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  1. baldlivesmatter
    Frontal shot is looking good, especially for three months.
  2. baldlivesmatter
    Happy growing!
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    Lookin good!
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    Super jealous of your hairline. Hope the crowns comes in just as nicely!
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    Hello fellow baldies, Good news -- I've began sprouting hairs. I counted 10 the other day, which obviously have no cosmetic value, but are encouraging nonetheless. You can (maybe) see them in the below picture as a little wall (no trump) on my hairline. Bad news -- I was one of the unlucky ones to experience donor shock loss. My girlfriend pointed this out to me about two weeks ago as we were talking and she kept staring at the side of my head with a "WTF?" kind of look. The shock loss is above my ears on both sides, though the right side is worse. I buzzed my hair down to 3mm which made it much less noticeable.
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    Why would forum users need to wait 12 months to comment on whether a hairline was placed too low? The frankness of this forum is invaluable to the readers and hundreds of people who "ghost" the forum daily who may be in the decision process. That being said, I think Vermaj will have a good result and wish him the best of luck.
  7. baldlivesmatter
    Those docs look good, you've obviously done your homework. I would definitely recommend pushing harder for Propecia/finasteride, especially if you're going to go ahead with a procedure. Maybe give it a few months before the surgery to ensure you won't get side effects. Good luck with your decision!
  8. baldlivesmatter
    Excellent result. You're lucky your hair is so thick!
  9. baldlivesmatter
    I was giving myself my bi-weekly buzz cut today when the guard on my clipper slipped from 5mm to 1mm! Although not initially pleased with my Mr. Clean style trim, I decided to make lemonade out of the lemon that life handed me and document how my scarring is doing at about 4 weeks post-op. As you can see from the pictures the scarring is virtually invisible. One of my professors at business school said that it was important to always ask yourself "what if I'm wrong?". In my decision to have a transplant the answer to my "what if I'm wrong?" question was that if I'm wrong, and my grafts don't grow or provide a good result, then I will accept defeat and shave my head. I guess those student loans were worth it after all
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    That can't possibly be true is it??? If so, that's terrible! Graft preservation is so critical to long-term results.
  11. baldlivesmatter
    Congrats on your procedure gijedi! Dr. Harris is the man so you should have an excellent result. Smart move on going the FUE route as well.
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    Hey Rawkerboi, The interviews went well, thanks for asking. I was a little nervous as several of the interviews were either second round interviews or interviews with people I've met before at various networking events, but I'm 99% sure no one even noticed my reappearing hairline. I'm assuming this was because of two factors. First, the transplant was fairly subtle. Second, and likely the more significant factor, I'm not sure that most people outside of these blogs/websites really notice hair loss as much as we do! Once I realized that no one noticed the transplant, the extra hair gave me a little more confidence in the interviews. Hopefully, like Samson from the bible, the hair gave me a little extra strength to secure an offer lol.
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    Thanks for the encouraging words David. The left side actually started shedding the next day so I think you're right and it was just a coincidence.
  14. baldlivesmatter
    Hi all, Day 15 and I think I've started shedding already. Noticed probably 30-40 hairs come out in the shower while shampooing. The odd part is that they seemed to have mostly shed from the right side of my hairline, which was a little concerning. The right side is now noticeably less dense than the left side. Does anyone know if this is normal, or should I contact my doc?
  15. baldlivesmatter
    ^^^^This
  16. baldlivesmatter
    Some better pics would be helpful but if you're happy at 5 months then you will likely be even happier at 12 months when you see all growth (you're probably at like 50% now). The hairline looks solid. The top-down shot doesn't look great to me, though it will likely thicken in the next 6 months or so. Good luck with your growing!
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    I've heard India is a good place to get FUE as balding is a fairly big deal culturally over there so the demand is high. Not sure if that is true though. Good call avoiding Bosley. $1.32/graft is incredibly cheap so I'm assuming that even with flights yours was less expensive than mine. I hadn't heard of Dr. Bhatti before but I only looked at docs in North America as travelling abroad seemed like a pain in the butt. From looking at his website I'm pretty sure I actually watched one of his YouTube videos at one point. Not that many results on his website, but he uses the Harris SAFE system with a .8 mm punch which is what was used in my procedure too. My doc was $7/graft which was consistent with the other coalition docs that I contacted for quotes.
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    Ha, I probably should have read more carefully. I was just curious why you went to India as opposed to choosing a closer surgeon (e.g., Bernstein, Rahal, Feller/Bloxham, etc.)? Looking forward to seeing your updates in the coming months.
  19. baldlivesmatter
    Looks good vermaj! I've never heard of Dr. Bhatti, is he in Boston?
  20. baldlivesmatter
    Attached are my 9-day post op pics. I'm excited as, per the below chart from Dr. Bernstein's website, my grafts are fully anchored and I didn't lose any during the post-op period My recipient area was a little dry a few days ago but a combination of gently washing (to remove the dead, flaky skin) and applying argon oil helped to alleviate this dryness. The recipient area is a little red (as seen in the attached pics) though this is less noticeable in person and I have been able to go out without anyone staring or making comments about redness or scabbing. I'm hoping I keep my grafts through at least next week as I have a few job interviews. Then onto the ugly duckling phase where they all shed....
  21. baldlivesmatter
    Looks awesome DEB1982, 5500 grafts is gonna make you look like Fabio! Could you post a pic of your donor area at some point? I'm curious what the scarring looks like for that many grafts.
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    Hi Haircharity34, Not to pile on, but that scar is pretty brutal. You made a good call in going with H&W though (IMO the best strip surgeons in the world) so it may end up healing just fine. Can I ask why you didn't decide to go FUE? I had an FUE about 10 days ago and my scars are practically invisible.
  23. baldlivesmatter
    Looks like clean work. Happy growing!
  24. baldlivesmatter
    Attached are my 4-day post op pictures. Everything appears to be healing nicely. I'll be on vacation next week so I'm hoping things look better so I don't have to wear a hat (or surgeons cap) everywhere. One thing to note is that on my 3-day post op I experienced very bad itching on my scalp. I read online that this is usually a good sign and indicates healing. Does anyone know if this is true? Anyway, a few benadryls and I was able to sleep it off.
  25. baldlivesmatter
    Thanks Richter101, glad you like the handle. How was your experience with the ARTAS? I almost went that route but decided in favor of the SAFE system due to slightly smaller extraction sites (though I'm not sure there's any cosmetic difference). Your front looks good, how does your donor site look? Would you recommend the ARTAS?
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