t00ktheplunge

Hi Roberto, Every situation is different and I do not know where you are on the NW scale, but I can say that 2000 grafts may be good if you are an NW 2 or 3, but if you are a 4 or above it is not going to do much for you. I would suggest you really do a lot of reading in the forums and look at pictures of others in your situation. It may help you stay realistic to what your results will be. Good luck,

Hello all, Wayniac I do not think that I will get anymore volume, so except for growing my hair longer, which will help give the appearance of thicker hair I am at my final result. With that being said, I have had something interesting happen to me lately. Since I am about 15 I have always brushed my hair straight back. For those of you from NY (the Guido look). I decided to part it not directly to the side, but sort of on an angle back and to the side. I thought it made it look thicker to me as the HT has grown out. I asked my family that knows about the HT and they thought it looked better and thicker so I have been keeping it this way. Since then I have had a few people comment on my hair and my brother-in-law actually came out asked jokingly if I had a transplant or something because my hair looks different. I just said oh I started styling it differently. He sees me at least a few times a month and this is the first time he noticed a change, so I was actually happy that people are noticing something different. I have also uploaded some new pictures with less direct light overhead. Good luck all,

I am 45

Hello all, It has been just about a year since my hair transplant so I am uploading some pictures and I would really like some opinions. I received a total of 3410 grafts with a breakdown of 845 single hair grafts in the hairline and a combination 1885 double & 680 triple. Now I know going in I was pretty far gone going in. I would say I was an NW5, so I was not expecting miracles to begin with and I do think I look better than before the HT, but I will say I really was hoping for a better result. I would like some opinions on my final result based on my situation. Also, my question to you is does it look like I got what I paid for? Should I be contacting my Doc about my result? I took a of pics with the lights and flash on and off to try and get better pics.The first 3 pics are before pics. Thanks for the input,

Here are some 9 month pics. I took some pics both with the flash on and off.

Ok, I have finally hit the 6 month mark. How are things going you ask? Well that depends on what we were expecting. I have definitely made some progress in the last month, but no I am not ready to join a hair band even though I play a mean guitar. I finally do have a hairline and hair to brush. It is a bit thinner than I was hoping for at this point, but the few people that know i had the HT said it is a big improvement from where I started. I am just hoping it thicken up a bit more over the next few months. Good luck all!!

I am at the 5 month mark and although it has been a long road so far, I am finally seeing some growth. I am really hoping it gets thicker over the next couple of months as more comes in, but I have to say I am happy to see a new hair line forming. I took some new pictures of my scar as well. I have to say it has really healed up great. My wife had a hard time finding it for the pictures.

I think a lot of it depends on how well you heal, but I do think you can hide it. I went back to work after 10 days and did not have anyone notice I had the HT. I did look like I had a bit of a sunburn on my head, but not enough for anyone to question it. If you have the ability to wear a hat as a backup I think you can easily hide it, but I think you need to go in with the understanding that you may not be able to hide it and if you need to come clean then you need to. Once I made the decision to move ahead I was hoping to hide it, but I told myself that if I couldn't it would be worth it in the end. Good luck!!!

I am glad everything went so well for you. Good luck on your trip home!!!!

Glocktop, I was going to wait another month to post some more pictures. I have certainly had some growth, but I am at that worried phase. I keep checking and asking myself am I where I should be at this point? Will it fill in and become thick enough for me to be satisfied? I am trying not to worry too much and just look ahead, but it is not easy. Here are a few pictures I took a few days shy of 4 months. I would be happy to hear how others think I am progressing at 4 months.

great question. I would like to know this as well.

Hi Scooter, how are you making out? Now that you are so far along, are you glad you did it?

It is a bit hard to say since all of your pics are from the top. You appear from your pictures to still be in good shape. If your hair is stable at this point and you believe it will stay that way , then it may be ok to move ahead with the HT. If that is not the case I would recommend that you wait out your first HT as long as possible rather than going trough the process again a few years later. I am sure the result will help you, but I would think long and hard and make sure you know what your getting into. There is a long healing process to consider. Also you need to consider what you might go through as part of the process to get the results you are looking for. These may include potentially having to shave down if you want FUE, the healing process and ugly duckling stage and also the shock loss that may occur. I am not saying that you should not do it now, only you can decide that, I am just saying that you should take the time to consider the road you are going down before you go. It is a long road, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

What hairisimportant is also very true. I have a few comments on my results here and I only have 1 comment from my results from on another site I am posting on. I agree at 3 months there is not much to see, but I still think any feedback, even of "this appear to be normal" would be helpful and encourage people to keep posting.

I think some lose interest or get discouraged with their results or they are happy with the result and get busy and it becomes a lower priory for them. Most people have good intentions, but keeping up may just get put on the back burner. There are still many people that do keep up and post their results.

Looking forward to seeing your 6 month results.

It is still very early for you, which I know does not help to hear. I still find myself staring in the mirror trying to see if anything new is happening every day. I keep telling myself not to worry at least until I hit six months, since that seems to be where everyone says you should be seeing some real growth. At this stage there may be some growth, but because the hair starts off fine it may be hard to see. I would suggest you take a lot of very close up pictures that you can use to compare, then do the same thing about about 4 - 5 weeks from now and see if there is any change. That may be the best way to tell if anything is happening since the hairs start to come in so fine.

I was able to wear a hat without issue. You just need to put it on and take it off the opposite way that you normally do. You put it on front first and rest it gently on your forehead and then put the back down. Taking it off is the reverse of what you would normally do, instead if lifting it off from the front, you pull it off from the back first and then the front. If done this way I think will be in good shape.

I am not taking anything. I have debated going on Fin, but I am worried I would shed and it would be worse for me.

Well it has been 3 very long months since I took the plunge so I thought it was a good time for my next update. I was getting quite a bit of random scabbing at around 6 weeks so my Doc put me on an antibiotic just to be safe, which did seem to help. After that things got very quiet except for some random pimples popping up every few days. It is a difficult time since you can't walk by a mirror without taking a look to see if something is happening. It is like watching paint dry and hoping you like the color. Finally at about 10 weeks some very minor action. I started to get more and more pimples and when I looked close I would see some tiny fine hairs pop up just as they were healing. Since that time I have had some minor growth. The hair is fine and stubbly and there is not enough to be happy or jump up and down about, but at least something is finally happening. I am now hoping this will start to accelerate since I am finally at the 3 month mark. The scar really seems to be healing nice. My wife says the Doc did a good job, which I am happy about. The waiting and uncertanty is very difficult. You tell yourself it is all part of the process and there is nothing to be done, but it is a very stressful time, which I am sure others before my can remember.

It is looking great. You should be happy!!!!

I can only speak for myself, but I kept my hair a little over 1/2 inch in the back and it covered the scar right after the surgery without an issue.

You made it through the worst of it and now you can look forward to the future when the growth begins. Good Luck!!!

FUE may be worth looking into if you are in a situation where you can have your head shaved and if you can afford the price difference. I used Dr Glenn Charles. You can search my posts for some pics of my scar. I will also post some new scar pics in about a 1 1/2 weeks when I hit the 3 month mark.

I had 3400 grafts FUT almost 3 months. My a donor scar itself may be slightly numb if at all, but the rest of the back of my head feels fine. My recipient area on the other hand is still very numb. I would suggest you look at pictures of as many other posters as you can find that were in a similar situation to you. That should help to give you a realistic idea of what your results may be. Best of luck.