JohnCasper

You look very similar to me. I had two surgeries and a total of 7,125 graphs starting 8 years ago. I've never taken any medication related to hair retention. My wife is a hair-dresser and cuts my hair regularly and she has noticed no change in my recipient areas for 8 years. Check out my website posted below for lots of photos and videos.

Looks great Melvin. Even with the very short hair cut there is little or no evidence of discernible scarring.

Great job on the repair! Congratulations! So glad I never considered FUT. I know it works fine for many but I never had an interest in having a lengthy linear scar.

Very nice Dr. Mohebi! I'm sure your patient is quite pleased.

Those transplanted hairs typically fall out but you will have new ones popping through in 3-4 months. Shock loss is very normal. My transplanted hairs fell out pretty quickly. Check out my blog where I documented everything you should expect with photos and videos. www.MyFUEhairtransplant.com

Looks good. Keep us posted with new pictures. Expect those transplanted hairs to fall out (which is expected) but you will have nice new growth in 3-5 months.

First I've heard of that occurring. Can you send us pictures of your hairline?

Very nice results doctor! Well done! I'm sure you patient is quite pleased.

Very interesting reading in this thread. Good points made by many. For me....I had NO interest in having an FUT scar... forever. I was a Norwood VI and had 5,250 grafts done in one FUE setting (over 2.5 days) in 2012 and another 2,000 grafts two years later. I still have plenty of donor grafts available for another surgery but I'm absolutely fine with my results (8 years later). The scarring is un-noticeable even with a shaved head prior to 2nd surgery. You can make the argument that FUT yields more but I'm an example of great coverage and more grafts available using only FUE.

Good examples (posts above), of why this hair restoration network website is so valuable and relevant.

I wore a surgical cap home on the airplane and carefully wore a baseball cap if I went outside. Just be careful putting on the hat and especially taking it off. Your head is very numb for weeks and you really don't feel the hat. You just don't want to rub out any grafts that may in in contact with your cap. Your grafts however are quite secure after a couple of days. Just be aware of what your doing and be careful. Your donor area will heal very quickly. I was playing golf within two weeks of surgery. I didn't use any special products and I have NEVER taken any drugs related to hair loss or retention. My wife is a hair dresser and cuts my hair regularly. It's been 8 years since my surgery with Dr. Vories and my wife has seen no hair loss in my recipient areas. I have nothing to gain promoting my website but I have plenty of pictures and videos and dialogue there for everybody to see and read. I average about 3,000 visits to my website each month.

Do what Dr. Vories tells you. He gave me a prescription for pain relief during the first few days. I thought I was tough and didn't take any. That was a mistake. I weened off the prescription and took Ibuprofen after a few days. Careful about 7 days out when you start to shower. Don't rub too vigorously. You will be carefully wash your head over a sink for the first few days. I describe everything you need to do on my website. Best of luck. You have plenty to look forward to.

Hey "Val", I've had two surgeries with Carolina Hair Surgery. If you want to monitor your progress and compare it to mine, you can go to my website where I posted daily descriptions of the results and advice. You can see many photos and videos of my progress. Go to the archives on my website and go to September 2012 and start from there. Good luck and keep all of us posted on this website. You have a lot to look forward to!

Looking forward to the pictures in 3-5 months Elvis!!!

Looks really nice! Congrats!

Glad you're happy with the results. I'm sure dying the hair wouldn't hurt anything at this point but once you go lighter you have to keep up with it. I'd just let it go for while.

Looking very nice after 5 months! I'm sure it will continue to grow and look better down the road a bit. Congrats.

I've posted this picture many times but it often becomes relevant in some questions. This photo was taken minutes before my second surgery. About 1,750 grafts were removed from the area two years prior. You really can't see discernible scarring from just a few feet away. You should be just fine with a short hair cut. To see more photos and videos, link to my website below.

I looked back at my older blog pictures (link is below). My redness had readily dissipated by the 14th week after surgery.

Wow. Very nice. Your patient must be thrilled with the results.

Looks great. Very nice hairline. I’m sure your patient is quite pleased.

You can ask your doctor but you’re probably going to have to just wait it out. The redness is normal and actually may indicate a good blood supply “percolating” under the skin. I had redness for weeks but it slowly faded away. Just try to be patient. Maybe someone else knows a way to speed up the issue but I don’t recall ever reading about that on this website.

Very interesting video. FUE has come a long way regarding graft numbers since my mega session of 5,125 grafts back in 2012.

You don’t need a care giver but remember to take any pain relievers your doctor gives you prior to feeling discomfort from the procedure when the anesthesia begins to wear off. Stay ahead of any residual pain that may result from the surgery. It’s a mild discomfort but you will be glad you took the meds. I weened off the pain meds to just ibuprofen pretty quickly.

Depending on the size “punch” used, you will most likely not see any discernible scaring in the donor area. My doctor used a 0.8mm punch which is quite small. Prior to my second surgery I had my head shaved in preparation for the surgery. You really couldn’t see any scarring from the first surgery. Yes, the tiny whitish scars are there but very unnoticeable. I’m not aware of anything you can do to minimize the scarring. Time is your best remedy for this.