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Dr. Paul Shapiro did not require me to shave my head, but he did not want the hairs in the transplant area to be cut to no more than 1 1/2" long. My transplant area was thinner that the rest of my hair, including the area in front. I had grown my hair out to cover the donor area and had it about 2 1/2" long in front to "float" over the thin area.

It has now been a year since my HT, and I was just over Shapiro Medical Group for a check on the results. All has gone well and I am very pleased with the outcome. Before the HT I did my research, including this forum, and I was prepared for the worse case scenario. But I was very lucky, with the exception of forehead swelling, I did not have a red/purple transplant area, or any other outward signs of transplant. I know where the donor area is, but I can not find the scar. No one noticed that I had a hair transplant! I would once again like to thank Dr. Paul Shapiro and all the staff of Shapiro Medical Group for their help and support. I would highly recommend you to anyone considering a HT. ________________________________________________ follicular unit hairs: 1's - 540 x 1 = 540 2's - 1200 x 2 = 2400 3's - 576 x 3 = 1728 4's - 155 x 4 = 620 DFU's -100 x 6 = 600 This totals 2471 fu's plus 100 dfu's, or 2671 fu equivalent. For a total hair count of 5888 hairs. It comes out to 35 FU per cm2

It has now been a year since my HT, and I was just over Shapiro Medical Group for a check on the results. All has gone well and I am very pleased with the outcome. Before the HT I did my research, including this forum, and I was prepared for the worse case scenario. But I was very lucky, with the exception of forehead swelling, I did not have a red/purple transplant area, or any other outward signs of transplant. I know where the donor area is, but I can not find the scar. No one noticed that I had a hair transplant! I would once again like to thank Dr. Paul Shapiro and all the staff of Shapiro Medical Group for their help and support. I would highly recommend you to anyone considering a HT. ________________________________________________ follicular unit hairs: 1's - 540 x 1 = 540 2's - 1200 x 2 = 2400 3's - 576 x 3 = 1728 4's - 155 x 4 = 620 DFU's -100 x 6 = 600 This totals 2471 fu's plus 100 dfu's, or 2671 fu equivalent. For a total hair count of 5888 hairs. It comes out to 35 FU per cm2

The photos do not show what you see in person. When I used to tip my head down you could see how thin my hair was on top. Now the thin area is filled in, so it looks like the rest of my hair. I know that what I have now is about 70-80% of the final result.

I could never get good photos of my hair, but thanks to Matt at SMG, I have posted "before" and "after" six months photos on my blog.

I could never get good photos of my hair, but thanks to Matt at SMG, I have posted "before" and "after" six months photos on my blog.

My experiance with Dr. Paul Shapiro was the very best. Great doctor and staff, the very best results. It is good that you are doing your HT research and that you will find a lot of the answers on this forum.

Well it has now been six months since my HT by Dr. Paul Shapiro, and I am very satisfied. Now when I bend over to write a check, I am not worried about the former thin area on the top of my head. The area now looks great. After all my research on this forum, reading about various experiances and viewing photos, my experiance has not been typical. Except for a few days of forehead swelling, my transplant has gone unnoticed. I did not have the usual red/purple in the transplant area, so other than the days of using the after surgery spray I did not wear a cap, the new hair growth started up a month later. Sorry no photos, I have not mastered photographing baby fine white hair. So once again I will say that my experiance with Dr. Paul Shapiro, and all the staff at SMG, has been the best!

Well it has now been six months since my HT by Dr. Paul Shapiro, and I am very satisfied. Now when I bend over to write a check, I am not worried about the former thin area on the top of my head. The area now looks great. After all my research on this forum, reading about various experiances and viewing photos, my experiance has not been typical. Except for a few days of forehead swelling, my transplant has gone unnoticed. I did not have the usual red/purple in the transplant area, so other than the days of using the after surgery spray I did not wear a cap, the new hair growth started up a month later. Sorry no photos, I have not mastered photographing baby fine white hair. So once again I will say that my experiance with Dr. Paul Shapiro, and all the staff at SMG, has been the best!

Bob C No apprehension whats so ever.

Bob C To save you searching my past posts - I am 63 and had 2,711 FUs transplanted, with the individual hair count at 5,888. My hair is mostly grey and baby fine (I started turning grey when I was 13). I choose Dr. Paul Shapiro, not only because he was close (that helped), but because the Shapiro Medical Group was so highly recomended. The service I got was friendly and professional. I would recomend SMG to anyone.

I did my homework before my HT, and was prepaired for the worst case... But I had no red/purple scalp in the transplant area. The only thing that anybody could see was the three days of forehead swelling. No one new that I had a HT. It has now been three months since my HT with Dr. Paul Shapiro and I have new hair growing already! Looking closely at my scalp (where I knew that the transplanted hair fell out) there are new hairs - almost 1/2" long. The hair in the donor area was a mixture of white and dark hairs, and it is the new dark hair in the transplant area that I noticed first, then looked and found white ones too. The new hair appears to be the same as my native hair, which is fine. So it appears that I am ahead schedule, and I hope it stays that way!

I did my homework before my HT, and was prepaired for the worst case... But I had no red/purple scalp in the transplant area. The only thing that anybody could see was the three days of forehead swelling. No one new that I had a HT. It has now been three months since my HT with Dr. Paul Shapiro and I have new hair growing already! Looking closely at my scalp (where I knew that the transplanted hair fell out) there are new hairs - almost 1/2" long. The hair in the donor area was a mixture of white and dark hairs, and it is the new dark hair in the transplant area that I noticed first, then looked and found white ones too. The new hair appears to be the same as my native hair, which is fine. So it appears that I am ahead schedule, and I hope it stays that way!

I had my HT almost 3 months ago, with Dr. Paul Shapiro, at SMG. My hair is mostly white and I usually keep it about 2" long all over. I have to look very close to find my donor scar, given the length and color of my hair. Right now its redness is the only way I can find it, and that redness is fading. I did not have much redness in the transplant area, and it quickly disappeared. I could would not cut my hair short, but if I did, I think 1/4" could cover the donor scar. Donor scars usually follow a natural ridge in the skull, and wearing your hair a bit longer is a small price to pay for hair on the top of your head! Most people do not know about donor scars and what they look like, unless they had a HT, or are researching having one.

My doctor put me on Zocor (Simvastatin) couple of months ago. Since then, the thining area of hair on the top of my head is getting thinner. Some may be due to shockloss from the HT. Just wondering if Zocor can cause hairloss?

It has now been two months since my HT. All the transplanted hairs have now fallen out. The top of my head is still numb, but just starting to get some feeling back. Appears to be some shock loss in the thinning area. The donor area's numbness was gone in less than a week. Sensitivity in the area is now almost completely gone. The scar is almost impossible to find, but I wear my hair long, so the only way to pinpoint the scar is to look for the shorter hairs around it. The coloring used on the hair in the donor area has still not gone, but it has faded to a light brown. It should be gone by the time the hair has grown to the length I normaly wear. During the whole HT process, no one has noticed that I had the procedure done. Now all I have do is wait for the new hair to grow in!

It has now been two months since my HT. All the transplanted hairs have now fallen out. The top of my head is still numb, but just starting to get some feeling back. Appears to be some shock loss in the thinning area. The donor area's numbness was gone in less than a week. Sensitivity in the area is now almost completely gone. The scar is almost impossible to find, but I wear my hair long, so the only way to pinpoint the scar is to look for the shorter hairs around it. The coloring used on the hair in the donor area has still not gone, but it has faded to a light brown. It should be gone by the time the hair has grown to the length I normaly wear. During the whole HT process, no one has noticed that I had the procedure done. Now all I have do is wait for the new hair to grow in!

I know everyone heals at a different rate, but want to know, in general, how long does it take for the donor scar to flatten out?

I know everyone heals at a different rate, but want to know, in general, how long does it take for the donor scar to flatten out?

Well, it has been twelve days since my HT and the stitches were removed this morning. Everything looks OK. Even though I was icing my forhead, taking the pills, and elevating my head while sleeping, I had swelling the day after surgery. First it was a strip vertically from my nose to the scalp, then the next day it covered my entire forehead. The next day it started to drain forming bags under my eyes, they the next day it was gone. Other than the swelling, my HT has gone undetected. This is due to having hair in front to cover over the area of thining hair where the HT was done (I cut the thinning area shorter than I usually due, but the area was not shaved). I also started to grow a beard (which I often do in the Fall), hoping if anybody noticed something different, they would think it was the beard. They had to color my donor area hair, so the transplanted hairs are dark and the donor area is a half inch wide dark strip. It was good that I had my hair longer than I usually wear, so it would cover the dark donor area. The dark hair color is suposed fade in 5-6 weeks. All the scabs are gone (it took about ten days to get rid of the last few) scalp is only a bit pinker than normal. I want to thank this forum and its members for providing information and photos on HTs. They helped provide me with what I could expect from a HT and what can be expected over time. fu's hairs: 1's - 540 x 1 = 540 2's - 1200 x 2 = 2400 3's - 576 x 3 = 1728 4's - 155 x 4 = 620 DFU's -100 x 6 = 600 This totals 2471 fu's plus 100 dfu's, or 2671 fu equivalent. For a total hair count of 5888 hairs. It comes out to 106 grafts per cm2 Surgery by Dr. Paul Shapiro, September 5, 2007

Well, it has been twelve days since my HT and the stitches were removed this morning. Everything looks OK. Even though I was icing my forhead, taking the pills, and elevating my head while sleeping, I had swelling the day after surgery. First it was a strip vertically from my nose to the scalp, then the next day it covered my entire forehead. The next day it started to drain forming bags under my eyes, they the next day it was gone. Other than the swelling, my HT has gone undetected. This is due to having hair in front to cover over the area of thining hair where the HT was done (I cut the thinning area shorter than I usually due, but the area was not shaved). I also started to grow a beard (which I often do in the Fall), hoping if anybody noticed something different, they would think it was the beard. They had to color my donor area hair, so the transplanted hairs are dark and the donor area is a half inch wide dark strip. It was good that I had my hair longer than I usually wear, so it would cover the dark donor area. The dark hair color is suposed fade in 5-6 weeks. All the scabs are gone (it took about ten days to get rid of the last few) scalp is only a bit pinker than normal. I want to thank this forum and its members for providing information and photos on HTs. They helped provide me with what I could expect from a HT and what can be expected over time. fu's hairs: 1's - 540 x 1 = 540 2's - 1200 x 2 = 2400 3's - 576 x 3 = 1728 4's - 155 x 4 = 620 DFU's -100 x 6 = 600 This totals 2471 fu's plus 100 dfu's, or 2671 fu equivalent. For a total hair count of 5888 hairs. It comes out to 106 grafts per cm2 Surgery by Dr. Paul Shapiro, September 5, 2007

Updated per Janna's PM. Well the time came yesterday for me to get my HT with Dr. Paul Shapiro at SMG. I had a thinning U shaped area, going from temple to temple, leaving a tuff of hair in front, with no thining in the crown area (can't find that on the Norwood Scale). Since my hair is baby fine and mostly white, Dr. Paul colored the hair in the donar area to make the hair FU easier to divide. Also since my hair is white the number of individual hairs in each FU were larger. 2,711 FUs were transplanted, with the individual hair count at 5,888. Dr. Schapiro and his staff are first rate! Friendly and very knowledgeable. Eventhough the procedure took over 10 hours, I was comfortable. Went back today for a shampoo and a check by Dr. Paul. Everything is OK, and I will see him in ten day to get the stitches out. The tuff of hair in front helps hide the HT. The only problem I have (beside spraying the Graphtcyth Spray) is tightness in the donar area. Sorry no pictures - white hair dosn't photo too well!

Updated per Janna's PM. Well the time came yesterday for me to get my HT with Dr. Paul Shapiro at SMG. I had a thinning U shaped area, going from temple to temple, leaving a tuff of hair in front, with no thining in the crown area (can't find that on the Norwood Scale). Since my hair is baby fine and mostly white, Dr. Paul colored the hair in the donar area to make the hair FU easier to divide. Also since my hair is white the number of individual hairs in each FU were larger. 2,711 FUs were transplanted, with the individual hair count at 5,888. Dr. Schapiro and his staff are first rate! Friendly and very knowledgeable. Eventhough the procedure took over 10 hours, I was comfortable. Went back today for a shampoo and a check by Dr. Paul. Everything is OK, and I will see him in ten day to get the stitches out. The tuff of hair in front helps hide the HT. The only problem I have (beside spraying the Graphtcyth Spray) is tightness in the donar area. Sorry no pictures - white hair dosn't photo too well!

New to this forum. I am 63 and have fine gray (mostly white) hair. My hair loss is a thinning of a U shaped area from temple to temple leaving an area in front that is near normal density. Sort of a Norwood Scale V, with the crown still intact. This thinness first became apparent to me about two years ago. The way I have styled my hair for the last twenty years has helped make the thinness less apparent (accept when back lit). HT surgery is scheduled for early September, for 2000 - 2500 implants, with my presurgery appointment with Dr. Paul Shapiro mid-August. Is there any special questions I should ask Dr. Shapiro, and/or information I should get? Thanks for your imput.

New to this forum. I am 63 and have fine gray (mostly white) hair. My hair loss is a thinning of a U shaped area from temple to temple leaving an area in front that is near normal density. Sort of a Norwood Scale V, with the crown still intact. This thinness first became apparent to me about two years ago. The way I have styled my hair for the last twenty years has helped make the thinness less apparent (accept when back lit). HT surgery is scheduled for early September, for 2000 - 2500 implants, with my presurgery appointment with Dr. Paul Shapiro mid-August. Is there any special questions I should ask Dr. Shapiro, and/or information I should get? Thanks for your imput.