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  1. voxman

    ..When I'm 64.

    By voxman,

    Hello all,

    My story will be not so different that the others I have read here.

    Let's cut to the chase and just say that after almost 30 years of slow hair loss, I finally took the plunge and had a FUT a little over three (3) weeks ago.

    This is me a month ago.

     
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    11 weeks

    By voxman,

    I'm not going to be one of those guys who comes here, posts about the 'great HT', posts a few pics, then disappear after a couple of months. When I start a book , I finish it.

    Anyway, 11 weeks in, no big whoop - posted earlier that my barber sees the garden growing.

    Thought I'd compare a Pre-OP photo with the 11 Week shot highlighting a little discoloration mark on my head that has been a marker of sorts for the progress.

     

     
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    12 Weeks

    By voxman,

    Not a lot to report except today is the 12 week mark ( approx. 3 months) and I am seeing activity upstairs. ! It is curious because I am Blond/Light Brown/Silver in color and it's not that easy to see changes but they're sticking up all over now - and it's a mess to style! If the 'averages' charts are a good indicator, then I'm at 10% growth. If this is 10% I am ecstatic. No pics today because it's still laughable to you Norwood 2 guys.

    Unfortunately I don't have a 'full head of hair that no one could tell I had a HT' like that guy I am following....LOL
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    13 weeks

    By voxman,

    Well, it appears that something is happening! I produced a rather amateur cut and paste to see the difference and here it is. Now mind, you , this is supposed to be 10% growth - and it's not George Clooney~! but for a 64 year old, it's coming along as I expected.
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    17 WEEKS

    By voxman,

    So far so good - lots of filling in and maturing in the next few months I am sure. People are noticing ! That good.

     

    Here is 0 to 12 weeks to 17 (now) weeks.
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    48 Days Later

    By voxman,

    INCREDIBLE DRAMATIC RESULTS ~ somewhere on this website but not here !!- it's only been 48 days and now I enter that *dark* period. I'm back to the old Voxman, a few stagglers from the HT are still there, some shock loss of native hairs, a pimple visited me recently. From what I've read, it's all just predictably *normal*...! Normal is good - too many blogs and posts a from frantic posters claiming disaster and bewilderment. I'm just chilling and buying barretts for the winter.
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    8 Weeks

    By voxman,

    Boring. A few pimple, some fine hairs seems to be present. Could be native, I can't tell. All in a days work,. I can visualize my hairline but that about it.

    I guess I could start freaking out - OMIGOD - 8 WEEKS AND IT'S A DISASTER _I'LL SUE!! Bwah.

    But I know the score. It's all part and parcel!
  8. voxman

    Day of Procedure

    By voxman,

    ..so to continue, I had a 2551 FUT procedure with Dr. Chao in Redondo Beach. Others who have been report of first class treatment and others have had discouraging words about his flat rate pricing strategy - YMMV. Coming from the Contracting world, Flat Rate pricing is not a bad thing if you can conduct your business as such, can control overhead and expenditures, and know how to read a simple P&L statement.

     

    I had an absolute great experience adn I will tell you that Dr. Chao is a gentlemen who batttles (possible...as I am not 100% sure) MS in his legs but comports himself professionally and personally as a pro. End of his story. This is mine ~

    I have a tight scalp so 2500 graft was about it for me.

    We drew in an 'age-approproate' hairline that I fully agreed with and the procedure was easy as could be.

     

    Here's night one.
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    First Week

    By voxman,

    Cant say too much about the next few ensuing days - I was given anti-swelling and antibiotic meds and I had NO swelling througth the entire week, period. Did the cup wash for the first 5 or 6 days. All scabs gone by day 9 or 10. Guess I'm a model patient. No pain, no swelling, spent all my days reading about others experiences.

     

    Top view and front view.
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    Next couple of weeks

    By voxman,

    The next couple of weeks went pretty much as expected. The crusts/scab all came off and my head started to return to normal color - still a bit tender but overall healing nicely. Wife took out my stiches and the scar is clean and clear - in fact there was no bleeding from day one there. It looks like shedding has started week 4.
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    Week 4 pics

    By voxman,

    One day shy of 4 weeks. As I mentioned earlier, I an m 64 and wanted an age appropriate hairline and based on result so far , I think I will be happy. I still have blond hair along with the grey and light brown so it should blend well and look clean. I can *imagine* what it will look like in 4-6-9 months based on my pics.
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