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Hairfree,

 

I can't even believe that it's been that long! Is it really one year already? That's incredible. I guess time flies when you are having fun eh? And with a new head of hair like you have, I bet you are living in a new found confidence and feeling quite good about your appearance these days!

 

It was only a few months ago that I saw your results in person and was blown away with how natural and thick your transplanted hair is. You are truly an inspiration.

 

Thanks for coming back to update us and I hope we can get together in the near future.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

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Hairfree, You got to love your new confidence, I'm sure! Dr. Rahal and his great techs are, without a doubt, the ones who can get the great results. How many grafts did you receive? That is amazing!!!!

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Thats what I call one and done. I wish some of these other conservative surgeons would try and take this approach more often. This is also why Rahal is in my top 5 . 95% of other surgeons out there have never once turned out a final result like this.

Rahal does it on a daily basis, with a thin scar

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hey hairfee

 

Your results look great bud , happy for you and I bet they look good in person too , but I have to ask , are you wearing any products or concealers in the after shot ? , your hair , to me looks very dark and matted .

 

Please could you post some clear outside and wet pics , no offence but it is always clearer with outside sunny day time shots to evaluate any progress .

 

thanks bud

richie

2100 crown grafts

Dr Feller

nov 2007

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Bill - Thanks man! One thing that I can definately say about my new head of hair is that I don't even think about it anymore in social situations. I am not self conscious about it and when I am talking to people I don't even think about how my hair is looking. Before, I was thinking about my hairloss too much that it was over taking my life to a certain degree. I will give you a call to catch up.

 

Its752, HTinthefuture - I had almost 3500 grafts done and it came out to be more than 7000 hairs. I forget the exact number. You can do a search on me on this site to find more pictures and my progress from months 0 to 7. You will find details there.

 

I use a couple hair products and I reccomend everyone to give it a try:

 

1. LoReal Studioline Weightless Texturizer gel its also named Out of Bed gel. I put a dash of the gel into palms and spread evenly out on both hands and rub my hands on the top of my hair gently back and forth SIDEWAYS. It takes out any fitz and give it a shiny spiked look without making it appear thin. Its not going to thicken it up but at least its not too heavy and thin in appearence. After I get done with this gel I apply a small amount American Crew Pomade to hairline. (see below)

 

2. American Crew Pomade. Sometimes I will put a very small dash in my palm and spread it out over the hands and rub into the hair back and forth from front to back to give it a messy look when I get out of the shower but most of the time I follow the step above with the LoReal Gel and then follow that with just a small dash pomade on my finger tip and thumb and apply it to the hairs at the hairline. It makes the hairline appear shiny and doesn't make it thin in appearance.

 

The photos were taken 6 hours after I put in the hair gel so the shine isn't as evident because I usually rub it throughout the day with my hands however the darker appearence is still there.

 

I have been wearing my hair very short lately and buzzing it down with a #2 clip on my own. Right now in the pics I havent cut it for almost 3 weeks. I had my hair much longer for my wedding back in October. I like the shorter cut on me though.

 

I don't not have any concealers in the hair and the hair stands under all lights. I will get some pictures for outside in the natural daylight. No light is stronger than that and will also add some wet photos.

HAIRFREE

 

DR. RAHAL - 4/4/07

3489 grafts - 7571 hairs

455 single hairs

1986 double hairs

1048 three hairs

 

 

 

 

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I updated my gallery with some older photos from months 5 and 8. Some of them with the hair wet, combed forward and back dry without any products. I like wearing gel in my hair but wanted to show pics without any.

HAIRFREE

 

DR. RAHAL - 4/4/07

3489 grafts - 7571 hairs

455 single hairs

1986 double hairs

1048 three hairs

 

 

 

 

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Man, I wasn't around when you started but that looks great. That gives me great hope if you can get that with 3500 grafts.

100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.)

2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley

 

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley

 

Current regimen:

1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F

Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then

AndroGel - once daily

Lipitor - 5 mg every other day

Weightlifting - 2x per week

Jogging - 3x per week

 

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Hey hairfree

 

Thanks for clarifying that you aren't wearing any concealer , and you are just wearing a type of styling wax , i had to ask

 

Execelent result bud , you must be over the moon , looking forward to more pics

 

thanks

richie

2100 crown grafts

Dr Feller

nov 2007

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looks awesome. I am so jealous, and am confident about my HT in the future with rahal after seeing your pics. Man, IMO you can get away with 1 transplant depending on whether you loose anymore...

 

about the product thing. I use something called mark anthony hair thickener. works really well I find. the wife suggested it as she is all into those products and tv shows that showcase them.

I think he is a canadian hair stylist, so might not be available in the us?

anyway, it has the hair thickener ingredient phytokeratin that really good high end hair stylists swear by. anyway, do a google on it and try it out and see what happens.

And no, I dont work for mark anthony or any salon selling the stuff icon_smile.gif

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Eman - I got your PM. I will write back this evening. To answer your question. I am very happy where I stand. I am very pleased with the density that Dr. Rahal gave me in one shot. I want to conserve the rest of my donor hair in case if I need HT in the future for the back 2/3. I am on Rogaine and 1/4 tablet of Proscar every other day to mantain my native hairs as long as possible. Dr. Rahal said its possible I may need HT #2 in 15 years. We can't predict hairloss and how far it will progress. I am very happy where I stand right now and Dr. Rahal did the best job possible in my opinion for where my hairloss was.

 

HTinthefuture - I am going to google the product you mentioned. Thank you for sharing!

HAIRFREE

 

DR. RAHAL - 4/4/07

3489 grafts - 7571 hairs

455 single hairs

1986 double hairs

1048 three hairs

 

 

 

 

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Melina - I was on Rogaine for 10 years before the HT. I started the Proscar 3 months before the surgery and I think its been positive result from the Proscar because my hair is darker in color than in the past. I hope it works for a long time!

HAIRFREE

 

DR. RAHAL - 4/4/07

3489 grafts - 7571 hairs

455 single hairs

1986 double hairs

1048 three hairs

 

 

 

 

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Exceptional!

 

Hard to believe it is 1 year Hairfree

JOBI

 

1417 FUT - Dr. True

1476 FUT - Dr. True

2124 FUT - Dr. True

604 FUE - Dr. True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor.

 

Total - 5621 FU's uncut!

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