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They buzzed my hair really short (#1 on the trimmer) , so I don't believe that to be true.

I chose Artas because of the promotional price offered by SMG. If it were at the same price as the regular handheld punch, I probably would have waited for one of the two to drop in price.

Needless to say, I believe my transplant was worth it. Redness was nearly invisible by day 5 as you can see in the picture and my case was thoroughy worked by Dr. Paul and even had a couple cameo appearances by Dr. Ron

Thanks guys! I'm curious as to your thoughts on the transplant based on the pictures (you've obviously seen many more images than I have)!

Thanks David. I was surprised that more than 350 grafts were 3s and 4s. Janna did mention that the grafts looked good so I'm quite optimistic, especially given that FUE grafts are dipped in A-Cell at SMG.

It looks like I'm among the first to post pics and share my experiences from the Artas FUE robot which took place in Feb'13. A total of 2007 grafts over two days. In my case, 100% of the grafts were transplanted using ARTAS, a first for SMG I believe. I guess I was lucky to be worked on exclusively by Dr. Paul Shapiro (And Dr. Ron for small bits of the procedure) because Tom (the tech) was out sick.

Currently, I believe I've experienced all of my "shock loss" and my hair loss looks as bad if not worse than it did before the procedure. I'm anxiously awaiting signs that the procedure was successful and will update pics at month 3 and 6. I'm currently only on topical minoxidil + topical finasteride and ketoconazole shampoo.

The procedure itself was awesome to observe and felt like I was in a science fiction movie! No pain and the rate at which ARTAS punches around the grafts is quite incredible. I guess I'll let the pictures do the talking and answer any questions you have

About the pictures:

Pic 1 - Shows diffuse hair loss treated only by topicals

Pic 2 - Taken immediately after the procedure

Pic 3 - Shows healing at nearly undectable levels by the 5th day