwood scale. Great improvement though; I was really blown away at how much hair one could grow back!
So I had FFS and had a brow bone reduction/brow lift with an incision going across my entire hairline. Post-op I had no feeling on my scalp from hairline extending to crown. It took a year or so to regain full sensation. During that year of healing, I had thinning and was worried I was losing all my hair growth gains. I've also heard being under general anesthesia can be traumatic to the hair (old wives tale maybe? Idk). Very early this year I had hair transplants (3000 grafts) too which again added numbness to the crown.
So fast forward to today: Nerve sensation has returned and my hair is better than ever! I went from a Norwood type 3.5 to a 1.0 or less. Still thin in affected areas, but getting by without a wig after being a 3.5 is an unreal dream come true.
So... yes, in my experience, increased hair loss for a bit after brow / scalp surgery is a very real thing.
After 36 rotations around the Sun, I had developed a receding hairline & crown loss.. I'd say a solid 3.5 on Norwood scale. Very disappointing prospects when transitioning. >:(
After just a few months of HRT and religiously taking biotin, I had quite decent thickening. My endo added Finasteride to my regiment about a year into transition. It kept thickening but still wasn't totally passable. At it's fullest, It was around a 1.5 to 2.0 on Norwood scale. Great improvement though; I was really blown away at how much hair one could grow back!
So I had FFS and had a brow bone reduction/brow lift with an incision going across my entire hairline. Post-op I had no feeling on my scalp from hairline extending to crown. It took a year or so to regain full sensation. During that year of healing, I had thinning and was worried I was losing all my hair growth gains. I've also heard being under general anesthesia can be traumatic to the hair (old wives tale maybe? Idk). Very early this year I had hair transplants (3000 grafts) too which again added numbness to the crown.
So fast forward to today: Nerve sensation has returned and my hair is better than ever! I went from a Norwood type 3.5 to a 1.0 or less. Still thin in affected areas, but getting by without a wig after being a 3.5 is an unreal dream come true.
So... yes, in my experience, increased hair loss for a bit after brow / scalp surgery is a very real thing.