Johnny99

I had just a slightly higher density level: 33/cm2. My hairline is similar to Sunnycoast. I'm only two months in but I'll post more pictures as the hair grows in more.

Try the powder/foundation. It works well to hide the redness. I have it on right now & man, I feel like a woman Just kidding, I feel your pain. A couple of my friends noticed the redness. I could only play it off as sunburn for so long. I'm on month 2 and it's fading but it's still obvious if I don't use anything to cover it. Defiantly try the power it does a great job concealing the redness.

I was a bleeder and had to stay out of work 10 days.

No worries. I was just kidding with you. The pain points I was talking about are feeling better every day so I'm no too concerned anymore. I was kinda freaked out b/c everything felt good except those two areas. I started on the witch hazel yesterday. I'll post the results that I see. John

Hey Stamos, That's pretty funny. I know I have brain damage b/c my girl friend reminds me a couple times a week. This time I'm talking about nerve damage. Tomorrow (2/25) will mark three weeks since my HT. I went to the ER late last week b/c I still felt what I consider a significant amount of a pain in two areas along the suture line. The doctor said it was most likely nerve damage & to be patient while the nerves ???fix??? themselves. This is what I feel: There are actually two areas along the suture line just above and behind my right ear where I'm feeling the discomfort. If I run my finger from the left side of the suture line around to the right side I don't experience any discomfort until I hit that first spot. Then there is a short space along the line where it feels fine before I hit the second spot that is painful. I'm aware of the sensitive areas throughout the day but it's not so bad that it is constantly distracting me. When I touch the areas I definitely feel a sharp pain that will linger for a while. The areas I'm talking about have been healing slowly but there's still more discomfort than I would have expected. John

I was wondering the same thing. I'm into week three and they're slowly thinning out.

Hola, I started using Graftcyte on post-op day 2. I stopped after all the scabs were gone. I'll continue on it if it helps reduce the redness. I wanted to know if anyone else had good results with other products: Aloe, mederma...etc. The shock loss in the donor area is starting to freak me out. I seem to be loosing the hair below the scar and the hair on top is covering it. I'm not sure how much worse it will get. I'm wondering how much longer I will lose hair to shock loss before it stabilizes? Everyone's different. I realize that. What have your experiences been? It also appears that I have some nerve damage on the right side of the donor area & that is where the shock loss is more prevalent. Thanks, John

Hi All, I'm two weeks out of surgery. I'm beginning to experience shock loss in the donor area and the recipient site. Yesterday was the first time someone noticed the redness in the recipient site due to the shock loss setting in and my hairline receding. I've read about using Aloe or Maderma to reduce the redness. Someone also mentioned taking MSM. Please let me know what has worked for you with regard to reducing redness. Also, should I use rogain on the donor are to limit shock loss their? Thanks, John

HI, My experience: sleeping on the donor area the first night was tough. May be due to taking meds too late. 2nd night ok with Vicodin. Third day just fine. I had my HT on 2/6. I was given Propoxyphene for pain relief. This wasn't affective enough for me. I had significant pain the first night. I was given vicodin the next day and it worked just fine for me. By the third day, today, I am fine. I slept in a recliner using a small soft pillow, which was fine for me. The u-shaped neck pillow was good for the flight.

Thank you, Below are the two main points I took from your feedback. 1)OTH, if your hairline was always high, and the new one is close, you will probably be satisfied. 2)Beyond just having "hair on top", I feel the reason to get a HT is to better frame the face. First, as I mentioned my hairline was always high. I'm thinking that I will be satisfied with keeping it the same and doing the temporal region...but, as you mentioned you want to 'frame the face' properly. Does this mean that if Dr. Keene suggests that my face would be better framed with a lower hairline I should do that? I know you can't really answer that question. It will be up to the doctor's style, interpretation of what is right for each of their patient & my thoughts on what I want. They're like artists, right? It's just that the hairline is such a big decision and you need to get it right the first time.

Thanks for the feedback. Dr. Keene is doing my HT. I'm 40 and have always had a high forehead. John

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Hi All, How did you decide how low to bring your hairline? I'm still thinking about how to construct my new hairline. The hair at my widows peak has always been about the same. It really hasn't receded. It's been more of the sides. So I'm trying to decide between lowering the hair line and do the sides/temporal or just do the sides/temporal area. If you have any comments on how you decided please let me know. I attached pics so you can see what I look like now. Thanks, John

Thanks Guys, I guess it's like having a kid. The fist one you're afraid you're going to break and the second one you leave in the wake. JK I'm sure I'm over thinking this stuff. I had a HT in 1996 but it was only around 300 grafts to reinforce behind the hairline. I don't remember worrying about anything. I went it in. Got it done and that was that. I guess with 300 grafts there's not much to be concerned about. This one coming up is bigger, badder and bolder. Unfortunately, I'm little bit older and a lot less bolder that I used to be Hey, maybe just one more thing. My procedure's on a Thursday and I'm flying on Saturday. I have to take two legs to get to my destination and I'll be in the air for about 6 hrs. Any idea how the flying thing might go? Any suggestions about it? Thanks again for all the feedback! John

Hi All, I hear it's important to keep your head raised above the heart during the first 5 days. Did you sleep in a recliner, prop your head up with pillows, completely disregard that suggestion...ect. After my surgery I'm going on a little vacation and I'm considering getting a recliner put in my room. What are your thoughts on the elevated head advice? Thanks, John

Hi All, I hear it's important to keep your head raised above the heart during the first 5 days. Did you sleep in a recliner, prop your head up with pillows, completely disregard that suggestion...ect. After my surgery I'm going on a little vacation and I'm considering getting a recliner put in my room. What are your thoughts on the elevated head advice? Thanks, John

Dr. Charles & Gorpy, Thanks for the feedback. John

Hi All, I'm new to the forum. I have my hair transplant scheduled for 2/4. Like many of you it's important to me to conceal the procedure. I'm confident that the donor area will be hidden well with my existing hair. I'm a pretty solid NW3. I'm having my hairline lowered and filling in the gaps. Anyway, I feel that my challenge is going to be healing the recipient site as best I can. I will be out of work 10 days after the procedure. I was instructed to spray saline solution on the recipient site once every hour. I did a little research on wound care and it seems like Antimicrobial Wound Cleanser is more effective. Check out this study: http://www.o-wm.com/article/2907 All feedback is appreciated. This site has been extremely helpful. I will be sure to share my HT experience with the community. Thanks, John