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  1. I've been following along on all the posts and thank everyone for their input as it helps set the expectations. I was never hoping for a miracle of complete coverage. I had told the doc that I wanted the hairline to stay about where it is now so as to save more graphs for the top of the head. I didn't want him dropping my hairline down another inch towards the front. And he agreed, although he still wanted to bring it down about a quarter inch. So that is one thing. The other is there was going to be no work done on the crown, of course, so no expectation there. But you are all pretty passionate about 2700 being way too low. I will look into this further and maybe have another consult to see about upping the graph number to see what he says. Thanks all.
  2. hl1 - He did mention that the hair on top was a little more fine than the hair on the side. This surprised me as I just assumed if it was there at all then it was still strong. With all the comments on 2700 being a low number I will call on Monday and ask him about why he doesn't want to do a higher number. Right now, though, at $4/graph, 2700 probably is in my price range. But still, you are all saying the same thing so I wonder what Dr A's comment would be if I asked to do, say 3500.
  3. Thanks for you opinion awry, that's why I am on here, to get the full gammit of thoughts. And maybe I heard what I wanted to hear at my consult. Maybe I said something like I thought it would look good since I still have this much original hair, and he just agreed, or hem-hawed and nodded?? I don't remember now. In any case, thanks...
  4. John - I think the comment that Dr A made was something akin to 'if you get the transplant done in the beginning of August it will start growing in by the holidays.' He didn't say it would be all in. Sorry if I conveyed that. Well you certainly cast a pal over any excitement of getting a HT. I just came back from meeting with a former Dr A patient who had the front half done about 3 years back and it looked fantastic. I never woulda picked his hairline out as a transplant person. He was pretty elated and happy he had done it. But he also said he wore a hat for the first 2-3 months. But he also said the only people who ever found out were one brother and his fiance at the time. But if mine could look like his i'd be real happy.
  5. awry - i'm just saying that since i'm not a cue ball on top, the ht should look good because it will mix in w the existing hair. The best pics i've seen of HTs are where the guy had some hair still existing and the graphs were worked in between those existing hairs. The doc said he would do 2700, I didn't feel I was in a position to tell him his job. Said it would take from 730 to 5pm to do that. A referral patient of his I spoke w this afternoon had the same deal - was supposed to do around 2700 and they had a bunch more graphs so it was closer to 3000.
  6. Maybe he will use sutures, I just assumed staples was the par in the industry since that is all I see in everyone's pics.
  7. Dog - He didn't really leave it as an option. If I recall correctly he just said that he can do a much better job of laying the hair in place if its shaved. He wants me to leave a little height to the existing hairs (1/4 inch) as he goes a long to see how they lay, and then he'll shave it off in sections as the transplant proceeds.
  8. Hello All - Been perusing this forum for a few days. I am considering getting my first HT. I am 43, live in AZ, and had my first consult with Dr Alexander yesterday. Nice to have one of the top guys in the country right down the road. I have been using Propecia for about 10 years and I think that is the reason I still have hair. In fact I don't think much has fallen out since I started using it, maybe a little along the way, and maybe a little receding hairline since 10 years back. I just feel I'm at the point where I should shave it all off (thank you Michael Jordan for putting the shaved head in vogue, although I still think black guys look way better than white guys with shaved heads) or do a HT. I'm at a good point in my life to do it - in between relationships, unemployed accept for a small side business. Dr Alexander wants to do 2700 graphs on front and top, and then if I want he said he could do another round for the crown (which was a nice surprise as I didn't think that was an option). I haven't been using the foam rogaine all this time but he suggested getting on that to help the crown (I tried spray on minox years ago but it itched like a bitch and gave me danderuff so I stopped). I felt really comfortable talking w Dr A, and he said it would look really good when it was done because I already have a lot of hair that will blend in with it. My concerns are that first few months of looking like a dork with a "sunburned" head and frankenstein gash and staple marks (Dr A shaves the head). I'm really having a hard time getting past that, like I'll just have to wear a hat the whole time I go anywhere, and basically shutdown my social life (meeting girls). I guess this is no biggie, just wait for the new and improved me in 6 months. I'm trying to view it as an investment but I have to think it is very hard emotionally during this period. But I am just wondering how all you guys handled this period - the first 3-4 months when you had all that pinkness on your head top. Those of you w supportive wives I think may have had an easier time with this period. I just signed up here and don't know how to post a lot of pics on one post. This post appears to only allow me to post one at a time, so I'll reply with a couple more pics thanks JS
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