Excellent picture, Brian. Is there any way we can get a pic of your donor scar? How do the dissolvable sutures work? Are they noticeable or are they gradually dissolving?

I'll try to photo my donor scar. It's pretty hard to see because my hair is very thick in the back and it covers the scar very good. The width of the scar is also very narrow. When I lift my hair it is really hidden in there. The scar goes ear to ear (well, not all the way ear to ear, of course). The sutures are not noticeable. The one problem I am having is where the first suture starts (or maybe that's where it ends) on the left side of my head; it feels like a big suture knot there and it irritates me when I sleep on it. Other than that I feel no pain, only slight discomfort when I sleep on my back and the weight of my head applies pressure to the suture area. But I notice the discomfort has been decreasing very slowly over the last two days.

I forget how the dissolvable sutures work. I know (obviously) they dissolve on their own after a few (???) weeks, and what's left are tiny suture knots that fall off or I can scrape off with my fingernails. I think they are already slowly dissolving because they feel different than they did in the beginning.

Brian

I have a "high and tight" haircut right now, so my donor scar will be very visible until the hair grows out. Sucks for me in trying to hide it, but good for everyone curious to see it when I post the pics tomorrow.

BTW, looking good, brian! Did you grow your hair out in anticipation of the scar? I (naturally) didnt have time.

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Actually, I got a hair cut a week prior to my hair transplant. My back is short (not buzzed), but it is naturally thick and layered, unlike the rest of my head. I tried taking photos of the donor area but I have too much hair surrounding the sutured-up area; even when I wet and lift my hair the scar barely comes up on my camera.

Brian

Your going to look super good between halloween and Thanksgiving -lol - no need for a mask you won't recognize yourself!
Garyr

That's good, because I don't think they make Halloween masks that fit my giant head.

Brian

7-Day Post Op. 1600 FUs w/ Dr. Cooley.

Today I noticed I no longer feel a "tightness" around my head from the transplant. My head feels normal for the first time since the surgery. The discomfort in the donor area is going away, and the dissolvable sutures are disappearing. Looks like all of the redness on the scalp is nearly gone.

I'm applying Rogaine twice daily to the grafts very conservatively so the residual doesn't build up on my scalp. I'm using the Rogaine (tear)dropper, not the sprayer. I also apply Rogaine to my crown area once daily before I go to bed, which I've been doing for two years now. I've been on Propecia for 9 weeks, and I continue to take 1 tablet of Propecia every other day (yes, every OTHER day), as per Dr. Cooley. I continue to spray my grafts and scalp about 2-3 times daily with clean tap water (with special healing medicine mixed in). Everything looks good and everything is going better than expected.

Brian