ajm0266,

I assume that the shocked hair around the recent transplanted area was also transplanted hair. Thus, if it was taken from the safe zone it should grow back.

But 15 surgeries? Wow, is that some kind of record. If I were you, I'd be more concerned about the scars. I just made a post with pics of concealer covering the scar from my very recent surgery. Check it out, it's titled "Concealer on donor". But it sounds like you don't want to put up with the hassle.

All the best and good luck.

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2008 Dr. G – presumably 1,000 grafts / 2,142 hairs
2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 2,348 grafts / 4,258 hairs
2011 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 1,999 grafts / 3,624 hairs

My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group

Wow-The conceler looks good!
My hair is so short, I would think with the may sacrs I have I would look like Jermaine Jackson. -Unnatural-Dont you think?
Plus, my hair this short -If I darken the sides, then the top will look sparse.
Yours look great, and you have so much donor left. Very luck you didnt start in the 90s! Funny, back then I felt so bad for those whom started int the 80s.

lol I'm sure in 40 or 50 years from now, people will look back and feel bad for us for having to have a transplant at all. A simple gene therapy shot and your done! (or something like that)

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ajm0266,

Yes, I'm very happy with the concealer indeed. It doesn't completely fix everything, but it holds me over on the days I can't wear a hat (3-4 days a week). You may be right, that your hair wouldn't work well with concealer. You know your hair better than anyone else. But it doesn't hurt to try. I know it has taken me awhile to get the dermmatch to blend well. And it isn't perfect. But give it a shot. Who knows? That cross you bear may become less burdensome.

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2008 Dr. G – presumably 1,000 grafts / 2,142 hairs
2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 2,348 grafts / 4,258 hairs
2011 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 1,999 grafts / 3,624 hairs

My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group

Did someone delete pictures or commentary? i see no donor area and i missed the part about 15 prior procedures. 251 grafts? multiple strips? i doubt you were able to drop the hairline much using 251 hairs (singles are almost exclusively used for hairlines).

In my opinion permanent shock loss is a real risk you are taking when going for these micro sessions. not to mention much discomfort for what few if any would recognize as cosmetically significant improvement.

with a history of many prior HTs you would be no stranger to the shedding that typically occurs weeks after an HT. So I guess I am a little confused and more than a little befuddled with this entire thread.

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Hey Miked,
I deleted the donor pictures because they arent too relevant as my concern is with the shock loss.
The hiarline as you can see in the gallery has already been lowered via 3 prior surgeries. (1st=110 grafts 2nd= 160 3rd=281)
This 4th one as shown above was to fill in the spaces, because when it grows longer than an inch it lookd transplanty.
So, as seen above, I have had post op shedding, and in all my prior surgeries I cant recall ANY shock loss in my prior. ALl the hair on the top of my head is transplants, so I wasnt expecting shock becaause 1) I have never had shock, and 2) I thought transplanted hair doesnt shock. Sorry for the confusing post

Unless I'm mistaken, transplanted hair most certainly can go into a shockloss phase. It has nothing to do with how resistant the hairs are to DHT. You'll see many photos of patients experiencing temporary shockloss from the donor and recipient area. It's just the trauma of the surgery causing the follicles closeby to go into the telogen phase. But that certainly doesn't imply that it's permanent. The huge majority of shockloss is temporary and lasts around 4-6 months.

And if the shockloss isn't temporary, then either the follicle was transected or the hair was miniturized and on its way out. The surgery was the final knife in its dying heart.

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ajm0266,

Im still quite confused why you considered procedures of 110/160/281 grafts?
For argument sake, a 110 graft procedure will prob give you around 200 hairs. Assuming you get a good yield of 85% transplanted hairs, that gives you 160 transplanted hairs.

Forgive me, but i think its crazy to go under the knife for 160 hairs and possible shockloss.

Was this your doctors suggestion?