GotHairInFront

I've just reached the 7 month mark for my 2nd HT & wanted to post my results as quite a change has occurred from my one month post- HT to my current state. I'm very grateful that such a marvelous life changing medical procedure exists that has enhanced so many men's lives for the better!

Howdy ho everyone;) A lot has happened since my last update, which I have chronicled on my Website, so I won't be duplicating pics on this thread. Instead, if you are interested in any updates, just pop onto my Website cos I am adding random updates, not just monthly updates. The other positive occurrence is that I recently purchased a Sony Cybershot 18.2 MP camera which is replacing my old school 6 MP Nikon so the quality of the pics is much clearer; Spanker you were right when you commented that my images defo weren't 8 MP like I thought...LOL But most important is the progress of my 2nd HT itself - I have experienced sure, steady emergence of new hairs in my temples, eyebrows, and along the entire front hairline. Noteworthy is the phenom of larger swollen regions that appear overnight at various distinct areas of my recipient area; these swollen regions are distinct from my traditional HGH induced multitude of pimples that produce several new hairs apiece - these swollen regions (usually 1/2 " in diameter ) actually are the procurer to "patches" of new hairs dramatically sprouting from the entire swollen region within days of the swollen region's sudden appearance. This phenom is unique to this 2nd HT & I attribute it to my beginning TA65 therapy commencing on June 1, 2012. My 2nd Ht was performed on April 11, 2012 & I was injecting HGH as part of my anti-aging therapy, which yielded the same results from 4/11/2012 until 6/15/12 as my first HT. After I had been on TA65 for two weeks (and simultaneously off of HGH for my 2 week resting period) I began experiencing the swollen regions, as opposed to multiple, single pimples. I had my blood levels tested recently & my Doc reduced my HGH injections to twice per week (down from 5 times per week!) due to my IGF-1 levels being in the HIGH range (my Doc postulates that the TA65 is prompting my body to produce elevated, youthful levels of its own endogenous GH, as well as youthful expression of free testosterone & T3 & T4 blood levels. These pics were taken last night & this morning; I have been off HGH completely for two weeks now cos of my resting period. These swollen regions are the typical TA65 induced swellings that will soon result in (hopefully) prolific new hair sprouting. BTW- my existing hair & nails grow as rapidly on TA65 alone as they do when I'm injecting 1 iu daily of GH, adding evidence to my Doc's theory that the TA65 is prompting my body to produce higher levels of GH. If anyone has experienced this type of regional swelling I would really like to compare notes on the phenom. And happy growing to one & all!

Spanker, I'm real happy for you. You seem like a great guy & I wish you the very best in your HT results. The work looks truly awesome, just try to relax & get some quality sleep while reposing in that awful upright position! - one of my least fave things about the first 5 days post-op!

My doc was a woman, Dr. Tonya Pauls, not a Coalition Surgeon per this site, why you never heard of her I'm sure.

The left pic is at 1 1/2 months & the two right ones are at 2 1/2 months, just for comparison purposes:

Well, a lot has happened since my last post; we came back from a week's relaxing vacation to a flooded home due to a water pipe breaking under our kitchen sink that ran for about 5 days & basically ruined our entire house. We are living in an apt for 3 months while the insurance company puts everything back together for us...this is my best excuse for not posting more timely pics But here we are at last with some updates: 1) I began my 'resting phase' from HGH injections on June 1 for two weeks. Usually my pimple production & # of sprouting hairs diminishes within days of starting my resting phase. However, on June 1 I began a new anti-aging therapy utilizing TA-65 (a telomerase activator), taking one 250 unit capsule AM & PM. (Visit tasciences.com for more info on this amazing supplement). 2) By June 3rd my pimple production INCREASED to 4-6 pimples appearing per day (instead of decreasing during the 'resting phase' from HGH). I attribute this to the immediate effect of the TA-65 capsules. After gently popping these pimples hairs could be seen sprouting from the pimple sites. I believe the pimples are caused by the newly emerging hairs breaking the skins surface causing inflammation. 3) After about 28 days of this greatly increased pimple production the pimples stopped appearing all at once. Now I occasionally get one pimple every third day (& I'm grateful for that!). 4) So much sub -dermal activity was occurring beneath the entire front of my hairline that swelling actually went down my forehead (just like the post-op swelling I encountered) two weeks after I began taking the TA-65. The swelling subsided after two days and hairs began appearing in my front hairline. I believe some of this activity was native hairs lost to shock loss coming back as well as transplanted follicles awakening. 5) After 2 weeks (on June 15) I began my HGH injections again (1 iu/day) & have noticed a lot of newly emerging hairs in my temples as well. 6) Yesterday my right inner eyebrow became swollen & about 10 new long hairs appeared (instant eyebrow!), accompanied by swelling that went down my inner nose & inner upper eyelid! I look like I got in a fight with the swelling (but no bruising thankfully). I have NEVER experienced these bouts of swelling before with my injections of HGH so I attribute this to the addition of the daily dosage of TA-65 . 7) I could also explain the other remarkable changes I am experiencing after only 35 days usage of TA-65 but will constrain myself to observations affecting my HT. Here are pics taken in our new apt with different lighting from the previous pics; these were taken on June 25th & a lot has happened since then growth-wise. I will update pics at 3 month mark (July 11th) now that personal life has stabilized a whole lot. I've been viewing a lot of your various pics & everyone seems to be doing great! Glad to see this & wish the very best for everyone

Hey, I did the same thing (added about 1300 grafts into my hairline to improve density) without shaving my head & was happy with the procedure & results so far (tho still early, only 2 1/2 months post-op). I did encounter some native hair shock loss however but they appear to have grown back. The nice thing about implanting into longer hair is you can disguise the HT much better & go about your life w/out so much self consciousness. Happy healing & growing fella!

Glad to see your shock loss hairs coming back pretty strong, shock loss always sets one back doesn't it? Its like, "Really?", more hairs in the sink than on the head...ugghhh:eek: Did you have grafts into your mid scalp/crown area or just your hairline this HT? Looking good tho bro!

I found arranging these pics in this order to best illustrate the progress since my HT on April 11, 2012; the first pic in each identical series is Day7, second pic is at 1 month, & third pic is at 1 1/2 months Post HT. I am encouraged & reminded to be patient! (Not my best attribute ) Be around again at the 2 month mark, keep on growing friends!

Well the pimples have finally slowed down somewhat after having made their first appearance at the two week mark until now. I have seen nice new hair growth so far with the gaps in the middle of my hairline and at the front sides beginning to fill in somewhat, so I'm glad to see that but I keep checking it out in the mirror til I drive myself nuts & finally take a break! My eyebrows are filling in nicely already & my scar is slightly pink but I have experienced no stretching of it:p This was the observation of Dr. Pauls at the 5 week post HT exam where she pronounced me to be doing fine & ahead of the typical growth schedule (she was quite surprised at the number of pimples which indicates new growth occurring). Here are some updated pics taken just now. Cheers & happy growing to all!!

You Aussies do everything BIG!! Nice results fella

Spanker, that is quite true, in fact I went back to work on Day 7 Post-HT w/out any issues or hats. The scabs had all fallen off & my existing hair did much to conceal any residual pinkness. My first HT was a somewhat different story as the recipient area had little to no existing hair to camouflage the work done. So far I'm quite pleased with the progress over all:D

Much better! Thank you honey:p

Sorry for the low rez when you click on the thumb nails, they looked really nice on iPhoto :mad: I will have my wife take some better ones, I did these myself, I guess I suck hard at self-portraits:p

OK so the big news on my end is that I popped my first pimple on Day 14 Post -op & have been popping an average of 2-3/day ever since. I have popped 4 pimples on my eyebrows starting on Day 21 post-op, followed by the emergence of single hairs immediately after. The first pic shows the pimples needing to be popped & the dark spots towards the top of pic are ones I popped earlier today. I am getting nice hairs emerging all along my front recipient area, some dark, some quite light in color. I suffered some shock loss in the very center & to each side as well but am confident these hairs will re-appear when they are damn good & ready;) My temples have begun sprouting & growing as well & I can feel the swelling of forming pimples the past two days so will be popping in my temples soon I can tell. My scar is pain free now & my doctor (at my 10 day exam) marveled how quickly my donor site was healing, stating that I could have had my stitches removed at 7 days cos it was somewhat difficult to pull the stitches out. My healing/growing progress is superior to even my first HT last year due no doubt to my increased HGH dosage of 2iu/day the past month (compared to just 1 iu/day my first 30 days post-HT the first go-round, which is my usual anti-aging dosage). I will revert to this 1 iu/day from now on since I have given this 2nd HT the benefit of a damn good jump start the past 28 days. I see no reason to continue at 2 iu's /day going forward; the immediate benefits have already been experienced & will now settle into my baseline "growing season".