Sooner or later Im going to get my procedure done, but my biggest worry is work. I can take about 10 days off which I know is good, but I guess I wonder how bad would it be if I wore a hat for 8 hours a day afterward to avoid people at work noticing I had a HT? I also sweat alot at work and get dirty! Is this a problem after 10 days! Im just nervous that maybe this is the reason that my last HT failed and that I will have the same problem.

I believe after 10 days you can sweat all you want. Can you work a weekend into it; and say have it done on Thursday and not return until the two weeks later on a Thursday, which will be 10 working days off?

That's a short term problem, though. Think of the life changing experience getting your hair back will be.

dakota3-
Wearing a hat after 10 days should not be a problem. Forgive me if I don't know the details, but what about your last procedure "failed"?

Timothy Carman, MD

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I had my HT on the 15th of May. I took 12 days off from work for my HT. Thanks to Memorial Weekend .

At this point I dont know how my frontal area is gonna be but because I have long hair at the back, I can hide my scar. I will try to remember to drop you a line on the day I go to work if I come up with a strategy.

Advise...If you have empty conference rooms in your office go there and work if you can so that you can take your hat off and minimize sweating.

We are all in this together Bro...Best of luck with your planning !

I just got done with my blog. Below is the link

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Dr. Carmen

I went to Bosley In Feb of 2007 and had 1500 grafts done. When I went in they cut a 10 inch scar which isnt awful but not great by any means! Take a look at the pic attached. You cant see the full length of the scar. It actually goes to just above the ear!I had a decent amount of hair. 2 months after the procedure I had MAJOR shock loss do to transection I believe?? Now I dont know how to tell how much hair grew due to the HT, but I do know for sure that I have less hair now than I did before the HT

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Heres a top view. Again there was ALOT more hair there before my 1st HT

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Perhaps I am not able to appreciate the scar fully, but in general, that scar really is not that "bad". The length is not unusual (although I can't see how far forward each side extends). Even the best healed of incisions will be visible with your head shaved.
As for the graft survival/shock loss, unless the graft survival was an issue, since you are adding more hair, the only other explanation to ending up with LESS hair was that there was a high transection rate of pre-existing hair which did not "come back" after the procedure. A hair restoration surgeon, under high magnification, should be able to tell the approximate proportion of native vs transplanted hair.
You r on finast, right?


Dr. Timothy Carman

PS What's the 'konji' (spelling?) on your neck stand for?

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Dakota3,

Wearing a hat isn't a problem. In our clinic we give you one when you walk out the door and you can continue to wear it, or a clean one of your choice, afterwards while your recipient area continues to heal and progress, even out to when your new grafts start to grow in. This will also be ideal to help keep the area clean at work so I don't think you'll have any problems with the result because of this.

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Thanks Doc! Yes I've been on Finesteride for over a year and havent lost any hair since after the initial shock of the 1st surgery.I'll be interested to know how many grafts actually grew. I doubt 1/2 of them grew though.

The Sign on my neck stands for BULL! I'm a Taurus! Not knowing what signs really mean it really could have been anything, but I've had a couple of Asian people confirm this.

Thanks Joe! I'm looking foward to my procedure! Hopefully soon