Gorpy

Hi John, The recipient site will heal quickly. A couple of things you might see, 1) There could be some lingering redness in the area, 2) You will have a bunch of new but short little hairs there. They won't all fall out within 10 days. Gorp

Here is the article by Dr. Keene you refer to. The hairline is a little bit tricky in that you might have 50 hairs/cm2 at the edge, but right behind it you would have some two haired grafts and behind that some 3's. So you end up with a gradual fade into thicker hair that hopefully is not see-through.

Hi Seeking, There is no problem traveling for your procedure. In fact, many people do. I drove down to Tucson from Phoenix (a 2 hour drive) for my surgery. I spent one night and drove back home the next day. The pain was minimal so I did not even have to take pain killers the second day (which allowed me to drive back). In reality you only need to see your doctor again once to remove the stitches, but even a local doctor or nurse could do that. Every doctor likes you to have follow up visits, but they are not mandatory. I don't know anything about Dr. Jones. Sorry. I am very happy with my result from Dr. Keene. Gorp

PGP, There is some truth to what you are saying. Here is a post by Pat (the owner of this site) on this very subject. Dr. Shapiro explained it this way to Pat: Sagital vs. Lateral

Hey PGP. Good to see you going strong. You're a good man with good points.

I happen to think that a 200 graft lunchtime FUE with a quality physician like Dr. Feller would do no harm if you want to try it. It certainly won't leave a scar. You'll not notice much improvement with that small amount, but it's not such a bad idea. I'd say, yes, go for it.

Yes, I'm sure Scottsdale/Phoenix is a much larger market. I haven't seen the office yet. Maybe I'll stop by to say hello.

I think Dr. E is still among the best.

Yes, I forgot about that. The post op photos there look nice and clean.

I'd like to see some post op photos.

Also, the hairline picture with the caption "A natural hair line after transplant" is a picture of a Dr. True patient.

I wore a loose fitting baseball cap. I think Dr. Keene has probably seen too many people careless with the baseball cap that end up losing grafts. I was extremely careful not to let the rim touch any grafts. I stayed at the Varsity Club and loved it. It is an all suite hotel, with a full kitchen. Really nice and great prices too.

There are varying approaches doctors use. Some will try to go with a high density transplant even if you have some hair in the transplant area. Others believe that a conservative approach, placing a smaller number of grafts between existing hairs, helps to preserve your existing hair. The fact that doctors disagree on approaches does not mean that some are not as good as others. It's just a different philosophy.

Good luck with your procedure GLH. As you can see, I had two procedures with Dr. Keene.

I also think it looks good for 5 months. Month 6 is typically a big month for new sprouting.