rev3

the more you beef up those temple points the further the temple angle recession looks

your points (the triangles close to the ear) look fine

they do not look recessed much

i think the deep temple angles are throwing you off

it's these temple angles that can be closed up

to be more in balance with your points

great photoshop

temple point specialist of the week....month....year....decade?

transformative placement

rahal canada or konior chicago

pm spanker for his personal experience

konior hit a grand slam on his hairline at 6 months growth

sorry, the number of posts someone makes does not make them an expert on hair transplants

if Plausibleboss had made 10 years of posts, his argument still hold no water

ignore him

the result is fantastic! even from this top-down angle pic you can tell the whole front of your hairline has transformed the way others will see your face

congrats

doesn't look like shock loss

looks excellent for two months

if you think it is shock loss

the hair may never come back if they were on their way out (miniaturized) at the time...which in your before pics looks that way

it also looks like your doc COMPENSATED FOR THAT and in 3-4 months you should be looking like you were never balding in the first place

great placement

that is clean!

looks very dense for placement into bald areas, which means you are going to have an incredible transformation

congrats!

some believe there is a higher yield with smaller procedures

less trauma to the scalp

less shock

less risk of necrosis

for these reasons (and for some, because of their skill-set and/or patient-specific characteristics) they are more conservative

10,000mcg/day

yes guyz, you may be alarmed at me having a transplant at such a young age.

 

but i have been really patient for the last 4 years when it all began and did my research.

 

i had a strip surgery with dr rahal with 3608 grafts and density of 70fu/cm2 at hairline, reducing the density the further back the grafts were placed.

 

in all honesty, the surgery went really good, im 4 days post-op, things are looking good. im kinda glad i chose the doctor i did and didnt fell a sucker with doctors back home in the UK

 

please have a look at my weblog and let me know what you think. i will keep you guyz posted so theres more to come!

this result was 70fu/cm2 at the hairline?

do you think docs lie about these figures?

Hi,

 

Thank you for your response.

 

I have medium to fine hair which is light brown so im guessing 50 wont be enough even though a few doctors have recommended this, stating this is general for their practice.

 

Im hoping to style my hair than just brush it forward so i guess i will have to aim for around 60!

some docs feel more comfortable achieving these higher densities with more than one procedure. don't be put off by this. this is a good thing. the yield re: survival rate of grafts is higher with multiple procedures at lower densities.

50 might be enough. but probably not for ALL hairstyles and probably not for ALL hair types.

but yours might qualify

go on a few consultations

many top docs have most likely operated on patients with similar characteristics as yours and can show you pics of what you can actually expect

consults are usually free via email so consult with docs all over the world for their opinions

even though you might wind up going to the doctor closest to you

50 grafts/cm2 is pretty see through for the hairline

but if you have very curly dark hair against similar dark skin you can get away with it

i'd shoot for mid 60's, if possible

but if 50 is your only option, maybe styling it in a "flat" way rather than "up and spiky" would help with the illusion

just go to rahal and call it a day

congratulations!

great head of hair

othersyde

totally agree with your outlook/percetion about hairlines

you are a realist, maybe because of your military background

the hairline you drew while perfect design for optimally framing your face would require way over 4000 grafts to get a good density 60+ per cm2

not that it couldn't be done but doing so would would probably mean sacrificing a thicker mid section and crown.

many guys now are getting hair transplants with this in mind: lowering the hairline to optimally frame the face and having lower densities to the crown

whatever you decide, no harm in getting opinions from other hair transplant docs about all possibilities even if you ultimately decide to go for beefing up your current hairline with your current doc

wish you the best and thanks for your service

dude you were bald in those areas

you can't compare that to someone who had transplanted hair into areas with native hair

you are doing fine

congratulations!

1. that's not a lot of grafts for such a big area

2. placing grafts into diffuse hair loss areas might not show improvement due to continued loss of native hair

after you go to yur doc, make consultations with other HT surgeons for further evaluation

thanks no surgeon to ask, that's why i came here

but someone just answered this for me on another site though

thanks again for your response

showing off, huh?

i would be too

congrats!

this was posted by another poster but i am wondering the same

anyone have an opinion?

thanks

Hi all!

 

I am very interested in hearing whether certain kinds of acne treatments would be safe for me to use now. I am currently being treated by a dermatologist for acne, and my dermatologist has suggested that I consider the following kinds of treatments for the cysts in my transplanted/recipient area:

 

- Diluted kenalog+saline injections to reduce the inflammation

- Clindamycin phosphate topical

- Benzoyl peroxide 4% solution topical gel (though she warned that the benzoyl peroxide solution, while potentially effective, might be mildly irritating to my still-pink recipient area)

- Salex Shampoo (active ingredient 6% salicylic acid)?

 

Should any of these treatments be safe to use in my recipient area 1.5 months after surgery? Can anyone think of any reasons why one or more of these treatments might pose a risk to the transplanted area?

 

Thank you in advance for any info. This forum is a tremendous resource!!

oops..

Hi all!

 

It has been 1 1/2 months since my HT procedure, and I have about 4 relatively hard lumps/cysts (a couple the size of a thumbnail) in my recipient area. The lumps are mostly invisible to the eye, but they can be felt (and they are sore when touched). These are not tiny whiteheads nor pimples that can be popped.

 

I am concerned that the cysts could affect my transplanted hair's growth. I will be in contact with my HT doctor about this.

 

I am very interested in hearing whether anyone else here has had (or has heard about others having) similar cysts, and whether certain kinds of acne treatments would be safe for me to use now. I am currently being treated by a dermatologist for acne, and my dermatologist has suggested that I consider the following kinds of treatments for the cysts in my transplanted/recipient area:

 

- Diluted kenalog+saline injections to reduce the inflammation

- Clindamycin phosphate topical

- Salex Shampoo (active ingredient 6% salicylic acid)?

 

Should any of these treatments be safe to use in my recipient area 1.5 months after surgery? Can anyone think of any reasons why one or more of these treatments might pose a risk to the transplanted area?

has any doctor on board answered this?

can they?

listen, some cosmetic surgeons think marketing this as an outpatient lunchtime procedure will get them a client. truth is with most procedures it is best to be off your feet for a week and out of direct sun and under a hat for 6 months

did you just get transplanted in temple angles?

i see a few white heads but not much else

what was the recipient area in cm2 ?

what does your surgeon say?

i'd give it a full year or whenever you are satisfied with the growth 8 months...18 months

thanks