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Hey man thanks so much for the reply, sorry that I am just getting back to you, I haven't been on this site at all this month. How is your hair and hairline looking now? And also would you mind private messaging me? I had a couple questions about the process with Dr Cooley but don't want to get off topic here on the thread. Thanks so much in advance.

Pre/Post Op pics below. Also two photos 4 months post op where the density was looking promising, since then it has thinned out severely. Not sure if the grafts didn't survive, or were damaged, or what happened.

Hey, not sure if you were asking me or Ryan Daniel, but the reason I said that I believe some grafts are angled in the "wrong direction" is because when my hair is down flat with no styling product - or wet, my natural hair lays flat on the top of my head as normal hair would, where as my transplanted hair sticks up or is angled up slightly. I know that is a pretty vague description and obviously I have no knowledge of graph placements as well as some people on here might, but the only conclusion I can come too as to why my transplanted hair does that is either it is angled unnaturally, or it is not dense enough - so there is not enough hair in that general area to "weigh it down" - causing it to stick up. But like I said I am no expert, maybe someone else more knowledgeable than me can weigh in on this.

Yeah to me it is very noticeable, but regardless - I am not happy with it and it makes me feel self conscious, otherwise I wouldn't be here. Thank you all for the recommendations. I've just put in a couple more consult requests on here, with Dr Mohebi, Dr Shapiro, and Dr Gabel. And as far as the the wait time, obviously it's not ideal and I would prefer for my hair to look better ASAP, but I am fine with being patient for something that will hopefully last a lifetime. I think impatience was what got me here in the first place, I went with a clinic that I obviously should not have because I didn't do enough research. Not sure if you guys name drop on here, but let me know if you would like me to say which one, because I would highly advise on staying away from them. But here are two pictures in better lighting, to me the most noticeable thing is the see-through effect and is even noticeable when I comb my hair over, you can see my scalp especially if I am outside in the sunlight.

It is pretty noticeable! Could be the angle/lighting or maybe I just took crappy pictures so it is hard to tell. I have to style it a certain way to try and conceal the lack of density and pluggy hairline, and it is very difficult to style because the transplanted hairs are wirey and curly (my natural hair is completely straight). From the research I did I believe that happens if the follicles get damaged during the transplant? Anyways, thank you for the response and reccomendation. I am not familiar with any of those doctors as I am new here, and will definitely check them out.

Hello, I came across this forum from a YouTube video and thread about user HairNTear who had a hairline repair by Dr Cooley. The video really resonated with me because the users before pictures look strikingly similar to my current situation. In July of 2021 I had a 1500 graft FUE transplant to fill some density in the temple region. Since it has been almost 18 months, I have realized that as of right now this is the best it is going to look. I was hoping with time that the density would fill out, and the wirey hairs would eventually become closer to how my natural hair was but unfortunately I believe that this will be permanent unless I have it repaired since so much time has passed and there is no improvement. My complaints are as such: -See-through hairline - not enough density -Wirey Hairs - hard to style and it almost seems like their angle/direction is unnatural -Hairline brought a little too low in my opinion for my age -Transplanted area still has redness almost 18 months later. I am a 30 year old male from Los Angeles, and wanted to ask if anyone had any advice on the best repair surgeons for creating natural hairlines? I do not want to get surgery again but I believe this is my only option if I want it to look natural. My prior surgery was done in a clinic in Nashville, so I would be willing to travel (in country) if need be. Dr Cooley seemed like an appropriate choice considering HairNTear's situation seemed very similar to mine, and from the pictures I have seen on here I was very pleased with his results. Any help is much appreciated.