Overall not much has changed... again. I am seeing a lot more growth on my right corner hairline and not much has happened on the left side still. Starting to let the hair grow out and see how the scar covers up.
Hairline: Not getting nearly has many red spots/pimples which honestly is a bit disapointing because I am not near the fullness I was hoping for and this makes me feel like I'm not going to see that much further new growth. I guess we will have to wait and see. I know that I'm only fo
Hello all, sorry for the delayed update but since every two weeks was yielding such small results I figured I'd drop it down to every 4 weeks for the sake of (hopefully) seeing more progress in each post.
Hairline: The red spots and pimples have died down considerably. I feel like I'm definitely seeing more growth in the mid-top of the head than the actual hairline. Although I do see a lot of new hairs coming in on my corners, mostly my right side corner. Hopefully that will begin to grow in t
Overall not much has changed. I am keeping my donor area hair short to continue application of the Scarguard medication. I am going to start letting the top and hairline grown out and in a few weeks will begin going to the barber to help make it look clean.
Hairline: Still getting LOTS of red spots and pimples (white heads) throughout my recipient area. Never thought I'd be so happy to see pimples but from what I have read those should hopefully be new hairs coming in! Been seeing very little
WEEK 6 POST OPERATION:
Ok then, just checking in (bi-weekly as promised). Not much difference since my last entry.
DONOR AREA: The donor scar is still healing/scabbing but per the instructions of Dr. Gaffney I'm going to start using "Scarguard MD" twice daily for the next couple months to help ensure a better looking scar. The future updates I will have my hair buzzed shorter just so that the application of medication will be easier. I am happy that, for the most part, the scar is farely
Procedure: FUT Surgery (3000 Grafts).
Goals: Fullness and hairline.
Surgeon: Dr. Jon W. Gaffney (Samson Hair Restoration group in Sherman Oaks, CA)
Age: 28 years old
Norwood Scale: Between 2A & 3
Procedure Date: 5/11/2015
DAY ONE: The procedure went well. It took MUCH longer than I had anticipated. I knew we were going to have close to an 8 hour day due to the number of grafts. But it turned out to be closer to a 10-12 hour day. The way I looked at it in the end though was I'
