Hello all,
Brand new to the forum. I am both excited and anxious about my recent FUE surgery. Really hoping to get some good results and looking for advice from some of the veterans on here for support and advice so I don't bug the ever living hell out for my Dr.
I have posted pictures before and directly after my procedure.
I had 1,500 grafts done in the frontal forelock. I was actually quoted to recieve 2,000 grafts but had a pretty serious vasovagal episode during my procedure delaying the last 500 grafts.
My Dr. said this is most likely due to anxiety which I do suffer from. I possibly also see this being as a result of a poor breakfast and lack of sleep the night before.
My goal is to thicken up the front so it doesn't look like its going as bald as it is.
At this stage my Dr. is under the impression that we will most likely want to finish the last 500. I would even be fine with doing another 1,000 to cover part of the back if necessary. But we are going to wait for the final results and re-assess.
My surgeon is one of the recommended on this site and I want to keep him confidential for now. But I will say that him and his staff were incredibly accommodating, friendly and supportive especially as I was going through the vasovagal episode.
I had some pretty intense light headedness the first day after the procedure and some head swelling. But other than that the donor area is healing very nicely, very little pain. He used a .8MM punch I believe, the holes are much smaller than I anticipated which is great considering this was one of my biggest concerns.
Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated. Particularly around if anyone thinks that 1,500 may be coverage to hide the thinning in the front. I understand I will never have the same thickness I did when I was 16 but would like to make this less noticeable.
Other side notes are the the total number of hairs were in excess of 3,000.
My Dr. also said I a very thick donor area and good quality hair that transplanted well.
I will be updating periodically to showcase my experience.
All the best.