3664 Follicular units (5665 hairs) with Dr. Hasson on Oct. 5th, 2007.

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3664 Grafts with Dr. Hasson - Oct. 5th, 2007

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i think you'll have a lot of hair in a few months. congratulations.
I see dr hasson transplanted around that relatively strong patch of hair you've retained. Are u on the meds so as to try and keep it?

I personally like what I see. Thank God. Lately I have been posting negative stuff and it feels good to be positive again. Yah the shockloss sucks, but I believe it will come back and you'll be good to go/grow. I love the refinement and clean nature of your HT. Things will be grim for awhile but you'll be happier than a pig in shit shortly. I believe that Dr. Hasson has utilized the grafts in the most appropriate manor for you. Chin up. You'll be golden shortly as you have the perfect characteristics for the hair density.

I sometimes and worried about some H+W scars going outside of the safe zone........Also,,,any reason why so few hairs for such a high graft count?

Thanks josh-b: yes, I have been on Proscar since August and it seems working for me as I do not see any more hair falling out. I am excited about that.


Thanks NN for your encouragement. Yes, Dr. Hasson also told me that I have coarse hair characteristic which would be to my benefit to create an illusion of fullness.

Thanks wanthair for your honest comment. Do you think my scar goes out of the safe zone? About the hair count I am not really sure. However, I do remember that I did not have the laxity. I am thinking that might be the reason we were not able to get alot of individual hairs out of that many grafts. But I am not sure.

The only thing that I am concerned is the thinning around the scar. But I think it should grow back in about 3-4 months post-op. So, I have to wait another 2 months as I am only 7 weeks post-op.

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KamCal,

Congratulations on your recent hair transplant and for choosing a first-rate hair transplant physician. From the immediately postoperative pictures, I feel you will have a really nice result.

Keep in mind however, that if you lose more natural hair in the areas where no hair was transplanted that you will need future hair transplant work in order to maintain a natural look. This is especially true due to the pattern of the transplanted hairs.

Other than the apparent shock loss in the donor area - your scar looks fine and is perfectly within the safe zone.

Do you have a further explanation of your hair count breakdown? Typically the average hairs per FU is 2.1 to 2.2. Doing the math, your hair count is only averaging 1.5 hairs per FU. Were additional single hairs created for the hairline? Did you happen to have very few 3 and 4 haired grafts? Many JoTronic will be able to give us the details on this if you don't have them.

Best wishes,

Bill

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Thanks Bill for reassuring that my scar looks fine at 1.5 month post-op and is within the safe zone. However, I wish I did not have this nasty shock loss in the donor area. I hope I see some changes in the donor area within the next 2 months as I am approaching 4 months mark.

Unfortunately I do not have that info about the hair breakdown. However, I remember Dr. Hasson mentioned something along these lines that about 25% of the grafts were 3's and the rest were 1's and 2's. So, I guess I did not have any 4's?? But, I am not sure.

For the pattern of my HT, I asked it myself as I had lost more hair on that side of my head compare to the other side and I wanted to keep a balance. So far, Proscar is working great. I do hope I can keep the rest of my natural hair with it.

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KamCal,

Shocked hairs typically return between 4-6 months. Sometimes keeping the sides and back shorter will camoflauge shock loss in the donor more than longer hair - just something to consider.

Some hair transplant patients just don't have 4 haired grafts and minimal 3s. You simply might just have a below average number of hairs per follicular unit graft which is fine. I was just wondering.

I'm glad to hear Proscar is working for you. The good news is, you can always go back for another hair transplant in the future if you need it.

Best wishes,

Bill

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look very good, i was wondering if u tried to use something for the scar..i have similar shade of colour hair and found that a little "mascara" helped me. hope the spelling is correct. i found this helped conceal the scar fairly well.

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Thanks Fallenstar for the little trick to conceal the scar.

Also, thanks Bill and Fallenstar for your comments on my weblog. I will definitely update this photo album and my weblog at the end of each month. Next week I will reach the 2-month mark, which I don't expect much visual difference from my 1st month photos.


One question: Do I have to worry about the sunburn damaging the grafts at 7 weeks post-op? So far, I've been wearing a hat to avoid direct exposure to sun. But, Can I go without wearing a hat at this point?


Thanks.
Kam

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3664 Grafts with Dr. Hasson - Oct. 5th, 2007

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