Actonradar2012

I would suggest trying a different hairstyle. There is a sweet spot in terms of hair length that provides the best layering effect and coverage for a HT and yours is just a bit too long, imo. A shorter, messy look (with temple corners styled forward) I bet would work wonders. Remember, a HT rarely restores your actual density, so we're creating an illusion of fuller hair, and style has a lot to do with that.

 

Find yourself a good stylist (this will cost a bit more than your average barber) and don't be shy about explaining your situation. Not sure where you live, but in the New York area we have plenty of high-end men-only barbershop/salons that see lots of HT work. I found one and she totally understood the best way to maximize the hair I had and style it so it looked hip. Best of luck and good growing to you!

Thanks!! i will try to stylize it different, il go to a stylist this weekend, i actually got a new haircut, which helps a bit to mask it, but what i keep thinking is that , the immediate post op photo looks so full of grafts, that as of right now, have not grown, i mean if i had to shave my head and it looked like the post op i would be very happy with the result

This is actually my Third procedure, kinda bummed, dont think i will do another one, to expensive and the result on this one is not going as expected, id rather tattoo my head instead of using nanogen everyday...

How do you feel about it? Big growth jump from 5 months. I don't know how I feel about the temple points. hopefully them fill in a bit more, but over all, you have come a good distance.

thats how i feel spanker, i actually got the procedure to thicken out all my temple, and its not filling up, i dont know what to do....

Your hair is looking good! At eight months post-op you should be seeing roughly 75% of your growth on average. You should still have some thickening to come.

thanks!! i hop it is 75% and still some more to grow!!

Well here is my progress, i dont know if it will grow anymore, what do you guys think?

WELL IM 5 MONTH POST OP TODAY AND THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS SO FAR !

im posting a pic with a progress of images, am i slow? is this something to worry about, my temples dont look like they are filling up , kinda worried here

OH OK! i was freaking out here, and its my third HT , ive been less paranoid about this new HT because of work and been busy and besides i i took extremely good care so yesterday that i noticed i hit the 3.5 month mark and didn't see growth i started to freak out, thanks guys, hopefully i star seeing some growth in the next couple of months! i want my temples to fill in as good as it looks immediately post op, thats my main goal!

and yeah exactly like you guys say, im back to baseline, it looks like i took my pre-op and my 3.5 month mark at the same time, they are identical

well im 3.5 mark and im getting freaked out, i see no significant growth...... what should i do

Good luck growing, I really hope you get the results you are looking for.

Thanks man! yeah i was looking for a lower and thicker front line!

OK 2 Month Mark

Dr. Keene says everything is as expected, got a few pimples and ingrown hairs so she prescribed me 10 day treatment of doxicicline, it helped a lot, wel this month is boring just waiting for month 3, now im using more caps and going out a little bit more , got back to the gym , everything back to normal i guess.

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its normal shedding, i always got them that way, dont worry!

It looks great! I still get that pain you were referring about and im 6 week post op buddy!! Congrats!

Well im almost 6 week post op!

im ataching some photos of my 1 month mark, i started to get a few ingrown hairs or pimples were my new hair was placed, which i had never had a problem like that, so Dr. Keene prescribed me with dixocicline a ten day treatment, its gotten a lot better now, ill post some new pics tonight!

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i have a question do the pimple endanger my grafts? when i had to put the warm towel on top of them for them to drain then clean, does that mean i lost some grafts their? at 5 week post op?

Congratulations! You've come a long way! Keep us posted on your latest journey!

Thank you!

Well i just hit the 3 week mark, and lots and lots of shedding, i think im going well, never bumped my head, my grafts went well the whole healing process, i think it went good, im going to use a cap today so im happy lol, and now just wait for the growth!

My left side still has some hard scabs their, and cant remove them, i guess they will come off on their own when they are ready in the shower....

Wow, look's really good, I didn't realise you can get so many grafts implanted without shaving your head!

HI!

i did not have all those grafts at the same , they were 3 procedures two were in 2006 and this one was 3 weeks ago

i didnt know about the whole shaving head, my only pre op instructions was not to have a hair cut 7 days before my HT

So out of all 3 of ur hts how many grafts did u get in total?

My first one was 1800 grafts

my second one i think it was 2200

and this new one was 2100

wow as i was seeing my pre any surgeries pic, i had no hair whatsoever! amazing, and happy with the results so far, still got 1 exciting year of growing

Thanks Guys!! i did freak out when i saw hairs inside my cap and that the inside of the cap was touching the grafts , im glad everything is ok, and thank you for all the answers!

id love to see some pics from be4 you had any surgery if you have

That photo is before i had any surgeries at all

Your hat cannot damage your grafts and the hairs placed are supposed to come out. You can potentially cause more damage by being TOO careful at this point so just go about your daily routine normally and wear a hat if you wish.

Thank You Very Much Jotronic!! i appreciate it a lot!! yeah i know i got to be less paranoid about everything and stop looking in the mirror every freaking moment

​Ok so yesterday i used a cap for the first time for about four hours, it did touch my recipient area and i did not like that and it also rubbed against my sides of the grafts since they lowered my hairline, Dr. Keene said it was ok since my grafts are secure now and that i could not pull them out by this stage, but still ive been shedding like crazy so once i took my cap off i saw some few hairs and freaked out, and on one side (left= i felt less hair were the cap was sitting on since the lowere my sides too, dont plan on using a cap anymore, id rather look weird with my haircut. i am very paranoid, want everything to go as perfect as it can be.., but do you guys think it was just shedding at this stage or could i have pulled them out?

Day 11 Pre Cap Usage

Day 18 Post Cap Usage

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i hate the paranoia that goes on after a hair transplant , LOL

Dude, I travelled the same boat of hair being shed off. Shedding is quite normal. Now anticipate for growth. Good luck !

thanks man!! yeah i do get very freaked out!

My Two Week Post Op

Well some shedding has passed, and even though its my 3rd procedure i still get very paranoid when the hair falls off, i always think its never coming back lol, hopefully it is, not much scabs which is new to me last time i had tons, not this time... dunno why... other than that i guess everything is going well.

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Oh ok thanks for answering! i just get paranoid for everything, specially when i see my new hair fall of because of shedding, its almost all gone like 60% i can guess, it sucks...... hope to see it back soon!

Hi i have a quick question, im day 11 post op, and i was taking a shower and when i filled my cup to rinse the shampoo, the water was only hot i forgot to open the cold water, it didnt burn my scalp or anything like that was only very hot LOL, can this disrupt my grafts at day 11 or not a chance? it did help remove some scabs since i have had trouble getting them loose though.

Day 11 Post Op, today i showerd with hot water finally, felt good, and lots of scabs fell off too , my graft area feels tender though after the shower, is that normal?