baldcasanova

Just added some 6.5 month photos. Let me know what you think?

looking good my man

good for you dude. pop your collar.

that is very noble of you. good luck with growth.

hey robert,

congrats! looking good man.

im sure you are happy. dr cooley did an xlnt job.

you havea a lot of courage to walk around with a scar like that exposed!

not to say its bad

but man!

looks like they want to be all things for everyone

Originally posted by kg007:

That's not gonna do you any good. 25-30 grafts/cm2 will give you very thin see-thru look. Your 'very few' pre-existing hair will most likely fall from shockloss, or if they don't fall, they will not made any impact to your look after the new grafts start growing. I had about same area ~ 1500 grafts roughly about 25 grafts/cm2, and I was not too happy with the results (the area I am talking about is crown where lot of 3s and 4s were used). In your case, in the frontal 1/3 doc will use mostly 1s and 2s. If you don't get atleast 40-45 grafts/cm2, I think you will not be happy because with 25-30 grafts/cm2 you will be going from bald look to comb over look.

 

KG

i agree with kg here. typical guy without hairloss has 75-80 cm2. 35 would be less than 50% so just imagine the outcome.

sac you should start a photo album.

i would say you are a norwood 4 or so as your hairloss seems quite extensive.

1200 is not a lot of grafts. you should be very realistic in your end result, but it will give you a bit of hair that you long for.

good luck, keep us posted.

cas

Originally posted by Follicular Slippage:

Voxo -

 

It will be 1 year next month since I had my HT. Though the numbness has decreased substantially, there is still some numbness at the back of my head from above the donor scar to the top of the crown.

 

In spite of this, I consider this to be a minor concern and plan to have a second HT at some point in the future.

agreed. it can last up to 1 year and in some cases longer.

im 5 months post op and now the numbness is just on the very top of my head. before it was from the donor area all over my head. goes away little by little

looks like you still have some redness but that should disappear soon.

Originally posted by PB:

Hi Hair,

 

sorry about the first rather rude post, I didn't intend to insult you. How much donor hair do you have left? Is that how you normally have your hair? How does it look if you comb it to the side. I think another fair sized HT concentrated on the front 1/3 would probably make a big improvement.

 

PB

i agree with pb. have you experimented with any other hairstyle? you may want to cut it in the front. and where it to the side, or try to experiment. do you still use toppik or any other concealers normally?

i took a look to find your pre-pictures, and i found them here.

cas

i am very glad you are still around and as we all know you started with basically nothing and I think one more procedure you will be set.

keep us posted.

best,

cas

gorpy, im really happy for you. but just a tech geeks comment.. can you keep all of your updates in your photos thread? That way we can just scroll and see progress. is easier to review your awesome growth and personal account of the affair!

cas

what i do is use courve, then a gel, and when the gel is drying sprinkle in some toppik. works for me too =)

Originally posted by mr invisible:

hey guys thanks for the replies,

 

I do find my head to be itchy a lot, I think this is because I only shampoo and condition my hair every other week. I do not use minoxodil and i dont use nizoral shampoo, the shampoo i use is nioxin.

keep your head pores clean and wash every day this helps your growth going strong and healthy.

not sure why you are waiting so long between washing :-(

I was pleased to hear that he did offer to provide you with a complimentary session of either FUE or strip to add density.

 

Best wishes, Pat

i would go for this...

Originally posted by Spursman:

Hi,

 

At the moment i keep my hair very short, when i get a hair cut i get a grade 0 side and back. i leave it till its a grade 3 before cutting it again.

 

I am thinking of getting a HT done but i would like to keep my hair short on the sides a back, but i know you get a scar after HT.

 

How bad would it look if i had the scar showing? does anyone who has had HT keep there hair really short!

 

This is the only thing putting me off a HT, wouldnt like to have long hair on the sides and back and thin hair on top. When i get a grade 0 it blends in a covers the thin areas on top.

check out tymmans thread. he shaved his head right after the HT. do a search for his name.

those placements do look very good. Thanks for sharing.

hey king,

perhaps you are just shedding more of your natural hair. proscar doesnt stop your hairloss altogether, just slows it down.

btw you only posted 1 pic. also, do you have a before pic. would be 'smashing' to see where you started.

hawk,

i wouldnt be worried just yet. i'm not sure what the deal is with that doctor and such a low count the first go around.. maybe he was trying to get out early that day?

we on the forum stress not going in for less than 1000 because the less procedures you do the better. why put yourself through all of the rehab ?? and you never know how much hair you are still going to lose, so potentially you may need to get another procedure after that to finish up the project. you just dont want to keep going through that.

you can probably go back and get the rest of what you were planning to do in a month or so.

also, you'll lose a little hair after the procedure (called shock loss) but in most cases it grows back. takes a while, but it usually does.

gl,

cas

i would say- put it on auto-focus. works like a charm . and no flash

i agree with the guys. congratulations on your procedure. you have a lot of area to cover but your 1st procedure should get you on the right path. probably one more big proedure after this and youll get the density you want.

good luck and keep us posted.

cas.

He also gives his patients a free lifetime supply of rogaine.

that is pretty hard to believe. Rogaine can get expensive.

hey man, thats too bad about your procedure. Best of luck in your repair. Same thing happened to me with my 1st doc. a lot of success stories, but no doctor is 100% perfect and I was in the minority in the resulting damage the doc inflicted.

i went to deyarman and I am hoping I fall in the majority. so far so good.