LeonBlack

I’ve had several scar pic requests. Here ya go. 4 months post op FUT #2. From back of my head. Measured my finger to give some scale. The light pink area of scar measures 3 mm here. overall some areas, mainly on the sides, are 2mm. A few small areas at 4mm. Shock loss surrounding the pink area appears to be lessening and some hairs growing through scar. Covered completely by 3.5 guard. Last time took about 6 months til 3 guard completely concealed it without layering/puckering effect.

Will do, planning on monthly.

Temples and crown starting to pop a bit more right on schedule at 3 months on temples and 3.5 crown.

Recipient hair looks great! Sorry to see that your scar stretched like that.

I drove for all of mine so not sure on that end. I would think fine to fly the day after procedure. Staples, you can get removed at home. PCP, urgent care, etc.

2 nights. I stayed on Long Island near where his office was. Procedure Friday. Stayed Thursday and Friday night, drove home Saturday.

Konior top notch….. but 35k/procedure

I have seen a few 5K+ from HW on this forum. I don’t think I’ve ever seen over 4K from Bloxham here, or his YouTube videos. my strip goes from here to ear, actually a bit past the ears. Couldn’t be any longer. Only way is to take a wider strip. perhaps some patients have the scalp laxity for that and/or a they use a different closure technique to maintain a thin scar without too much tension leading to stretching. On my second FUT, he used internal sutures, in addition to the usual staples, to maintain a thin scar. That one was just under 3K. If he said he could’ve safely gotten me 5k+ on a single procedure, I would’ve paid and done it. Granted full coverage needs 6-8k+, so needs 2nd procedure either way for high Norwood. Larger was not advised for me.

Same as mine. Planned to do “as much as safely possible” on first. Ie max size strip while minimize stretching risk. Got ~3800. Wasn’t sure I’d ever want to do crown…. Til 6 months later when I saw how good front looked and accentuated my bald crown. Always very responsive via email with questions and concerns pre and post op. travel time with days off work (if production based), hotel, airfare, etc do jack up the price though

Probably what I’d do if lived around there.

I agree, regarding the effect of keeping it short on the sides… Except, don’t forget that with a properly placed FUT scar, you can fade it down below as low as you want. I go from a three over the scar down to a 1. Also, being mindful of age and profession. Not all lend themselves to keeping the sides buzzed up tight all the way

Sorry, but I’m not sure what his wait time is like. For my most recent, I specifically requested a date that was about six months out (working around my schedule and holidays) and it was open. I did not look into first available.

I do agree that would be the wise decision. Don’t intend to hijack this thread… But I acknowledge I have not made the optimal decision on that aspect. I used topical minoxidil for over a decade. definitely noticed I would lose more hair whenever I briefly stopped it. Hair loss nonetheless substantially progressed from Norwood 2 in my early 20s to I believe a 6 before my first hair transplant, as seen in my linked post. I tolerated finasteride somewhat, not perfectly, but not terrible. It was stopped for one to two years at a time, directly before/after having each one of my kids. Perhaps that was misguided, but it made my wife feel safer. Frankly, don’t know that I saw a difference on it, even when steadily taking it for a year or more. Perhaps I could’ve switched to dutasteride, or if more recently, added oral minoxidil. All that said… At the time of my first hair transplant, the only residual hair I really had was the miniaturized patch in the mid scalp.I asked my doctor his opinion. He did not think it was worth taking medicine for the rest of my life to preserve that small area that was already on its way out. At this point, reasons I could think to take it would be preserving the lateral humps, and back of crown, just in case I was destined to go from a 6 to 7. Also, possibly prolonging the lifespan of my transplanted hairs. I have made the conscious, and perhaps unwise, decision to just let it ride, given all that. Several thousand scalp graphs left available via FUE, not even including my thick beard.

Thanks. Im definitely happy with it thus far. re meds…. I am not. Used topical min for years and fin intermittently ( I know wasn’t optimal). Continued to progressively lose. Was so far gone pre HT that I didn’t see the point of indefinite meds.

Example of a high Norwood with FUT x 2 for full coverage (me). Cost about 30k. Frontal half grown in, back half 3 months post op. Small FUE shortly after for temples. Plenty of donor in the tank if needed, ie I progress to NW 7. I am super impressed by what Zarev/Pitella are doing, and acknowledge I have my biases….. but I think it’s still TBD if the FUE grafts taken from outside the conventional safe donor zone will stand the test of time.

Nothing terribly exciting, but will start monthly updates to document. Some early growth on temples at 2 months. More sprouting on crown at 3 months. 14 months after front half. Pre op for baseline.

Pictures 2.5 months out from FUT crown, 2 months FUE temples, 14 months frontal half FUT, after a haircut with 3 guard over the scar, tapered to 1.5 below. 100% hair on top of my head is transplant at this point, residual miniaturized midscalp is gone. Added baseline, 1 year post first FUT, post op temple to consolidate this long thread . I included some current (2.5 month post op) scar pictures, showing both the remaining shock loss around it, trichophytic effect with hairs going through, widest area in the back at 3 mm, hard to find on the side, about 1 mm. Can still see some layering of hair effect over the scar at this point, with the shock loss. That disappeared after my first procedure about four months out. Now just waiting on the growth over the next few months…

I’ve gotten several messages about scar pictures. Here are some from the side and last one is the back. It’s harder to find now that it is getting lighter. Also picture of the donor on same day, 9 weeks after 2nd FUT and 6 weeks after FUE. Need a haircut… but I don’t think there’s any evidence of surgery except the small remaining shock loss in the middle of the back. Doctor placed a few deep absorbable sutures, in addition to usual staples. The areas with sutures had some localized shock loss below them. I’ll post some more pictures soon after a haircut with a 3 guard over scar and fade shorter below it. I presume I’m out of the Wds regarding risk of significant scar stretching at this point. Overall, I think my donor looks pretty good for having 7400 grafts removed. Also, as trivial as it may seem, I am seeing more early growth start in the crown. Lots of dark little hairs in between the longer residual wispy miniaturized native hair. I think the small red splotchy areas are evidence of “activity“ and more hair is ready to sprout. I find this whole process so interesting to watch develop!

Got it. Any other negative consequences of that besides potentially slight bigger scars if I shave down too low? Typically I buzz down to a 3 over the FUT scar and taper down to a two or 1.5 below. Will see how that looks now in a couple weeks after hair. With only 800 FUE I would presume imperceptible.

Seeing how everything has grown in re the hairline…. very glad I did the temple points. Excited to see them grow in over next few months. Here’s a shot of 2 months post FUT on crown, 14 months hairline, 6 weeks temple points (all shed, native/receded here). Can see the faint outline of residual redness. To me, the donor looks untouched despite the 7,400 grafts. if my lateral humps or crown dipped further in the future, I should have plenty available via FUE.

That is a concern with pushing the limits…. as stated above time will tell.

incredibly impressive indeed…. but are you concerned about the longevity of the hairs from the outskirts of the dht-resistant safe zone? Is it fair to say we don’t yet know how this approach will go long-term?

I definitely did not plan on getting temple points done when I started my hair transplant journey. I frankly never even realized they had receded so much until I started looking into hair transplants. Still did not think I would want it until I saw how nicely my hairline grew out. face seems so much more naturally framed with them done….before mine shed and entered current ugly duckling phase.

I have had 2 FUT and 1 FUE (all Bloxham, see review post). Thrilled with results of first procedure, early in process of HT 2/3. While I would not rec waiting til you’re as bald as I was…… I wouldn’t rec HT at this early stage. The year-long process of recovery and growth is a pita and unless meds work amazing for you, I’d have concern about perpetually chasing your tail with more procedures. I also would not rec FUT for such as small procedure.