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17 GoodAbout phantom777
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Basic Information
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Gender
Male
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Country
United States
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State
IN
Hair Loss Overview
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Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
Thinning on Top only (Genetic Baldness)
Thinning or Bald Spot in the Crown/Vertex -
How long have you been losing your hair?
In the last 10 years
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What Best Describes Your Goals?
Maintain Existing Hair
Maintain and Regrow Hair
Considering Surgical Hair Restoration
Hair Loss Treatments
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Have you ever had a hair transplant?
Yes
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Hair Transplant Surgeon
Dr. Raymond Konior
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Other hair restoration physicians
Dr Ron Shapiro
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Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
Propecia (Finasteride)
Nizoral Shampoo
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I had asked Dr Ron to put me on any day a cancelation occurred and so I guess I got a month to do scalp massage which I might have done for maybe 10 mins a day, not religiously though. On the day of surgery Dr Ron he should be able to get 2500 after inspecting the laxity but he took 2 hours to take the strip out and staple it. After the surgery he said he injected hyaluronidase, which is something used to loosen the skin to get more grafts. He said I had a thick skin and maybe that's why he had to use that injection. I am finding my scalp loosening hw tightness as the days are pas
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Melvin, No one would say you have hair loss ( looking at your face). I guess that's why they say to frame the face first because that makes the biggest difference Growing long hair to cover my crown became a hassle for me, specially whenever the wind blew. Hoping to get rid of this issue by next year. I am also curious to see if the fin will make any difference to my crown. So far no side effects.
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I just now started using finasteride MWF right after the surgery with Dr Ron. Dr Ron used the same strip from the first procedure. I think this was a longer strip than that of Konior's. Now I have just 1 scar. Dr Ron told that I might have around 7000 grafts. That would leave me around 1500 hair grafts and then some beard grafts.
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Day 1 I travelled back to my home, the next morning, about 10 hr drive. I had the option to do a first wash at the clinic this day but then it would delay my drive which I did not want. My wife had accompanied me. I did drive half the distance and I did not feel disturbed at all. No pain or discomfort. My wife continued spraying the ATP spray on my head every now and then while I was driving 😀 Reached home safely and my wife helped me with the first wash. Dr Ron had given the shampoo which I should use along with the ointment that needed to be applied on the strip. My 1st surgery
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Night after Surgery I had bought a neck pillow which helped me avoid touching the pillow directly. Very light swelling on the forehead which I wasn't even aware of until I saw the pics. I sprayed the ATP spray which Dr Ron had given me, every 30 mins or so and then maybe a few time at night whenever I was awake.
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Operation Day I had told Matt to let me know of any cancellations so that I could go in earlier. Their normal schedule would have put me into February next year. We kept going back and forth between a few cancellations and on a Sunday night I got asked if I want to come on the following Thursday. I said I can come. I was told to take a Covid Antigen test and an Antibody test on Monday or at the max on Tuesday since they needed those results before the surgery. Luckily for me, Walgreens had a rapid testing center (antigen test)very close to my house and I could get an appointment with a la