hairdini

I'm now on day four and feel very fortunate I've had not had a single problem. It almost seems to me like the hair has already started to grow quite a bit in the first four days. Maybe it just my imagination. I also found that one darvocet and one lunesta before bed will make you sleep like a baby. I've never been able to sleep on my back and thought this would have been my greatest challenge. I'll keep the photos coming!!

I've decided to post some pictures of my first day of transplant with Dr. Keene. I know from personal experience if it were not this website I probably would never gone through such a procedure. I hope that by sharing my photos I can return the favor to others contemplating HT surgery. My first day with Doctor keene exceed all my expectations. I personaly felt almost zero discomfort and believe her finished result show exceptionally minmal trauma. I'd like for you veterans to take a look and tell me if you agree. I had approxiamately 1600 grafts placed to the hairline and temporal region

I've read several post pertaining to hair transplant surgery on here from the year 2002 and 2003. Is this advice still applicable given the advancement of what were able to do now compared to back then? What do you guys think?

I've read several post pertaining to hair transplant surgery on here from the year 2002 and 2003. Is this advice still applicable given the advancement of what were able to do now compared to back then? What do you guys think?

Hairdini, You are correct I am in my mid 30's. I'm doing my procedure wit Dr. Keene. I am fortunate with my hair loss up to this point in my life. In fact, up until a few weeks ago I had never even taken any hair loss drugs. If I follow my fathers hair loss I will simply just have a high hair line. Both of my grandfathers also have a good head of hair. I'm not so sure about the dense packing of 50 - 55cm2. Dr. Keene measured my healthy hair at about 35cm2. She has recommended doing the hair line with the same amount of hair per cm2. To me this would seem to provide a more natural transition to the rest of my head. My hair does have a lot of volume so maybe 35 cm2 on me will appear much fuller than 35cm2 on someone with less volume in hteir hair. I would be afraid with dense packing that maybe it wouldn't look natural. I guess if I want it thicker I can always add more later.

I just wanted to post my before pics as promised. My hair is kind of thick so I wet it down for the pictures to give a better idea of the recession I'm facing. Starting to get excired now!!!

Wow! Thanks so much from everybody for the quick responses. I'm quite shocked at how many I've received in such a short time period. After reading your responses I feel confident I'm making the right choice. I also figured out why my hair loss bothers me so much. I've been weight lifting/ body building for the last 20 years. In that 20 years I've never taken more than 1 1/2 weeks off from training. I've always had complete control over how my body looks. Between nutrition and exercise I've been able to keep myself 100 percent satisfied with my bodies overall look. Now that I've gotten older and hair loss has entered into the picture I realize this is one aspect of my appearance I can't fix on my own. All the hard work and sweat in the world won't grow a single hair on my head. That being said, I've come to accept that this is the only real solution to fixing this flaw. I could really care less how others perceive my looks. For me it's a personal choice that will make me feel better about myself. I will keep my fingers crossed and hope my results turn out like so many of the pictures I've seen on this site. I will post some pictures when i have time. Thanks!

I made my monetary committment to secure myself a spot for a May hair transplant. Up until the point before I had given money, I was relatively confident I was making the right choice. The moment I secured my position with my money a strange thing has happened. I suddenly find myself apprehensive and questioning myself as to what the heck I'm doing. Every worse case scenario keeps running through my mind. I'm having appoximately 1700 grafts place all in the front of my head. This will give me an expected - undetectable - new hair line. I know I'm going to one of the best in the business but I can't help but wonder will this truly be undetectable. Can anyone tell me if they have had these same fears? And if so have these fears materialized after your transplant, or did everything turn out perfect? I personally am uncomfortable with my hair loss. I'm also aware that most people can't even tell I have much hairloss. Should I just leave it alone?

I made my monetary committment to secure myself a spot for a May hair transplant. Up until the point before I had given money, I was relatively confident I was making the right choice. The moment I secured my position with my money a strange thing has happened. I suddenly find myself apprehensive and questioning myself as to what the heck I'm doing. Every worse case scenario keeps running through my mind. I'm having appoximately 1700 grafts place all in the front of my head. This will give me an expected - undetectable - new hair line. I know I'm going to one of the best in the business but I can't help but wonder will this truly be undetectable. Can anyone tell me if they have had these same fears? And if so have these fears materialized after your transplant, or did everything turn out perfect? I personally am uncomfortable with my hair loss. I'm also aware that most people can't even tell I have much hairloss. Should I just leave it alone?