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Just about 11 months! I feel like I have pretty much stabilized so I probably won't be posting any more updates. Can't describe out great it is to have confidence in my hair, especially in the summer! Would never have been able to do this style with my old hair. Thanks again to Dr. Cooley. He is one of the best. Cheers everyone!

I didn't even know 5 hair grafts were a thing, thats pretty crazy. I only had 1s, 2s, and 3s. Email dr cooley and he can send you some post op pics. Congrats and happy growing!

One of the best transformations i've seen! Congrats on such on awesome results!

33 days is plenty! Most people only take a week off. By 30 days most if not all of your grafts will have fallen out and you will look just like you look pre procedure. Just keep your hair semi long in the back like a #5 or # 6 that way the scar can be hidden. You then can evaluate before you go back to work if you can trim it closer.

This was very interesting to watch, thank you for posting. I love these kinds of "live" videos as it really shows you what is taking place. Any idea on what contributed to his original wider scar? You would think excising it would put more pressure on it than originally but i'm guessing it was more of a poor closure from his first op? Also, was fue into the scar ever an option or when it gets that wide excision is best? Thanks!

home run result! looks very natural. how long are you planning on growing out the top?

That was my favorite time when the plastic wrap came off! Are you going in for your cleaning in a few days? The first week is such a pain but you are halfway there.

Looks great and very dense. Congrats! How long are you going to grow it on top?

Awesome progress for just 3 months. These next couple months are going to be fun!

Thanks everyone! And yes I am still on fin m-w-f. Also want to note that my donor shock-loss has fully recovered and I am able to shave down to a #3 with no issues, so that was a huge relief.

My opinion: at 6 weeks you will be back to how you looked pre-surgery. I would just keep it to myself. It will also give you a good base-line to your progress once she starts complimenting you when it starts to come in. You are not lying to her, I don't think you have some duty to disclose it. You are doing this for you, not for her. Now if she asks you about it point blank, then I would casually mention it, or you can say its due to meds. But if you tell her I think it will just add to the stress of waiting for results and she will be looking for them just as hard as you will be. Are you doing fut or fue? Fue you will be healed up by then but FUT she may feel/see your scar during the first months.

Month 8! Still loving my progress so far. I feel like I am in "thickening mode" as i'm pretty sure all the hairs have broken the surface, they are just improving in caliber. Going to try and grow it out to go for the "swooped back" look. Its an amazing feeling not having to constantly worry about my hair. Thanks again to Dr. Cooley!

Congrats on some awesome progress! Night and day compared to your pre-op pics. Some toppik on your crown should conceal it pretty well.

I also had some stitches "resurface" around month 3 and 4. I was told that they are internal stitches that can sometimes work their way out. It seemed a little odd to me as you would think they would have been dissolved by then, but I have had no issues since they were removed. Annoying to deal with though for sure.

For the hairline, he used the very front of my existing forelock to arc from. So we didn't go lower than that. I took a week off work and had the procedure on Friday. The next time I went out was a week later, by then all the scabs were off. The hairs then fell out about 2-3 weeks later and I was back to how I looked pre-surgery. So other than that first week I went out just as much as normal (2-3 times a week)