Thomas2012

I have used Revita off and on the past 4 years. I think it adds volume, but I did seem to notice more shed. I don't know if it is like Rogaine where you get an initial shed and hair comes back stronger, but didn't want to take any chances. I think the longest I used it straight was 2 months. I would be curious if anybody else noticed shed. It you read the list of ingredients it would seem to have the most combined best ingredients out there. Copper Peptides, caffeine, and 1% of the ketz? in there. I did notice the same shedding effect when I used Nizoral over the counter too.

Adam, your hair really doesn't look that bad. The scar looks nasty when you shave your hair down to the bone, but it looks like you have a fair amount of donor hair left. Get the largest FUT possible first and use what you have...and make the scar look better. Let that sit a couple of years and consult with Dr. Umar in the meantime and get a good game plan moving forward if you need to start using your body hairs. Best of luck.

Tom

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/168974-shapiro-medical-7-months-medical-therapy-only-result.html this was just posted today. You are a bit younger, but can see where the Propecia may help you.

Congrats! Your scalp will be red for awhile. Based on what I have seen in pictures it could linger for a couple months, but go back to normal. If you had a strip procedure I wouldn't shave your head otherwise you will see the donor scar. Best of luck

Boardin786,

First of all, congratulations on your procedure! I admire you. It takes a lot of courage for a young man your age to take this step. Your hair loss has been bothering you for 5 years and you did something about it. You were proactive. 23 is not too young as long as you understand you'll continue to lose your native hairs. The first step I would recommend is to really get some longterm goals for your hair loss. You are very fortunate to be able to gain knowledge thru this forum. The first step I would recommend after you see how this procedure turns out, which will be a big improvement, is to assess what you really have left for donor hair and assess how aggressive your hair loss will happen. I have been on Propecia with good results for 5 years. It may stabilize your hair loss. If I were your age and you don't want to wait for hair to fall out a lot the next 10 years before a significant "3500 plus" procedure, I would really explore doing smaller less evasive procedure FUE, and maybe a couple of them in the meantime, money permitting. I would highly consider in your case to see Dr. Umar for potential body hair FUE transplants and possibly save your donor hair for a large "mega session" later on in life. Money aside why not? Stay proactive like you did in this case and feel good about the future and not reactive and just watch your native hairs fall out. Dr. Umar has done some amazing procedures and I am sure he would give you sound advice. I have posted twice on any potential body hair FUE concerns, but maybe third time will be a charm for input from some of the senior members on this form to offer their opinions.

Again, I admire your courage to improve your looks and be proactive. I wish you the best of luck.

Tom

Great job. It is nice to see pictures beyond the one year mark. Thanks for the post.

Looks great. Does Dr Umarhave any long term success data on body hairs transplanted 5 years plus?

I had posted earler about some of the apprehension I sense from this Network and lack of cases from surgeons of the degree of success in Body Hair Transplants. Dr Umar seems to embrace this technology. Is the technology that new? Is there a risk of body hairs not being successful as opposed to back of scalp donor hair? Is it just not cost effective for a majority of surgeons to do body hairs as opposed to tradtional FUE.

I have read a lot of senior members that post, " save your donor hair" for future transplant by not doing smaller procedures on the first one. Doesn't it make sense to combine the two to maximize your donor hair? Like I had mentioned in an earlier post, I think FUT are very evasive and cause down time when you shave your head. If a combination of donor FUE and Body Hair FUE would seem like a preferred choice for a second or third procedure. I would appreciate from feedback on this one.

Thanks

Birdness, I would be hesitant on using on your scalp along with Rogaine. I use Retin A on my face everyday and it can be irritating at times and I have oily skin. I think you will dry your scalp out too much. Are you using the foam? Secondly I believe the foam penetrates better when you apply when your hair is damp, but maybe some other members could chime in.

Dr. Bhatti great job. I am really surprised with all the nice results posted, especially with Dr. Umar, that more doctors do not perform these body hair procedures along with donor hair FUE transplants. There seems to be some apprehension I sense with this community and the doctors. Is it a fairly new procedure? Maybe it just takes too much time for the doctors?

I just recently had a 3000 FUE procedure done about two weeks ago, which I am quite happy with, but if I would have a second one done in the future I would go the route of body and donor hair FUE if possible. Here is why. With all the research and information I gathered on this network, I was still surprised how evasive the process is and how much down time. Shaving my head added to this because I wanted to minimize any chances of "shock loss". I knew this. For any future candidates plan on taking two weeks off and you are going to look " weird for about a month". Secondly, not so much the aesthetics, but the donor area incision is painful to sleep on for about a week to 10 days after. If I could use a 1000 body hairs in combination with donor hair FUE it would be my choice as long as I knew the body hairs would work. I would appreciate some feedback. Thanks.

Mk92, I had my transplant done the same day. A fue 3000 grafts. I bumped my head two days ago and nothing happened so I believe they are pretty well set now. Have you noticed a lot of itcheness in graft area and especially donor suture area? I have been putting Neosporin on suture area, which really helps, but any help on what to potentially put on transplanted area that won't hurt them. Thanks

I have used Dermatch the past three years and have had great results. I have noticed when I use a gel like Aveda Pommade it really lays the hairs back nice and natural