MikeTPA

I’ve been an admirer of his work for some time now and feel like he is a natural addition to the coalition. I particularly like his involvement in every aspect of the surgery/process including placement of the grafts.

Hi Butterscotch 7. I’m so sorry that you are having to deal with these unwanted side effects from your surgery. I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to let things heal. I agree with the advice you have had so far. In the interim, while you heal, I’ll suggest two different resources that may be of help. First is my dermatologist, Dr. Jill Waibel in Miami. She is a pioneer in the use of laser therapy to help scars heal optimally. She has helped me with some scarring and the lasers she uses don’t cause further hairloss (like some lasers do). If you are interested, make sure you tell her office that you have a fresh scar (early intervention is the best) and they will hopefully fit you in. The second resource, once your scar heals, is Priscila Iwama in Boca Raton. She is a medical dermopigmentation tattoo artist who specializes in using flesh-colored tattoo ink to cover face scars. Her instagram shows many examples of how she has made bad facelift scars disappear. She doesn’t have any examples on African American or dark skin, but I would guess there aren’t any differences other than the color of ink. I hate hearing of unexpected results like you are experiencing and hope that you find some resolution!

So glad that I could be of help. Keep me posted with your consult!

I think that Dr. Ben Paul in Manhattan may be worth a consult. He is a facial plastic surgeon who practices with Dr. David Rosenberg. He does both facelifts and hair transplants, so may be a good one to help with your problem. He's on instagram as @drbenpaul . Hope this helps.

Thanks for your kind words and encouragement, Matt and Spex - that helps a lot. I have a lot of faith in SMG. I like the way you look at it, Spex - the sooner they fall out , the sooner they can grow back!

Hi guys - I know that a lot has been written here regarding the growth timeline, but I'm curious about the timeline that most here began shedding their new grafts after HT surgery. The reason I'm curios is that I just had my second procedure with Shapiro Medical Group. My first time around, I kept virtually all of the grafts until about 3 weeks, then about 1/2 continued to grow and didn't shed at all.This time (surgery 13 days ago), about 1/2 the grafts seemed to be gone by 7 days and most of the rest, minus a few strays, seem to be gone now. I'm not really worried enough at this point to call them, as I know it will be a waiting game for the next few months anyways, but nonetheless curious enough (and just worried enoug) to ask you guys what your shedding experiences have been like? Anyone else loose a lot by one week but still get excellent regrowth later? This go around, I had about 1200 to the frontal hairline just to thicken it up. Both experiences at SMG have been really great btw - I obviously loved my first work enough to go back, and am hoping that my slight worries are needless. Thoughts?

Dr. Rose in Miami was on my short list of surgeons to consider. He was in Tampa, but moved to Miami. From what I've read here, Dr. Glenn Charles in Boca is great, too. If your list is confined to FL, these two are a must to consult with.

Check out Dr. Paul Rose in Miami and Dr. Glenn Charles in Boca Raton, about one hour north of Miami.

Thanks- will keep you all posted.

GuitarBoy- I'm early along in the process (one week post-op), but I had a wonderful experience with Shapiro. You can see the thread I started last week and follow the first week of my experience, including pictures. It has been extremely easy for me so far.

You'll be in the best of hands with Dr. Rose. He's a good man and a great doc. Very skilled, and since I last saw him, I think he's devoted 100% of his time to HT. Before he was also practicing general dermatology. No doubt the extra experience has made him even better. Good luck!

Thanks- and age appropriate was another of my stated goals with him, so I agree with you there. I'm not sure of the centimeter measurements. He didn't mention it to me. The three docs that I saw and liked (Shapiro, Arocha and Rose) all suggested nearly identical hairlines and graft #'s.

I consulted with Dr. Rose when he was living in Tampa. I liked him a lot and felt that he would have done a good job on my case. I don't have as much experience as others on here on examining before and after's of other docs but I liked what I saw in his office and also have an acquaintance who had HT done by Rose and he looked great. Once Dr. Rose moved to Miami and I moved away, as well, I decided to broaden my search since I would be traveling anyways. That search led me to the Shapiro group in Minneapolis, who coincidentally, worked with Dr. Rose for some time.

Hey Spanker- Thanks for your nice comments. I agree with you, the hairline could probably go a bit lower, but i'm not worried about going back for more if needed, but i think i'll be happy with what i have. To answer your question re: Propecia- i've only been on it for a few months. I wish i had started sooner, but too late for that. Part of my decision on how aggressive to go on the hairline (including Dr. Ron's guidance): 1. I had/have a very tight scalp, so we got just about the limit we'll get from a strip procedure right now. As far as FUE, i really didn't want to shave my head. I went into this deadset that this would be done (if at all possible) in a way that i can disguise the healing phase and keep it confidential. So far, so good with that, as i've been able to conceal the donor scar and lightly brush my existing hair over the grafts. 2. I have a little more thinning in the crown area and the area behind the hairline than i'd like. In terms of planning for the future, i really want to save as much donor hair for potential hairloss in the future and kind of just "wait and see" for now.

Thanks, guys!