Hi Kelkoo,

As it is right now, I can't give an honest answer if there is a problem with your donor.

Can you post a current photo of your donor, now that it's 2 months post op. Can you post it in the exact same lighting conditions as your pre-op donor picture so there is no confusion?

I can't figure out why your donor looks so different at 10 days post op in the picture you posted. You shouldn't have any shock loss at 10 days. It looks like it healed well. Shock loss at 10 days is way too early.

I want to be sure the difference in your donor pictures is not due to lighting conditions. Also, it could be due to shorter hair.

I think the only fair comparison is to have your hair at the same length it was in the before pic, and in the same lighting. Then you can really tell if there is an issue. Then if it still looks thin, post the pictures here and send them to the Armani clinic. If your donor is your main concern, I would want to talk to the exact person who did the donor extractions. Ask them what they saw on surgery day, and what they think of your 2 month photos, and if there is a problem. That is their job.

Did they take a measurement of your donor density before the procedure? They should tell you this to see if you had low density even before the procedure.

If you had 2000 grafts put into zones 1 and 2, that is 67cm2, so that is 30 grafts/cm2, which is a very reasonable number of grafts that shouldn't cause too much trauma or shock.

I am worried for you that you are not on a hair loss medication. This can affect your donor too. Why are you not on a hair loss med? Is it for personal or medical reasons?

I wanted to comment on your response to Balboa. This isn't a perfect world, but even so, in our imperfect world, it is the doctor's responsibility to get your "informed consent" before performing surgery. There is a law for this in Canada called the Health Care Consent Act (HCCA). A summary of it can be found on a web page of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).

http://www.cpso.on.ca/policies...default.aspx?id=1544

It states

"2. Consent must be informed

Consent is not valid unless it is informed. A physician must provide a patient with information about the nature of the treatment, its expected benefits, its material risks and side effects, alternative courses of action and the likely consequences of not having the treatment. A physician should not assume that a patient has sufficient background or may not be interested in the information. Without full information, the patient does not have sufficient background to make informed health care decisions and consent may not be valid.

If the patient requests additional information, he or she must receive a response. "

no i dont think i did have shockloss in the donor although it doesnt look the thickest in places even now i think they overharvested a little

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Dr A. Armani 2500 Fue
Dec 2008

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nooooooooo you need to be on finasteride before the HT or if not as soon as you can post opp. you are leaving yourself open to shockloss here. get on finasteride ASAP. LIKE NOW!

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Dr A. Armani 2500 Fue
Dec 2008

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If an HT with Armani is "a dangerous path" then I wouldn't go to Armani. HTs should not be dangerous paths.

I'm curious, did Dr. Armani tell you this would be a dangerous path?

I meant that HT is generally a dangerous path.

i doubt dr armani would say that himself as he doesnt let is patients know the true risks.

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Dr A. Armani 2500 Fue
Dec 2008

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Is that true? On average, zone 1 and 2 equal 67 cm2?

Is there a diagram somewhere where I can see exactly what zone 1 and 2 comprise on the scalp? I've always been curious what the cm2 of my HT is