leftygolfer71

As a new member, reading this thread really bums me out...:-(

Just get rid of this Dr. already - he's a hack.

That bleeding does look pretty excessive.

I agree - not way did my head look like that after my operation.

Who was the Dr.? What about pre-op pictures? 10 weeks is too early to tell how it's going.

Thanks guys!

Two weeks today - scabs are gone. Still hanging onto the hairs - no real shedding yet.

Hi folks,

 

I'm considering getting a FUT, do you have any recommendations for a really good surgeon in Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area - Sacramento) ?

 

I've read really good reviews about Hasson and Wong in Vancouver, but if I can find someone with equivalent skills locally, I'd prefer that.

 

I'd consider a doctor in Southern California as well.

 

Thanks for your help,

Lander

If I was on the west coast, I would go to Hasson & Wong!

Still doing my research but leaning towards Dr. Hasson. Does that change anything?

I dont think you can go wrong with either one. How close are you to Ottawa vs Vancouver?

For me it was a 6 hour drive from the states to Rahal vs 6 hour flight, but I think I would have been happy with either one. With H&W I felt the rep was too "salesy" if that's even a word - turned me off.

It seems like it's been longer than three months as the wait is excruciating! lol....

 

But so far so good. LOTS of fine hairs sprouting, and a good number of hairs are thickening, as you can see.

 

I have not cut the top since the two month post, but have been getting weekly cleanups on the sides and backs. The pictures are immediately after I had my sides/back cut to a 1-1.5 fade.

 

I can't wait until the top grows out long enough to style.. That's what happens with coarse Asian hair.. you can't have it too short or it looks like a chia pet!

 

Pretty excited to see the changes in the next month alone.

I think it looks great! Congrats! I feel like after being on this forum for a while, H&W, Rahal and Shapiro are the best in North America, just my opinion.

My question is, when you're a young guy and you start attacking the temples if you're using rogaine will it help save the hair behind it as hair loss continues or will you need to use Fin as well?

Even in my case, a N5 I know the only way to keep fighting MPB is to have future HTs, but I'm 45 and when I see young guys getting HT to address what I dont consider NOT a real problem are they setting themselves up for procedure after procedure for many many years to come? I know a lot of people think it's one and done, but I've come to accept that I dont think that's truly the case.

I saw a few guys at Rahal that I would consider fine, but in their minds they didn't look good and were BALD. I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder...:-) It reminds me of the pretty girl in school that thought she was fat, but weighed 110lbs.

looks great!

Yes this is normal. Your surgeon undoubtedly did not want to plant your grafts as low as your native hairline but instead provided you with a mature placement.

 

And if your hairline is receding, your native hairline is going to pull back in a matter of time.

 

When everything regrows, you will probably conclude that everything looks fine.

 

Congrats on your recent procedure...

Thanks - appreciate it!!:)

Getting my HT was one of the biggest decision of my life, if I wasn't 100% sure if I should go with a particular Dr.,there is no way I would have gone through with it - end of story!

If youre not comfortable, why do it?

I noticed that some (very few) hairs from my native hair line are growing back after my head was shaved. These hairs are in front of my transplanted hair line.

My question is: How will that look? Will it blend in, is this normal?

Is your deposit refundable? Even if it's not I would still cancel.

Looks great!

Like others have said, if you have the scar, do FUT again UNLESS you got a bad/stretched scar the first time, which could indicate that your physiology doesn't heal well. In that case, due to decreased laxity, you could wind up with an even wider scar. I just got my second FUT procedure and they just excised the original scar to create a new one. So far, so good, and I can FUE in the future, including dropping grafts into the scar to camouflage it.

Thanks!

Thanks guys - appreciate the responses.

WOW! I guess I must be missing something on this thread??? Your hair looks amazing for the short time.

It just looks like FUE with a twist?

I did just under 4,000 grafts as a Norwood 5A knowing that I would need another procedure in the future for the crown.

Since I went with FUT would it make sense in the future to do FUT again, or FUE since it would only be about 2000 more? I heard if I was to go with FUT again they can go above my current scar?

Thanks!

Leftygolpher,

 

If I understand your question correctly, you are asking whether or not there is any reason not to shower normally after 14 days. I would say the answer is no. In my opinion, you should let the shower water hit your head and you can wash normally unless your physician specifically stated otherwise. In fact, even before that, you should be gently massaging your scalp with your fingertips in order to gently work off the scabs. But again, every doctor has a unique set of post op instructions. So make sure you follow your doctor's advice.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

Thanks Bill. Yes, that's exactly what I was asking. The Dr.s recommendation is to wait until 14 days for shower post OP.

Thanks!

Thanks guys!

Is there any advantage to not letting the shower run over your head a few days past the 14 day recommendation?

Guys here I am one week Post OP.

Yeah, no drinking for the next two weeks, but we did have Netflix!

Leftygolpher,

 

By the way, congratulations on your hair transplant with an exceptional physician. I look forward to watching your progression and growth over the next year.

 

All the best,

 

Bill

Thanks Bill!

If it wasn't for this website I would have been a Bosely victim! :-)