Looking good SP,

My grafts are taking a shape similar to yours (4724 3/4 of the scalp).. I too see much more in my month to month picture comparisons compared to the day to day maniacal checking I do.

Good growth to you looks like some serious thickening could be in the cards for your next few months!

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Your hair is shaping up quite nicely. I wonder if my being older (47) has anything to do with my slower growth vs. you and others, or is it just on an individual basis?? Either way, I already look so much better than 5 months ago. Thanks for steering me to your blog. S-n-P

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Salt-N-Peppa,

That's great news! I am certain that many more hairs will be emerging over the next couple months. Some people are just slow starters...you definately have some awesome growth, but I'd think you would have another 50% coming honestly...but def see what Dr. Hasson says. Nice about the donor scar too!

Bay...

Your hair's coming in very nicely too, especially for such an early month. You will be a very hairy man in a few short months!

Bill

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S&P,

The amount of growth you have for being pre-six months is quite good and based on what I see as "average" you are at the very least in the middle of the curve. The initial excitement from getting an HT is the new growth then there is the expected second wave of the doldrums. You'll see nice improvements over the coming months.

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Thanks for the encouraging words. Some of the photos seem to portay more hair than is really there. For my next set of photos , I'll try to get some closer views for all to see.
The addition of Avodart for the past 6 months now seems to have started a little uber-fine translucent hair growth on my crown. Time will tell if that is going to sprout into visable hair of any real density.
Perhaps you know the answer to this Jotronic- when I return for a second HT with Dr Hasson, even though I plan on the new transplants going into basically bald/balding areas of my crown--is there any concern of transection OR can Dr Hasson tell precisely where existing hair shafts ( even fine ones) are located? Cheers

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Salt-N-Peppa,

There should be no concern about transection because of magnification, he can see all the hair, even the small ones that have broken through the scalp. He will place the new grafts around these hairs.

The one thing I MIGHT recommend, however, is to give the medication some time before having the crown surgery. If indeed Avodart is going to yield new growth, it's best to give it time to do it's job. Of course, I don't know if/when avodart will work to accomplish this task. Since it's not FDA approved for hairloss, I'm not sure how long you have to be on it to expect growth. But since you are still pretty fresh out of surgery (5.5 months), I'd give it until you are at least at 12 months. Dr. Hasson will be able to graft around existing hairs, even the small ones, however Dr. Hasson nor any other doctor will be able to graft around hairs that don't exist yet from medication. I hope this helps.

Bill

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