micga

Thank you all for your very usefull information. I think I will opt for the 1000 graft procedure. The main reason being that the post op redeness, swelling, etc are virtually the same whether I do 500 or 1000 grafts so why not just do the 1000. Can you guys give me feedback as to how long after surgery the scalp will look as though nothing had been done (redness, swelling, etc)? What is the lateral slit technique? Thnaks

One of my concerns is the post operation expierience. I really do not want people knowing what I did. Wife, close friends fine but collegues, etc.. no! I am a NW 3 about and I would say to give me the appearance of having no hairlosss at all, about 2000 grafts would do it. However, I was thinking of just doing two 500 graft procedures. One at a time. My expectations are not to gain a full head of hair but basically to improve my appearance by say 20-30%. Therfore, if I do 500 grafts each time and take 2 weeks off from work, nobody should know I had anything done. I realize it is more cost effective to do megasessions. By doing a smaller session first, one can see how it turns out instead of doing a big session that turns out bad that can not be covered up. 500 grafts is easy to cover up if it goes bad and it is less likely anyone will notice you had anything done. Thoughts?

One of my concerns is the post operation expierience. I really do not want people knowing what I did. Wife, close friends fine but collegues, etc.. no! I am a NW 3 about and I would say to give me the appearance of having no hairlosss at all, about 2000 grafts would do it. However, I was thinking of just doing two 500 graft procedures. One at a time. My expectations are not to gain a full head of hair but basically to improve my appearance by say 20-30%. Therfore, if I do 500 grafts each time and take 2 weeks off from work, nobody should know I had anything done. I realize it is more cost effective to do megasessions. By doing a smaller session first, one can see how it turns out instead of doing a big session that turns out bad that can not be covered up. 500 grafts is easy to cover up if it goes bad and it is less likely anyone will notice you had anything done. Thoughts?