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Did someone delete pictures or commentary? i see no donor area and i missed the part about 15 prior procedures. 251 grafts? multiple strips? i doubt you were able to drop the hairline much using 251 hairs (singles are almost exclusively used for hairlines). In my opinion permanent shock loss is a real risk you are taking when going for these micro sessions. not to mention much discomfort for what few if any would recognize as cosmetically significant improvement. with a history of many prior HTs you would be no stranger to the shedding that typically occurs weeks after an HT. So I guess I am a little confused and more than a little befuddled with this entire thread.

If everybody did what? smoke and have x-rays? doubt it. If you meant wearing a filter mask... sure. You probably enjoy your smokes - I used to once a very very long time ago. and then an amazing thing happened. I was with a bunch of friends at a bar hosting a hypnotist. after the show he came over to our table offered to hypnotize me and proceeded to tell me that from that moment forward every cigarette i tried would taste like shit. Well that was over twenty years ago and who knows how much money that hyp saved me. not to mention potential damage to my lungs. luckily he said nothing about cigars which i still enjoy on occassion. cheers

I'll chime in and admit I am an agnostic although raised catholic and studied religion for 3 years. Religion makes you humble and that I suppose is a good thing. What I find most distasteful however is the idea that so many flavors of religion still exist and many are just not syncopatic with one another. This results in the idea that my God is better than your god. Or only through my religion will you achieve "salvation" My view is we are all one. We are part and parcel of this marvelous universe. We are born and we die and our atoms recombine and become other things sentient and not.

Cruising on Princess. My 2nd time to that region. Bill perhaps we should coordinate a cruise sometime for our forum rats. It would be a nice time and maybe we can even have some of the Doctors join us and provide mini lectures and socialize over a few cocktails. then if one of us gets really drunk we can shave funky patterns into their heads.

ok thanks you know its funny how we dwell on these aireal views of our heads cause they depict our MPB so well. Yet most people will never get to see our heads from this vantage point unless your genes dealt you a double blow and made you a midget and bald. There should be a guideline that uses height to figure out how much area on the apex of the scalp can safely be ignored so grafts are maximized in zones that are typically visible to others.

Thanks for the update. Looking great! I was scratching my head as to the comment by justgrow on the shock loss and then i realized you had more pictures up on the blog. r u on prop and minox? anything else?

nyny12 - to answer your question.. no not in my view. it does make some statements however that in my opinion actually weaken the argument for PRP. Since PRP is administered in conjunction with injury to the scalp (to borrow Dr. Farjo's term) one is left with 2 potentially influencing factors simltaneously that can affect growth. therefore one cannot be sure if growth seen with PRP is a result of the plasma or a result of the injury that accompanied it. Since Doctors would rather charge $600 for the more "complex" approach I doubt any would offer to run a needle roller on your head for a much more nominal fee of say $10. this sounds awfully similar to aeration of lawns. It is true that lawns can thicken up by merely punching holes in the soil. A home use roller sounds interesting. A whole generation of balding men will all of a sudden be exposed to the world of S&M.

Predator interesting. My main concern over concealers in general would be the potential for inhalation and eventual damage to lungs. Starch, talcum, toppix etc all result in airborne particulates. It always strikes me that people who work at the places that make these things need to wear masks or risk lung cancer. Many pediatricians oppose baby powder for babies for this reason. My recc would be to wear a filter mask when applying the stuff and then keep an air filtration machine going in the area where you use it.

5 Month pictures have flash cause it was getting dark. will try again tomorrow without flash.

sunchaser it is definitely your prerogative to not disclose the Doctor's name. At the same time consider the possibility that some other poor soul may experience the same agony and that perhaps this may not be quite as rare in his practice as it is indeed elsewhere and especially in the US. If the Doctor is well known on this board or has knowledge of it ask him to come here and explain your procedure with the community. We are all ears.. Best wishes with your healing.

Wow I am really at a loss here. For one this is a huge session(s) for FUE and would wonder why strip was not considered. Secondly the pictures suggest that plenty of the extraction occurred above the occipital. What i mean is that with your MPB there is a good chance some of the hairs extracted may not stay with you long. Hope all is better by now anyways. Would love to know the Doctor's name.

Three Californian surgeons were playing golf together and discussing surgeries they had performed. One of them said, 'I'm the best surgeon in California . In my favorite case, a concert pianist lost seven fingers in an accident, I reattached them, and 8 months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of England.' The second surgeon said, 'That's nothing. A young man lost an arm and both legs in an accident, I reattached them and two years later he won a gold medal in track and field events at the Olympics.' The third surgeon said, 'You guys are amateurs. Several years ago a woman was high on cocaine and marijuana and she rode a horse head-on into a train traveling 80 miles an hour. All I had left to work with was the woman's hair and the horse's rear end. I was able to put them together and now she's Speaker of the House.'

Sunchaser If your experience is as you describe it, then I do not see why withholding the Dr's name is of any value. FUE as practiced these days by the top docs is practically non-traumatic and does not commonly send anyone to the hospital for pain management. disclosing the Doctor may help establish the country, his/her credentials, any prior issues, and perhaps more importantly the type of technique that was used on your head. Otherwise you are left with what others have posted already above. Hope you heal promptly and have an excellent outcome.

perhaps if you provide names someone can help

Realistically the growth curve seems to vary from individual to individual. Luckily not all grafts emerge within 30 or 60 days after the 3 month dormancy otherwise one would have a massive shed every three or so years afterward. keep the faith and keep evaluating with photos. sometimes grafts are too thin and light to confidently detect with the naked eye