I was asked by a few people if I shaved my head down to a #3(10mm), would the donor scar be visible? Well, I took a chance today and shaved my head down to a #3. I would not usually keep my hair at this length but since I am still fairly early in the growth cycle, I thought I would experiment a bit. Here are the pictures of the results. The scar is barely visible at this length. You can detect a fine line with a #3 but I don’t think most people would be able to tell that this is a donor scar. Which, I think, is really impressive and speaks volumes, not only towards the skill of Dr Rahal’s work with FUT but also of just how far hair transplantation surgery has evolved. You do need just a tad more length to make the scare totally invisible ( with a #4(13mm) you can’t see no signs that anything was ever done to my head) but a #3 is plausible, I believe, in certain cases anyway.

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That's mighty impressive for a #3. You've healed remarkably well and the scar is only noticeable to someone if they are looking for it. Congrats!

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Yeah that looks great!!! It could even get better with more time!!

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Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012
4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads

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Thanks aaron1234,
As you can imagine, I am really, really pleased with how things turned out.
Kind regards
Hairgoesnothing

Thank you also NEWHAIRPLEASE,
Even if it gets better than it already is, I could not be happier with the results thus far. I am so glad I did this. Going for my second surgery in June to address the crown. Can't wait!
All the best
Hairgoesnothing

How many grafts did you get the first surgery?

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Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012
4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads

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You look great my man. A fresh scar by Dr. Rahal is invisibe. Since i started growing up my hair after shaving it regularly, i reached to #3 length as well. I would say my fresh new side scars are invisible but the old one is a bit visible propbably will be gone if i reach to #4. Take care, Any news about Andrew and his progress?

My first surgery was 5604 grafts. Dr Rahal told me last week during my visit to his clinic that 3000 more grafts should finish the crown nicely. This will take place in June.

I hear from him every once and a while but not recently. His hair is growing nicely last I heard. Glad to hear things are going well for you also.
All the best.

Hairgoesnothing, you look great. Lots of great growth for six months and you are healing very well. The scar isn't even really visible.

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