I'm 5 months post op now and more grafts have sprouted and seem to be sprouting now. It took a while, but things are beginning to happen. I'll post some pictures in a little bit, though I'm not sure how good the quality will be.

I just hope that what is there thickens in shaft diameter over the course of the next 5-7 months.



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Maybe I should have stayed with the shaved head...THIS SUCKS.

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I'm 5 months post op now and more grafts have sprouted and seem to be sprouting now. It took a while, but things are beginning to happen. I'll post some pictures in a little bit, though I'm not sure how good the quality will be.

I just hope that what is there thickens in shaft diameter over the course of the next 5-7 months.



Heavy flash








Maybe I should have stayed with the shaved head...THIS SUCKS.

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As long as the moon shall rise
As long as the rivers flow
As long as the sun shall shine
And the grass will grow
Let me listen, I will learn to speak
The old language
Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies
And fall apart from the world of machines
Regain my feet and my pounding heart

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do you have your pre op pics?
thanx

dhuge I would hangon for another couple of months as I am hearing that a lot of people experience a dramatic difference between 6-8 months.

I hope that from now on in you are doing everything you can to hang on and possibly regrow your existing hair. Because you are young you have the best chance to regrow some hair with meds.

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I haven't missed a Propecia dose in 142 straight days. I hope it works to regrow the hair further back in the midscalp/crown areas. I also use Nizoral 3-4 times a week.

My pre op pics are on the hairloss weblogs page, found here: http://www.hairlossweblogs.com/home-page.asp?WebID=69

It's notable that the first picture (topdown without flash), shows the shadow of where the hair is growing at the temple areas, where there was nothing before.

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As long as the moon shall rise
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As long as the sun shall shine
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Let me listen, I will learn to speak
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Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies
And fall apart from the world of machines
Regain my feet and my pounding heart

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I can remeber you posting and you didnt want to take anyones advise, you were very arrogant, it seems you have humbled yourself now and are open minded to other people feedback. I think you will need another session of 3000+ and fill in where its thin from ht number 1. And this time I would reccomend you check out some of the recommended Drs on this site. also they say we can expireince new growth all the way upto a year so hang on and watch untill then, meanwhile y0u could start to research your next move by interviewing other docs, just my opinion.

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I'm way ahead of you there. I have a consultation with Dr. Feller on the 21st.

Also, mind your words please, considering I was not arrogant but more than naive about this process. Luckily, I still made out with an above average HT, in my opinion.

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As long as the moon shall rise
As long as the rivers flow
As long as the sun shall shine
And the grass will grow
Let me listen, I will learn to speak
The old language
Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies
And fall apart from the world of machines
Regain my feet and my pounding heart

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dhuge67,
Im glad you are taking positive steps forward with Feller. Im not going to argue with you about past posts. Being naive would be going through with a HT and not knowing any better, but when everyone tries to give conflicting advice as your HT game plan and you still go forward, well you cant blame it on being niave. I do feel you have a lot ot offer this comunity from your expirience, not that it was a bad one, or even a bad Dr, but knowing what you know now it would have probally been a different plan and people can learn from your gained wisdom. I will be curious how your consultation goes with Feller and what he recommends, please keep us posted. Thanks

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I would wait until at least a year before you get another consultation. You don't know the full outcome of your first procedure yet. There's still a lot to come in. Some people are slow sprouters, they don't take off until about 5 months. You might see a huge difference in 2-3 months. Hang in there.

dhuge,

I have similar hairloss to yours at 27 years of age. I am taking all the meds that I think will prove beneficial to combat future hairloss which includes: Avodart, Minoxidil, Nizoral, Nioxin, Multi vitamins and copper pepptides to minimize the minoxidil itch. I think this is the most effective regime after the research I have done. Note: I have tried Minoxidil many years ago but have had no success but after trying it again I believe it is more effective when you use it in combination with Nizoral and Propecia/Avodart as for the first time I am seeing some signs of regrowth. I have only started taking Avodart so I cannot vouch for its efficacy yet but having seen Roberts results I am hoping for the best: http://www.iregrewmyhair.com.

I hope you find a regime that works best for you, although only being 5 months out I am estimating that you only have 40-50% of the overall cosmetic result of your 1600+ grafts, so it still looks like you have happier times ahead. Hang in there and keep us updated on your progress.

I also believe hair multiplication and/or gene thereapy is also just around the corner (i.e. 5+ years or so). So the future looks bright.

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