agdc

Hi there agdc,

Thanks for your comment on my profile and your interest in my situation. I'll do my best to respond to your post.

I have to say that I look at many women's foreheads and see that they come in all shapes and sizes as well as always comparing mine to theirs, much like men probably look at other men's hair. It really is amazing how similar men and women are in terms of their views of themselves.

In answer to your questions, my second transplant was done by Dr. Cam Simmons in Toronto, Ontario. I chose a different doctor for the second procedure as I liked the idea of not having to shave any of my hair except for the donor area, and I also liked the technique Dr. Simmons uses (stick-and-place as well as using "chubby" grafts to preserve hairs that are in the telogen phase.)

After my first experience, I really didn't want to go through it again, not because the doctor wasn't great, or that my experience at the clinic was bad. It was moreso because of the recovery and having had both the recipient and donor areas shaved. It made it tremendously difficult to camouflage the surgery so I wore a hat for a while until I could style my hair decently. I also had a significant amount of pain and discomfort during recovery and difficulty sleeping for the first two weeks while the sutures were still in. It also took months for the numbness to go away. Looking back, I realize now that I was too stubborn to take the pain medication I was given. In retrospect, I should have like I did with my second procedure. It made a tremendous difference I have to say! I obviously "forgot" about the discomfort of the first surgery so I went ahead and had another in April of this year (approx 2 and a half years following the first).

I decided to have a second procedure because I wanted to change the shape of my forehead to make it more feminine and also add density to the existing transplant. I have very fine hair so it's more difficult to get good coverage with just one surgery. Having said that, Dr. Simmons designed me a hairline that has peaks and valleys, and a small widow's peak so that it is more irregular which is characteristic of a women's hairlines. My first one was quite straight.

Gosh, I seem to have written a novel! Anyway, I would be happy to share my online album with you privately if you send me your email address. Bill keeps trying to get me to post my albums publicly, but I am just not that comfortable doing that...at least not yet.