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So happy for you buddy - you made a great choice and you are in great hands. I'm pulling for you big time!!

Love SMG - great stuff.

Agreed. Dr. Lindsey 100%

Beautiful work, beautiful pictures, beautiful presentation. It amazes me that doctors cannot follow suit with the same presentation as this. Well done Janna and SMG.

Best of luck - Dr. Ron is the man. You have nothing to worry about at all. Enjoy the experience

Stay strong Doc - 'Life does not put things in front of you that you are unable to handle' My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your daughter

Thehairupthere, Is that really true that a graft could fall out on day 3 without any signs of bleeding? That is definitely news to me....

Hey Joe, If you didn't bump your head while fixing your heat, then you wouldn't have lost any grafts. If you did happen to bump your head and lost a graft, you would have definitely noticed. You would be bleeding significantly from the location of the dislodged graft. Rest easy bud

Absolutely - got my support 100% Dr. Lindsey is great

BrainFried, Did you notice any bleeding when those came off? If you did not, then, IMO you didn't lose any grafts at all. Bleeding is usually the tell tale sign of a lost graft. And keep in mind, the bleeding should be pretty significant. Judging by your recipient site at day 6, it looks like you've been incredibly gentle with your washing of the recipient area...that is causing a lot of prominent scabbing to occur. As you begin to get more comfortable with your washing habits, you will probably start to see more of these massive scab/hair globs coming off. Again, if there was no bleeding, I think you are all set. Rest easy and happy growing to you bud.

Yeah, no thanks. to both the product, and the doc. IMO of course.

Whirlwind, To be honest, I don't think I actually had any swelling above the scar. I think it was just that the left side of my head above the scar went numb. The right side didnt. Because it was numb and I couldn't feel it when I touched it, I assumed it was larger than the other side. I think my nerves, or lackthereof, were playing tricks on me. I had my mom check (I know, shes the best ) and she didnt feel any swelling. Are you experiencing any loss of sensation above the scar line? Perhaps its the same thing. If not, I think its not uncommon to get swelling. Just keep an eye on it and it should subside. IMO you did the right thing and have a doc check it out. If the doctor said you were fine, I'd take their word for it. Rest easy bud:cool:

Added 1 month post-op pics to my blog in the link below. Thanks

IMO you are COMPLETELY fine. Those bad boys are locked in at about 7-10 days. By locked in, I mean they cannot be removed unless you have them surgically removed. Surely, by 5 weeks, I am just that more confident that you did nothing more than a good ole bump to the noggin'. No need to worry. Relax

Looking real good man. I'm also very interested on the rational behind not needing fin at this point in time.

Spex you da man. Thanks bud!

Scar5, I definitely understand what you're saying bud. DHT is what's causing this mess. DHT inhibitor drugs (fin) will help lower it and thus slow balding. However, I still don't think that answers the poster's question. I dont think a DHT blood panel is an accurate way to access a person's hair loss or rate of hair loss. So, if the guy gets his DHT taken and its very low...what does that mean? Nothing really, he could still bald, and bald fast because he is extremely sensitive to DHT.... He could get his DHT taken and it could be extremely high, and yet, he may see very little hairloss, or maybe no hair loss at all. Why? Because his genes couldn't care less and his hair loss is not sensitive to it. I guess what I am trying to say here is that initial DHT identification, in my opinion, means nothing in terms of 'Am I going to bald?' or 'at what rate am I going to bald?' The only reason I would see this test beneficial is if you get a baseline DHT test, then take Fin and get your DHT tested again to see if it works for you... I'd just hate the poor guy delay his use of medication because his DHT levels are low and he thinks hes okay....even though he's losing his precious hair.

I could be wrong, but I thought DHT levels essentially mean nothing when using it as a indicator for determining if you will go bald or not. I was under the impression that it all comes down to your genes and how SENSITIVE your hair follicles are to DHT. For example: Person A could have a very low level of DHT but their hair follicles are extremely sensitive to DHT. As a result, Person A will bald. Person B could have a very high level of DHT but their hair follicles are not sensitive to DHT. As a result, Person B will not bald.

Good luck bro! I access it this way In the tool bar that has 'Your Info' (the same toolbar has the 'search' function), select the 'Your Info' link, then Under the 'Settings and Tools', click on the 'Edit your Signature'. Take the URL of your personal website journal and copy and paste it. If you want to put a text of your choosing that will link you to your website journal, then highlight the text you want to show, and click on the hyperlink button. (looks like a Globe with a paper clip)

Thanks Mercury I updated my website with 2 week post-op pics. Let me know what you think. Thanks guys, talk soon

Thanks Badger, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer.

Thanks TTP - I was actually trying to get at how long would it need to be in order to effectively mask the scar with dermmatch/nanogen... thoughts?

Have to return to work on Monday and am just about 2 weeks post op....unfortunately the donor area has hair shaved down from my HT, so I am going to need to cut my hair to even it out. I don't want to cut too short such that I cannot conceal the scar with Dermmatch/Nanogen. Could some of the vets with experience please let me know what grade buzz they used prior to going in public and successfully concealed their scar? I know theres obvious variables in this equation (e.g. donor density, width of scar, redness of scar, etc) but lets just talk averages here. I have T minus 3 days to figure this out. Thanks for your help guys!

looking forward to seeing your results bud. As you already know, you're in great hands

Taurus, How old are you? What Norwood level are you? How long have you been losing your hair? What is your family history of hair loss? Please be aware that as much as we try to predict hair loss, the fact of the matter is, its so damn unpredictable. Both your grandfathers and great grandfathers could have NW1's, and you could unfortunately end up bald. That's why I am a bit nervous with your view on Propecia. If you go into this battle with that mentality on it, I would seriously re-evaluate your game plan. You need to at least be open to the fact that you may want to take it if you see your hair loss progress. Again, just my two cents..