AJ

So 5 weeks down the road 90% off the new hair has shed, however I am experiencing little/no shock loss to the original hair in the transplanted areas. I am using 5% Rogaine once a day combined with Propecia so I do not know if this is some of the reason for the low shock loss. The scar has healed very nice - hardly noticeable anymore. My head also feels almost like before, so I think most of the nerves have reconnected successfully. Overall there has been little pain/discomfort and I am looking forward to seeing some hair reappearing within a few weeks. [This message was edited by AJ on May 09, 2003 at 02:42 PM.]

texasNW2: Grafts pr.cm2 is 25-30 where I was very thin and 15-20 in the front center where I still had plenty left. Price was $6K and that was basically for 1500 grafts - the 190 over I got for free.. I am also very impressed by the super-clean look IMO of the neck scar after only 3 days.

3 day post-op photos.

First I would like to thank you all for informative posts and a great site which helped me out a lot in selecting a Doc to restore some soldiers lost in battle up front. My problem started with a receding hairline/temples at the age of 20 and now at 25 it started to become a problem that I gave more and more thought to and I decided to finally go ahead and do somthing about it since it most likely would not improve by itself.. Dr. Charles and the Shaprio Medical team was great and I must say that I am completely satisifed with every aspect of the procedure. Obviously it is to early to say much about the final result but so far it looks very good IMO The procedure itself went very smooth with very little pain or discomfort - nothing worse than a dentist session that involves some tooth drilling. I flew in from Europe to do the procedure and I have now stayed in MN for 3 days post op, the Shapiro team has been very supportive and I have had a free hairwash every day at their clinic since I really was a bit afraid of touching the graft site myself the first couple of days. My overall experience with Dr. Charles and the Shapiro team is top notch and if I should do it again I would certainly do it with them. I also started using Propecia and I hope this combined with the 1690 grafts will ensure me a adequate head of hair for some years to come. [This message was edited by AJ on April 03, 2003 at 01:47 PM.]

First I would like to thank you all for informative posts and a great site which helped me out a lot in selecting a Doc to restore some soldiers lost in battle up front. My problem started with a receding hairline/temples at the age of 20 and now at 25 it started to become a problem that I gave more and more thought to and I decided to finally go ahead and do somthing about it since it most likely would not improve by itself.. Dr. Charles and the Shaprio Medical team was great and I must say that I am completely satisifed with every aspect of the procedure. Obviously it is to early to say much about the final result but so far it looks very good IMO The procedure itself went very smooth with very little pain or discomfort - nothing worse than a dentist session that involves some tooth drilling. I flew in from Europe to do the procedure and I have now stayed in MN for 3 days post op, the Shapiro team has been very supportive and I have had a free hairwash every day at their clinic since I really was a bit afraid of touching the graft site myself the first couple of days. My overall experience with Dr. Charles and the Shapiro team is top notch and if I should do it again I would certainly do it with them. I also started using Propecia and I hope this combined with the 1690 grafts will ensure me a adequate head of hair for some years to come. [This message was edited by AJ on April 03, 2003 at 01:47 PM.]