Some of you had been following my case, and I apologize for the lack of updates. I have been holding out for the best, but my patience is being put to test. You can all be the judge of these photos. Personally, I feel that the cosmetic improvement is minimal at this time, though I know I still have a ways to go. The old grafts prior to surgery have grown to styling length and there is some noticeable growth of newly transplanted hairs.

UPDATE - 5 Weeks post 5/07 Feller repair surgery

Follow above link to find previos gallery and realted threads

H2

For me to give an honest opinion of the situation is there anyway that you can provide similar side by side photos of before and after. So far it does appear like minimal growth but at 7 months believe it or not it is still early.

What NN said is so true .ITS NOT OVER!
Im a classic repair case example. I didnt see hardly any growth until 6 months and even then it was minimal .
Im at 8 months now and things are looking SO much better,with new hairs seeming to sprout everyday.
I starting using a combination of Retin a and the foam in month 5. Dont know if that was the reason Ive had this big growth spurt or was just a slowgrower but it sure didnt hurt.

H2stay

You are very fortunate to have such thick hair, you will turmn out fine.

NN, sure I can add some photos. Did you follow the link to my previous gallery? There you will get a great glimpse of before Feller surgery. The only difference in the two sets, is my hair was still wet in the 2nd set. I'll re-shoot photos with more dry hair and lift it up with a comb just as I did in the first gallery.

FYI, I have been applying 5% rogaine 2x daily before and after surgery once the healing was underway and ready to receive the applications.

H2

Hi H2,

It looks like you may very good results. Like the other posters said it's at the 7 month mark, more improvement is still to come.

You are fortunate to have such thick hair.

BTW, I sent you a PM.

Hair2stay,
I understand your furstration and I know how difficult it is to wait for your hair to grow. I don't minimize how much you are bothered as your post makes it pretty clear, but perhaps I can make you feel a bit better by simply putting together a few of the photos you put up side by side.

For those out there who don't know much about your case, hair2stay had 5 surgeries prior to visiting me for repair work. His donor area was pretty well tapped out and was loaded down with scar tissue. Fortunately, he still had some good hair on the sides of his scalp which gave us enough to produce 1500 follicular units. It would have been nice to have more, but this is what he had to work with.
Most of his old work was of the plug variety and while the cosmetic result from afar was actually pretty impressive, his hair had the classic "corn row" look when the hair was pulled back. He also had a ridge of scarring from confluence of scar right on and behind the hairline.
From the photos I think you are doing quite well. I see that you are concerned about the gap of scar between the first row of plugs and the second, but like I said on the day of your procedure, that's probably the last area that will grow. I never rely solely on scar tissue to execute a repair when I don't have to and that's why I cut down your first row of plugs on the hairline and filled in as many gaps as I could there because that was the most important area to fill if you were going to pull your hair back.
As the other posters wrote, you are only at 7 months and still have a way to go, especially because you had so much surgery prior to visiting me.

Click the links to view some side by side photos that may help to make you feel a bit better. Stay in touch, and remember, you can always call the office and voice ANY concerns about your growth and perhaps I have something to tell you that may make the wait a little easier.

http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter1.jpg
http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter2.jpg
http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter3.jpg
http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter4.jpg
http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter5.jpg
http://www.fellermedicaldata.com/ima...foreafter6.jpg

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Great Neck, NY

Dr. Alan Feller is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

Providing Hair Transplants and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatments

Hair2stay, those side-by-side comparisons show a HUGE improvement, imo. you should be psyched! your hair looks awesome and you still have plenty of growth left ahead of you...

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HT #1: Karamikian Unknown # of grafts Sept.2006

HT#2 Nov.23rd, 2007
Dr.Feller
Almost 3200 grafts via strip

HT#3 April 2010
Fue 200/side into temple points

HT#4 February 2011

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller

Thank you all for your responses. I do realize that there is a positive improvement in my case. However the hiarline still has much to be desired at this juncture, particularly the left side. I will continue to wait this out and withhold judgement. However there is one thing, Dr Feller in your reply that greatly concerns me.

"His donor area was pretty well tapped out and was loaded down with scar tissue. Fortunately, he still had some good hair on the sides of his scalp which gave us enough to produce 1500 follicular units. It would have been nice to have more, but this is what he had to work with."

At no time did you state that you wanted to do anything more than 1500 grafts, nor did you ever state to me before, during or after the surgery that 1500 grafts was not enough to achieve the desired results. Based on your comment here, one could infer that you are implying that more than 1500 grafts is necessary to reach a desired end, and that you feel the donor supply is depleted. I find this contradictory to our consultation.