PhoenixHair

Looks like it is coming in nicely. Im a little more than 4 months post op with vories, also 3000 grafts. Interestingly enough my left temple is coming in slower than my right like yours. I've been happy with my results so far. I think Vories does great work and you are coming along nicely. Cant wait to see the final product.

At 4 months now. It started to really come in like crazy right at 3 months. I also got a haircut at 3 months which evened everything out. After that I stopped wearing hats constantly. It's been coming in strong ever since. Its amazing seeing the difference the past month and a half has had. There is a half inch band along my right hairline which is about twice as thick as everywhere else. Im hoping the rest will follow that soon enough. My temples are growing straight out, perpendicular to my scalp instead of angling back like the surrounding hair does. a little bit worried about that but Im hoping as that fills in i can do something more about it stylewise. The right temple is thicker than my left. Beyond that small gripe about my temples my results have blown my mind. I hardly recognize myself anymore haha. My girlfriend loves it too. Ive been taking 10,000mcg of biotin every night and also using this shampoo which is infused with biotin: http://amzn.to/2bdjfnh I leave it on my hair for 5-10 minutes while I shower. I honestly thing the combination of those two things has helped how quickly it has come in.

Here it was at 10 weeks (almost 2 months ago...)

I have house guests over so won't be able to get pictures for another week but the progress is really incredible. It actually looks like I have a relatively decent amount of hair. My right side is coming in stronger than the left though. I actually have an inch wide stripe of hair along my hairline on the right side that is thicker than the rest of the transplant area. Kinda weird that grew like that stronger than other places but oh well. I still have several months until I can really judge how it will be. In bright daylight it still looks pretty thin but most other times its looking pretty good. I have pictures at 10 weeks (about a month ago that I never got around to posting).once my house guests leave I'll post those and some current pictures. Hope this helps until then.

It's coming in very nicely. I'm a week shy of 2 months post op with Dr Vories. If I progress like you are, I'll be pretty happy!

Week 4 update. Started shedding pretty bad a few days ago. Still have idk 1/3 of the grafts? Its getting thinner by the day. I know it's part off the process but still sucks losing it after getting used to it. Oh well. I have noticed some little sprouts already. I'm hoping its the new hair already growing in but idk. I got some natural shampoo that is infused with biotin about a week ago and have been using it. Maybe it will help some.

I dont have personal experience in this but I would think the less you wait he more risk there is.

My clinic gave me a few surgical caps. I wore those when I was in public for the first couple days. Even with those I was still very careful, in fact I even lost a graft with one of those on the day after. I was shocked I lost it to be honest because I was being very delicate. I guess anything can happen. I didnt wear a normal hat until day 9. My doctor said I could wear a loose fitting hat 2 days after but I personally didnt want to risk it. I paid a lot of money for the procedure and wouldnt want to take on any extra risk. I dont think a few minutes of sun should do much (though im no doctor). 30+ minutes at high noon? I wouldnt recommend that but walking from the car to the terminal shouldnt do much. as AlexieJ said an umbrella would work if you dont want or get surgical caps. I flew on day 2 post op and wore a surgical cap. A few people looked at me but who cares? Never going to see them again. My face also got very swollen and had a bit of a black eye so that didnt help. Most people didnt look or stare if youre worried. I did not have to take it off going through security.

Im day day 17 post op FUE, my head is still pretty tight but getting better. Im assuming its par for the course. My recipient area is also a bit raised. Is yours? Maybe at day 8 you shouldnt touch it for a few more days, or at least be very light. Im assuming due to swelling that Im also assuming will go down over time as the redness decreases.

Day 15 update. My last scab fell off the night of day 13. I havent had much of any shedding yet. hopefully it will stay that way but we will see. Donor area is slightly sensitive but really only if I touch it. Beyond that it feels normal. Itchiness is gone, thank God. Ive gone running (with a hat) and to the gym a few times without problem. Redness is there but not too bad. I have developed a couple pimples in the recipient area. Not sure if I should pop them or leave them be. The recipient area is raise a tiny bit compared to the rest of my head. Im assuming that will go down as it heals. Its also still a bit numb to the touch. It was strange looking at myself for the first few days when the scabs were nearly gone. Strange when you dont entirely recognize yourself! One concern a couple people have had is the gap on the temples where the grafts meet the natural hair. I'm hoping that in time (and hair length) it will fill in. I dont have the exact breakdown but it was an average of 2.16 hairs per follicle. I just cant wait for the hair to be full and growing. Can I just skip the next 9 months?

Hope you have good results. Looks like the new hair is starting to come in!

Thanks for the info. Ill definitely keep it in mind.

Day 7. Dont know how the 7 disappeared... I sprayed it with a saline solution he gave me for the first idk 5 days to help keep it moist. Next shower Im going to start massaging the recipient area so that should help. Thanks for the info!

Day 7 picture update. Recipient area hasnt bothered me too much. Just the occasional itch. The donor part is better today but the past few days bothered me pretty much non stop. It felt both itch and burning. Taking ibuprofen and putting aloe vera seems to help.

What you just said Sean was a major factor for me choosing Vories. Even his relatively low prices, it's still a lot of money - so I want the doctor who went to medical school and is certified to perform the operation. The techs should be there to assist him, not replace him or her.