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Of course to some extent you're right. But if you really feel that regualar every day bald men are like kryptonite to every single woman then I feel bad for you.

I think Statham is a good looking guy, with or without hair. A lot of girls I know think he looks good too.

Skinnyshaft, I just looked at your pictures. You're right, we are very similar. You seem to have a little more hair then I do but the recession is simialr. More lost on the left than the right. You also had more grafts, 1100 to my 869. I'd say we look similar but it's impossible for me to tell if there is any growth because my hairline hair is just like what early growth of a HT typically looks like. I seem to be back at the point I was just prior to having the HT. Some of my hairline was shaved off and then I buzzed my entire head. It now just looks like the hair has grown back that was already there, nothing more. I am going to post some pics unfortunately I don't have the pre-op pics taken by Dr. Feller but I will post a photo of me that was taken about a month before the procedure. I didn't get much done with the temples. Mostly everything was focused in the middle. I am starting to see that it is easier to notice a change taking place in the temples because usually the patient had no hair there at all. I'll get the pics up in the next few days.

You see here's the thing. I am not that bad. I have good coverage behind the hairline and no loss in the crown. But my hairline has really thinned out and I have lost a lot in the temples. I can still get away with spiking it up a bit in the front but I really have very little to shape my face. Dr. Feller told me if I had more in the middle I probably wouldn't have come to him and he was probably right. I just want the middle strengthened and maybe out towards the temple a tiny bit. Take away some of that see through look I have (I realize it still maybe somewhat see through). I would then consider a 2nd HT to address the left temple which would finish it off for me (at least for now). I do not have unrealistic expectations. I realize this will not give me a full head of hair but what I do expect is that the quality and thickness will be better than the fine, thin hairs I've lived with in my hairline for years now. I have fine, medium brown hair and a lot of the thinning hairs that have been there are well, fine and colorless. TTP, I have to agree with another poster. Your 5 month pics do look like you have a hairline established. But I thank you and Bill for the words of encouragement, it's much appreciated. I will post pics unfortunately I don't have pre or post-op pics and I think the doc's pics may have been lost. I should add, this is certainly not a criticism of my doc. The experience was great and I still have some faith that things will change for the better. This was a conservative first procedure (FUE) which was exactly what I was looking for. My main concern is that the change will be negligible at best and that would not be worth my money and time I took off to have and recover from the procedure.

I do and have been feeling tingling for a couple of months. It does feel like hairs popping through. I just don't SEE anything at all. I had a lot of thin hairs in the recipient area so it is hard to tell what is new and what was there originally. Even if there is growth, I don't see a new hairline taking shape. It looks like exactly what I had before which is really no hairline at all. I'm at 5 months now so I'll give it another month and consult with my doc (a highly recommended one on this forum). If I'm being completely subjective. I do think there has been a little, very little thickening in the front but certainly not anywhere near significant. I think it mostly has to do with the hair behind it growing forward. I was told that the hair will have the same thickness as the hair behind it but at this pace it just doesn't seem likely.

Hi Guys, I'm sure it's tiring to read but I'm just about at 5 months and haven't seen any new growth to my hairline yet. Not even thin immature hairs. I was able to stay pretty positive at 3 and 4 months but now at 5 it's getting a kind of tiring. I've read all about growth times on this site but just wanted to see if any HT Vets have had experience where they didn't see anything for at least let's say 6 months before a change started taking place. In one month I will schedule a follow-up with my doc and can just see the way it's going to go. Me: "Doc I don't see any growth at all." Doc: "Yes you've had some growth, you are only at the beginning, give it some time." Me: "Alright I'll give it another 6 months and come back." And I'll walk out of there with no reassurance at all. I only had work done to my hairline because everything behind it is still pretty thick. I have a modest goal so am hoping for the best.

Thanks for sharing that. I had a 800 graft FUE hairline procedure done by Dr. Feller (wound up being 869) and am almost 5 months out. I'd definitely be interested to know about your progress as we've had similat procedires.

Bump.

Could be the transplanted hairs are going through their shedding period.

I had a FUE procedure done to my hairline. 869 to be exact. I wear my hair pretty short too and also took 10 days (with 2 weekends) off from work. I didn't plan on it but I had to wind up buzzing my head before going back to work. I don't see how anyone wouldn't have to do that. The donor area started to grow back in 2 weeks but it still was way too much of a discrepancy. Even with a #1 buzz cut you could still see the difference in the donor area. That redness stayed for almost a month for me but I must say after about a month, it blended together very nicely and it now looks like nothing happened. Also, as mentioned earlier in the thread, the clinic will probably shave some hair in your recipient area to do the transpant. This left me no choice but to buzz my whole head to a #1 to blend it in. The good news was that it didn't look too bad and I actually got a lot of compliments and was even told that it made me look like I have even more hair with a buzz cut. In hindsight I should have been honest but I just told my co-workers that I got a skin rash and the dermatologist buzzed some of my head to look at it and so I just shaved it off to blend it. Nobody ever suspected a hair transplant in my office. None of my friends know or suspect either. Now 4 months later my hair is pretty much back to the way it was before the transplant, though I think there has been some shock loss. No new hair has grown yet and I am starting to get antsy. One thing to consider is that you must be prepared to be patient. From what I've read the process is very slow and subtle and it is hard to tell the changes on a day to day basis. Best of luck.

Just to chime in...I'm about 3.5 months out from an 869 grafts procedure and haven't seen anything (not that I can tell) yet either. I too have thin hair in the area where the hair was transplanted so it's hard to know what is new growth or what was there already. The thing is everyone kind of says that the results "sneak up on you." Seems strange to me as you should be able to visibly see new hairs growing out of your scalp but I guess all we can do is be patient. From what I've read, 6 months seems to be a better baromoter so give it a little more time. Question fro all those who talk about small procedures. I understand that smaller procedures will not yield the same density but does a smaller procedure make it harder to detect new growth?

Spex, Any update on Dr. Feller's computer issues? Has a virus wiped out his picture database? Thanks.

Honestly I didn't take pictures. I kind of wanted to just do it and forget about it. And yes, it was my first op. My goals are modest. I've inherited my father's hairline and can live with a high hairline and receding in the temples. I just want some thickness in the middle and off to the left side so I can spike it up in the front. Of course, Dr. Feller took pictures. If possible, I can pm spex and he can get them from Dr. Feller and I have no problem with him posting them here. When I go back to Dr. Feller in 6 months I'm sure he will take more pictures and I will also post those. spex let me know and I will send you my info.

That's exactly how it feels...like movement under the surface. I've read plenty of posts to know I still have a long way to go. Thanks for the well wishes!

Hi all, I'm a little more than 3 months out from a HT with Dr. Feller. I don't think I've seen any new growth yet but over the last 2 weeks or so I have been feeling what can best be described as a tingling sensation in the area that received the transplant. It happens a few times a day maybe every few hours or so. Has anyone else had a similar experience and is this a good sign?