aaron1234

Yeah, it should come back. I would take Dr. Beehner's advice... buy some dermmatch and grow out your hair. That'll make the time go by a bit faster.

Bullitnut,

You look awesome dude. 7 months is just the beginning!

Things just getting started. Everything looks good so far.

Looks great Dr. F. Completely natural. I can't tell the difference between the existing hairs and the transplanted hairs. Blends in very nicely. I must say though that I find it a little bewildering that dudes like this feel the need to get a transplant. Lucky bastard.

I think most of us here wish we had your pre-op head of hair! So there might be a bit of hair envy going on... ha. Well, I think it's looking really good. And things do continue to get better after 8 months.

Emperor,

You were very supportive with my thread on my average results and I won't forget that. It sounds like we are in the same boat. I'd love to see your pics.

My thinking is that we have put our feet on the field and now there is no turning back. You are not completely satisfied with the results of your first HT. I can all but guarantee that if you don't go for a second procedure your feelings about your hair will stay the same. The only possible way to improve your situation is to go in for round 2. There are no guarantee's but if you trust your doctor and you are honest with him, than I think the second time around will be much better.

If we choose to get an HT, we should make the best of that choice. I'm not entirely happy with my first round, but I'm going to do whatever I can to improve on that. Cause settling with what I have now is not an option.

I agree with Bill, a thin crown is better than a slick bald one. But maybe using the remainder of your donor for the front for your next procedure, and then use FUE down the road to give you some hair on your crown.

Bring on those pics man!

I've also given this alot of thought.

Both of my grandfather's are in their late 70's and both have more hair than I (before Fin and HT #1). If only I'm lucky enough to not progress much past a NW 6.

But I think Eman is right. By the time we reach that age we won't care much about how scar. And I have to think that we'd have so many wrinkles that it would be hard to even notice a scar by then.

If you aren't balding then you are most likely experiencing a maturing hairline. But you probably are balding, so get on Propecia or Proscar (same drug, different dose) as soon as possible. If you want a consultation, find a doc that is recommended on this site, preferably a coalition doc. Do not waste your time with MHR, Bosley, Hair Club, or any of those hair mills. They don't have the best track records.

But as mmhce said, post some pics. You'll get much better feedback from more members once they get a look at your head.

ciao for now

Scar? What scar?!? I couldn't find it.

I love the fiscally conservative economic views on this board!

Glad to hear your surgery went well. Dr. Charles already has a great rep. But you should post some pics. Being as young as you are, I think a lot members are going to want to see some post op pics.

Terrific turnaround. Goes from pluggy to natural in one procedure. Nice work.

jbkg... looks great. Be patient. It sucks to wait but you are going to be one happy dude in a few months.

At 6 months you have already achieved an impressive cosmetic result. It'll get even better! Just wait for month 12!

Looks like great work. Best!

I know it's cliche, but it's true that everyone is different. I've seen some with no redness after a couple days. Mine lasted until about 6-8. Even now, if I wear a hat and take it off, the recipient area is a bit more agitated and red than the rest of my scalp.

They say Meds are effective for a man of any age but works particularly well in younger men.

Like any drug, sure there are side effects. The first two weeks I was on finasteride I had some pretty intense pain in that special region. But after two weeks it went away..... not the special region but the pain. It worked like a charm. It has stabilized my loss. Now in the future I will still be losing more hair but not as much as if I weren't on the meds.

It's a personal choice. But it works for most who use the meds. Those who experienced side effects can quit the drug and be back to normal within a couple days.

I've seen no doctor claim the Propecia is killing our kidneys. That's probably alcohol you are thinking of.

Of course he's happy! It's a nice, age-appropriate hairline. Good for him that he's not infected with the hair-greed virus.

That is a great result. But like the guys above said, I am wondering if it will still look great when the patient is 40 or 50. That's some aggressive balding... but with some concealers I'm sure it looks pretty darn full along with that result. If I'm that patient, I'm praying hard for HM....

HunkyMonkey,

Great to hear your HT experience was a good one. Keep us posted and please put up pics! All the best in the lllloooonnnggg healing process.

Wow. The hairline is so natural. Looks fantastic!

Pics would be helpful. Are you on Finasteride? That's always a good start.

Looks good Dr. G. Nice seeing the hair counts for each section.

Great results Abby. I'm impressed that you shaved down for so long. I mean, the scar is so good that you could almost get away with shaving. But it looks great grown out.

Baldboy. You will likely need more than one procedure, especially if you start losing this early. I'd stay on the meds and shave for a few years. Who knows, by the time you are thirty, you could be a full blown NW 7. I know some NW 7's before they hit 25 and they started to lose at about 19 or 20.