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    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    Mercer posted a gallery image in Member Albums

    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    Mercer posted a gallery image in Member Albums

    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    Mercer posted a gallery image in Member Albums

    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    Mercer posted a gallery image in Member Albums

    From the album: HT #1 Dr Ron Shapiro 3271 Grafts

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    I like Bill's very eloquent statement. I'm a single person not currently in a relationship. I will say that having more hair and liking what I see in the mirror just makes me feel all the more "cool guy" about myself. But I think my other attributes like staying in good shape, being lean, and walking with good posture make the most difference.
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    Hi All, just wanted to post that yesterday I had a second procedure with the very awesome Dr. Ron Shapiro. I did cut down all of my hair for the procedure per Dr Ron's recommendation but left hair on the sides to help hide the sutures. Here is a pic I took of myself in the hotel. We were able to get 2631 grafts for my second HT. I have great scalp laxity but was hoping for more The goal was to beef up and lower the hairline just a tad and to address a decent portion going back towards the crown. We were going to also do the temples a bit but unfortunately ran out of grafts. Interestingly, I had an a very high number of 1's and a lower number of 2's. I think this might have to do with my Asian background (Mom's side). I'm curious to see how this turn out many many many months from now. The procedure was great. I did a quick consult with Dr Ron in the morning, had pre-op pics and was in the chair at about 8:20 AM. Lunch was at 1PM and the procedure finished up at about 6:00 PM. I had the best hair washing at the clinic today, then had post op pics taken and then slept quite a bit at the hotel through out the day. I did way more sleeping after this HT then I did for my first back in Jan 09. I think I took about 6 hours worth of naps today :eek: but would wake up periodically to spray myself with graftcyte:D
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    Ja-Man, thanks man. I use to part my hair to the side but the new hair just seems to "want" to be styled this way. The only negative comment I've gotten was one person told me my hair style belonged on a much older man with grey/silver hair. The photos make it seem more spiked up than it really is. My barber encouraged me to keep it a bit longer in the front. He said if he cut it shorter it wouldn't lay down right.
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    Bill, thanks! I am definitely looking at doing the crown and maybe some more density in the front. I suppose I'm having trouble deciding when is a best time to do that with the potential for future loss and limited donor hair.
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    15 month result. Here they are. What do you think? I did not get any grafs in the crown.
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    Sorry to hear that. It is only temporary. After my HT they sent me home with refreezable ice packs and told me to start icing my forehead and bridge of my nose as a precaution against swelling. Fortunately I had zero swelling. I wonder why some people get it and others don't.
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    I noticed a huge difference in visible growth when I looked in the mirror one morning at about 5 and 1/2 months.
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    One strip. One scar.
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    I'm also a competitive triathlete. I had my HT done in mid Jan which I thought was perfect from a healing aspect and being able to be ready for the coming spring. I think I waited almost 3 months before I started swimming. My biggest concern was my swim goggles being tight and irritating my donor area where the scar line was. It didn't seem to be an issue after a few months. I started running and cycling slowly about 2 weeks after the surgery per my post op instructions. I think I was back up to regular training status for running and cycling by the end of the 1st month or so. I took it easy, went off how my body feeled and more importantly followed the post op instructions. Although, I think it's important to keep in mind everybody heals a littledifferently just like not everyone can recover as quickly or as well from tough workouts. Hope that helps.
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    I took another picture and I had my hair cut. Hopefully this one is a better picture to show my 6 1/2 month results. I honestly DO NOT have anyone who could talk pictures for me since I live alone and am fairly new to the area. http://i30.tinypic.com/33dclkz.jpg
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    Thanks guys! I've definitely noticed some REAL progress lately. The folks who work in my office with me even commented on it! Not to sound cheesy but my barber was giving me compliments on my hair. He was impressed and said to keep doing whatever it was that I was doing. If this is just the beginning then I think I will be very happy with the final result. I'd like to post another picture but I can't seem to take a decent photo holding the camera by myself. Plus my camera sucks!
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    Thanks man. Yea, I need to get a new digital camera sometime. My current one is about 6 years old and it doesn't seem to take clear pics at least not consistently and especially when you try and take a pic up close. I'm just glad I'm finally starting to see some growth action.
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    I wanted to share with everyone an updated pic. I just went over the 6 month mark and the hair is definitely starting to do some neat things which I've just noticed within the last 2 weeks! I'm excited and even more excited about the fact that my hair is actually acting a little unruly. I can actually feel hair waving around when I shake my head from side to side. Here is a quick before and after pic. I'm using Rogaine liquid as a styling aid. Anyone else do that? P.S. I changed my display name and avatar..trying to be a little more creative. BEFORE http://i27.tinypic.com/5be8gw.jpg AFTER http://i29.tinypic.com/2441hxs.jpg
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    Leeson, I think you maybe right, Dr. Samuels doesn't seem to be recommended on here anymore since I couldn't find his name now either. However, I did find this post from Bill last year recommending him; http://hair-restoration-info.c...421052683#7421052683
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    I lived in O'Fallon, IL about 18 miles from St Louis on the other side of the river when I had my HT done back on Jan 15th of this year. I choose to drive the 570 miles north to Minneapolis to have it done by Dr Ron Shapiro whom I found highly recommended on this site. It's not really not that far to drive to get his world class skills as reviewed by many of his patients on this site. However, if location is a concern for you, then you could also look at Dr Lawrence Samuels http://www.stlouishair.com/ in Chesterfield, MO. Dr Samuels is also recommended here on this site. I had my sutures removed by his staff for free and Dr. Samuels even took the time to look me over and said the work looked very good. One of Dr Lawrence's techs a really nice lady who was removing the sutures seemed noticeably impressed by Dr Shapiro's closure of my donor area. Interestingly, you may want to consider that she also told me they've never done an HT quite as large as the one I had done. And I "only" had 3271 grafts put in. This doesn't seem that large of a number considering the work of some of the other folks on this site have had done. If I recall correctly, she said the most they've ever done was around 1700. Something you might consider depending upon how much work you want/need done.
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    I think I travelled about that far to get to Dr. Ron Shapiro in MN.
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    I choose Dr Ron Shapiro for my first HT based upon research on this forum. My surgery data is as follows; 31cm length strip x 1.75cm width 1's - 835 2's - 2000 3's - 412 4's - 24 Total grafts: 3271 Total hairs: 6167
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    I choose Dr Ron Shapiro for my first HT based upon research on this forum. My surgery data is as follows; 31cm length strip x 1.75cm width 1's - 835 2's - 2000 3's - 412 4's - 24 Total grafts: 3271 Total hairs: 6167
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    Thanks! I'm in the military so I have to be be careful on how long I let the sides grow.
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