PAI Medical Group Virginia

Nice and very natural looking.  My question, typically how long does it last?  What is the cost?  How long does it take to do?  Is it done with under a local?  

If you are pleased and they met your expectations, that's all that counts.  

8000 grafts?  I gather you've done more than 1 transplant procedure.

If you are only 3 months post op from the last procedure, wait a full 12 months to see a matured result.  

With regards to coloring, typically the suggestion is to color a week prior to the procedure so that you don't have to deal with that aspect while your new hair is coming in.  You could color as soon as 14 days after the procedure but, if you abuse it, you loose it.  A lot has to do with the type of color you use.  I recently went to color my hair and was asked if I wanted permanent or non-permanent.  The hairdresser went on to say that permanent color typically lasts a few months, (only to find that a few weeks later the roots were beginning to show the white hairs.  Realistically, I think that most colors last about 1 month. Most importantly, go to someone with experience.  It's unbelievable how many times I have heard stories of people coloring at home or had it done with someone that knew nothing and eventually they experienced chemical burns, permanent hair loss and all sorts of other issues.  

Propecia, Rogaine, laser and PRP are the only modalities approved/released by the FDA for retention and enhancement of the native hair.  These work in different ways and are thus, synergistic when used simultaneously.  That being said, there are many practitioners getting involved with PRP with results that are negligible.   Unfortunately, and you would think that everyone would get together to compare notes and see what works and what doesn't, everyone just seems to be doing their own thing.  I would encourage you to do a lot of research and review before and after photos.  Additionally, there are plenty of published studies that can help guide you.

Good luck.

Unfortunately the quality of the photos is not very good.  It does seem that you are keeping a longer length which could be either because you like it that way or because it serves to cover the thinning.  What I do like about your hair is the fact that you have waviness to it which helps with the coverage.  

With regards to hair length, there seems to be a length in which all hairs work together to provide some shingling and the most coverage.  I would visit with your hair dresser and start experimenting with different lengths.  When the hair is too long it weighs down and the thinning becomes more apparent.

If you are content with the density in the front and top, you may want to consider adding grafts to the crown.  Be conscientious that the crown is the "sphere" of the head and requires many, many grafts.  Medical therapy, (Propecia, Rogaine, laser and PRP), should be something you should discuss with your PCP or a hair professional.  Retention and enhancement of the native hair is imperative if you are considering hair to the crown.  Imagine, (and think of the crown as a circle), you have an island worth of hair and you continue loosing native hair, you may end up  with the "target" effect.  An island worth of hair and nothing around it.