Leeson,

Just checked out your journal and you are going to have a thick full head of hair!! Good growing.

Abe

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Thanks Abe,
I'm still in the worst phase now. Hey, hopefully things can only start to get better.
Like I said before you got the 3K grafts, that it didn't look like you needed that many, b/c your loss wasn't bad. You are definetly going to have some nice, dense results.
P.S. Don't let those Armani post worry you. I saw a patient's log that went to Dr. Wong and had almost 100% shock loss in the recipient area and it all grew back in after 2-3 months.

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Abe- thanks for the update.

That shockloss truly stinks!! At the one month mark is when I also began to see the same shockloss (although not nearly as much) on my sides in terms of the strip scar. It definitely took a while to come back unfortunately...but it will.

I would look into trying some all natural aloe vera or even vitamin e a couple of hours before showering in the evening. And maybe not wash the recipient site as often if you are shampooing twice a day. I found that these things helped a little.

It will get better

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I 3rd not to worry vis a vis Armani....he's a total clown and the evidence of his clownery has been all over the place for a while now if you've been in the right place at the right time.

That Wong patient Leeson mentioned is a great example for people going through shockloss, too; he had the most vicious shockloss I've ever seen, but is a showcase for what will inevitably happen when going to a good doc...it'll all grow back sooner rather than later.

Your redness and shockloss is on the strong side, but still totally normal. If anything, IMO, the added shockloss and redness looks *less* like an HT and more like some benign sorta allergic reaction!

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Abedog,

Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress. You still have some redness on your scalp, but in time this will heal. Just be careful, because use of minoxidil may continue to aggravate the area and elongate the healing period.

Keeps us posted.

Bill

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Guys,

Thanks for the good wishes. I spoke to Umar and he didn't seem too worried about the redness. He told me that I could start using aloe vera which I am going to start tonight.

Abe

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Great blog pictures, I like Dr. Umar's work. I will be watching your updates as well, I'm sure you will be happy with your result. You look like you have superb donor and will have a nice thick mane. Very smart to do FUE with Dr. Umar, you should be looking good. A little surprised that you didnt use something like Hydrocortisone on the redness if this was a concern of yours, and I see that the temple points are not necessarily easy to conceal under a hat. Did the redness finally subside?

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Abe:
the last time i check, your doctor is Umar, not the other FUE doctor,so stop worrying. A month is early, the redness will be gone. It is good that you stop minox at the recipient area. Personally, i would stop minox everywhere as i don't believe in it anyway.

Thank for the update, and good luck with the growth phase.

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Wylie,

I've been following Umar's instructions and he is aware of the redness. BTW - the redness is still there. But he wants me using aloe at this point. I'm about 6 to 7 weeks post op.

Abe

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