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I've been reading all these posts from people who have scars that have stretched and I'm trying to figure out when is the most likely time it would happen. Would the stretching occur during the first few weeks or months? Or does it happen after a year or maybe five years. Is there a time after which you are most likely safe from your scar stretching, or can it happen many years later.

I didn't even think about the goggles and I definitely don't want to get whacked in the back of the head in a mass swim start. I guess I'll just sit out the rest of this season. I was worried about the up and down motion of running stretching the scar but my doc says it should be fine in a few weeks. May wait a while to get back on the bike though. The thought of a crash right now does not sound appealing.

Mine are out now and it feels much better but after reading all of the stuff on this site about scar stretching I am really paranoid now. I'm barely moving my head at all and my wife says I look like a robot! Hopefully I'll relax soon.

thanks, I'm gonna have the doc look at it and if it's looks okay I'm having them taken out. They haven't really bothered me that much but I'm sure it'll be more comfortable sleeping tonight!

My doc says he thinks I would be okay to have staples taken out today at nine days post op. That way I don't have to have them in over the weekend. Ten days was what I was originally scheduled for. Would it be better to leave them in a few more days until monday or would that now make much difference? Thanks

My doc says he thinks I would be okay to have staples taken out today at nine days post op. That way I don't have to have them in over the weekend. Ten days was what I was originally scheduled for. Would it be better to leave them in a few more days until monday or would that now make much difference? Thanks

Hi, I just had a hair transplant done on august 5th. I had roughy 3000 grafts taken by strip procedure by a coalition doctor. My recovery seems to be going well so far and I am scheduled to have the staples taken out this friday after nine days. After reading a lot of recent posts about scar stretching and healing I'm becoming a little concerned about when to start excersizing again and how much. I run and cylcle quite a bit as well as swim and do triathlons. I was told that I could start easing into running again after a couple of weeks but I have a marathon scheduled in December and a triathlon in November. Would starting to train heavily in running, cycling our swimming in the first few months after surgery significantly increase the odds of scar stretching? Any other runners, cyclists, triathletes out there have any experience with this? Thanks

Dr. Williams in Las Vegas. He is one of the recommended docs on this site.

I'm 42 years old. If you look at my other post you can see what I'm contemplating. The doctor I've seen has suggested 2500 grafts. The main area I'm actually concerned about is the hairline and temples. It's hard to see from the pix but my hair has thinned out substantially in the temples leaving kind of an island of hair in the front. I really just want those area's filled out but the doctor suggested dense packing the entire top of my head to give a natural consistent look as my hair continues to thin on the top. I'm really concerned about losing a lot of my hair on top from shock loss with that many grafts in between my existing hair. I thought maybe a better plan would be just to do the temples and crown but I guess the doc thinks that could leave me looking strange down the line.

this is a picture of my fathers hair. I'm thinking I'll probably end up with similar hair loss. So what would be the best course of action? It's been suggested that if you do a transplant early enough when you still have enough hair to cover it won't be as noticeable to people.

I put up some pics in a seperate gallery so I didn't have to upload one at a time.

Picture of the current state of my hair pre HT.

Picture of the current state of my hair pre HT.

Hi, I've read through quite a bit on these forums and I'm looking to get some specific advice on a hair transplant I'm considering. I've consulted with Dr. Williams in Las Vegas and he seemed very competent and he has been recommended by this website. I have read about the problems he had with his techs a few years ago but it seems to have been resolved. Does anyone here have any recent feedback on him? So as for my particular case, I am 42 years old. I have thinning hair in the crown, top and temples. I'm not sure on a norwood scale where I'm at. I also am not sure I'm great candidate for a hair transplant because after a lot of consideration I've decided I do not want to take propecia or rogaine. I told the doctor this and he suggested 2500 grafts me covering the entire top of my head to keep a natural look as my hair loss progresses. I'm a worried quite a bit about losing the existing hair I have on the top front of my head with so many transplants being done in between the existing hairs due to shock loss or damage to the roots during insertion of the new grafts. I wonder if it would be a better idea to go with less grafts in the front and just wait and see how the hair loss progresses. My father who is 72 has pretty much the same hair loss pattern as I do and still has hair on the top front part with more thinning on the crown and temples. My brother has a full head of hair and my mothers father at 95 has a full head. I'll post some pictures so you can see the current state of my hair. Thanks in advance for any feedback. hair pix gallery

Hi, I've read through quite a bit on these forums and I'm looking to get some specific advice on a hair transplant I'm considering. I've consulted with Dr. Williams in Las Vegas and he seemed very competent and he has been recommended by this website. I have read about the problems he had with his techs a few years ago but it seems to have been resolved. Does anyone here have any recent feedback on him? So as for my particular case, I am 42 years old. I have thinning hair in the crown, top and temples. I'm not sure on a norwood scale where I'm at. I also am not sure I'm great candidate for a hair transplant because after a lot of consideration I've decided I do not want to take propecia or rogaine. I told the doctor this and he suggested 2500 grafts me covering the entire top of my head to keep a natural look as my hair loss progresses. I'm a worried quite a bit about losing the existing hair I have on the top front of my head with so many transplants being done in between the existing hairs due to shock loss or damage to the roots during insertion of the new grafts. I wonder if it would be a better idea to go with less grafts in the front and just wait and see how the hair loss progresses. My father who is 72 has pretty much the same hair loss pattern as I do and still has hair on the top front part with more thinning on the crown and temples. My brother has a full head of hair and my mothers father at 95 has a full head. I'll post some pictures so you can see the current state of my hair. Thanks in advance for any feedback. hair pix gallery