After suffering from the after-effects of a few Bosley transplants (of which I only noticed how bad they were once my native hair began to fall out around them), I decided once and for all to do something about it.

My goal with my Hair Transplant from Dr. Shapiro was (1) to improve hair line density and (2) to make it much more natural in appearance.

I'm optimistic that it will continue to thicken and believe that my pluggy hairline is a thing of the past!

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1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006
1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009
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M&M:

It looks very natural. I am scheduled for a consultation with Dr. Shapiro next week. I hope they can set me up with results as good as yours. Too Thin

M&M,

Looks good and I'm sure you'll see some thickening yet being at only 6 months. How many grafts did you get? I'm sure you've posted it before but I don't remember??

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2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong
3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong

GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS

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M&M,

It's looking great so far. Things should thicken up nicely for you over the next several months! happy growing!

Bill

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M&M, do not fret my man!!!!!!

I can see a drastic softening in your hairline already.

At 6 months you might be at 50-60% at best, not to mention that the transplanted hair needs time to soften as well.

Dr. Shapiro is a world leader in hairline design, placement, artistry and his methods are copied by many HT docs around the world.
(Gee, I don't sound like a cheerleader here do I? LOL)

Anyway, RELAX, you have more hair on your head than I ever will so enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers!!!!!

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Thanks everyone! It's always encouraging to get positive feedback on one's progress!

TooThin: I think you will be very impressed with 'Dr. Ron' and Matt. Good luck and keep us posted.

Hairbank: I got 1662 grafts, all (as you can likely tell) in the frontal hairline zone. That should be enough to create a very noticeable thickening!

Bill: Thanks! And all the best on your HT #3! It's looking great so far as well. I can't wait to see that in about 6 months.

B Spot: Thanks for the encouragement! It's good to know that I'm about half way to my final result, as I was actually wondering about the percent of final accomplishment that one should be at in 6 months. I was hoping 6 months might be 50-60% since most say it takes about 10-12 months to see the final result.

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1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006
1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009
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Yp, 1600 will be really nice. No one will ever know that a Bosley masterpiece is somewhere there . Congrats

I am now at month 9 and thought that it was about time I updated my progress, especially considering that Bill finds the time to post new photos every 2 weeks. Shame on me for taking two months between updates.

I've noticed that my hairdresser is still styling my hair in a manner that covers up my hairline. This got me thinking that it's still rather thin and she is doing her best to help me out from showing off my thinning. Plus, I read Jotronic's posts about how one should take photos in natural light.

I'm not sure if my expectations were too high, but since I started from a pretty decent spot, 1662 graphs seemed like a reasonable amount to thicken things up and cover up the old Bosley Mini & Micros. It's been a long time getting to this spot and now I'm concerned that I will need another HT before I can truly style my hair in the front in almost any manner desired.

You can definitely see the 'thinness' in some of the photos still. Can anyone guess as to the hairs per cm2 I have? Thoughts on how many more grafts I may need?

Thanks as always!!

Edited: Yes, I know I am only at month 9 and following discussions with Dr. Shapiro directly, I've been advised that I am likely a late bloomer, meaning that my results more closely resemble month 7. (Please see page two for further feedback on my discussions with Matt and Dr. Shapiro directly).

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1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006
1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009
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Firstly,

You are not at full completion of growth and there is still approx. 7 months or so that the hairline can thicken so I still wouldn't worry about it.

It all comes down to personal preference and it is quite possible that your expectations were higher than what realistically can be achieved. I know that Dr. Shapiro is one of the best in the business, but he is also leans on the conservative side and it is possible that the density will be less. I would rather doubt that he was planning to give you a "wall of hair" like you might have gotten with Armani. Even though you do have a lot of native hair, he still has to consider future native hairloss. It is hard to guess as to what the density is with the photos but I would say 25 FU/cm2? Difficult to estimate with photos.

You do look great though. It is a very quality hairline and there is no evidence of the mini grafts from prior surgery. I would think that things will thicken up and you will be fully satisfied. Keep us posted.

What exactly were you told would be achieved?

Hi m&m

I think you and I have the same problem. If you look at my pictures posted you can see similarities. Im also waiting for more grow but im starting to realise this aint gonne look good. You see I was promesed great density, to style my hair as I want and so on.... Yee right......I cant even have my hair line up as i had before the surgery. Just realise, how fun can it be going around with an early 90?‚?? style....You know before I just loved going out to some tight club, meeting some chiks...well you know what I mean....Since the operation I been out just a couple of times (I really had to force my self). My frends are starting to wonder what the hell is wrong me (only my closest family know about HT)
So of you find a solution for youre (mine) problem please let me know.

Take care hopefully next time we post the situation will be totaly different........