Senior Member latinlotus Posted November 27, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 I had a HT with dr. Cooley last week. I just got some pictures yesterday. My weblog was updated with pictures as well as a detailed account of my journey in dealing with my hairloss. You can view my weblog here: http://www.hairtransplantnetwo...e-page.asp?WebID=502 I will frequently update my weblog throughout my growth journey. A great thanks to many members of HTN who helped and guided me through this journey. Density achieved: about 60 FU/cm2 at the hairline and decrease upward. Grafts were placed at the frontal third of the head. 1 hair = 717 2 hair = 908 3 hair = 464 4 hair = 8 Total grafts = 2097 Total hairs = 3957 Donor density: 85 FU/cm2 Strip was 20 cm X 1-1.4cm wide Trichophytic closure, non dissolvable sutures Platenet rich plasma (PRP) used ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mr. GQ Posted November 27, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 congratulations latinlotus!!! so far so good. looks like a clean work. you are my fellow canadian so why did you pick dr. cooley? why not H&W or Rahal since you went the strip route? P.S. please get back to me on the toppik topic cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted November 27, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 Thanks GQ. How do i get the feeling that only a HT forum would have an user with such a name! I think we are a bunch of metrosexuals You would never see such a name on, say, a renovation forum. Please check my weblog for reasons for going with dr. Cooley. Beside, Charlotte is only a 2 hours flight from Montreal. H&W and Rahal are great doctors so you can't go wrong with them either. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member youngsuccess Posted November 27, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 Man, that looks impeccable. You also must have done a really good job at keeping the area. No chunky scabs or anything. Your post-op period so far must have been relatively comfortable, not having to deal with a lot of crusty-crust junk up there and also having a really good looking scar. Awesome stuff. ------- All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my My Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted November 27, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 looks really nice and clean LL,thanks for posting. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Latinlotus, As usual, Dr. Cooley's work is clean and ultra refined. I expect you'll have a very nice result and be pleased with your new hairline. Even before your hair transplant, you've been a patient's champion. Thanks for all your insightful contributions and I look forward to your continued involvement and following your progress. Best wishes and Happy Thanksgiving! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted November 27, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 Thanks Balody Thanks Bill Thanks Youngsuccess. My post-op care is just standard. Pooring water and shampoo on the grafts once a day. Spray Regranex gel (some kind of growth factor solution that dr. Cooley gave me) on the grafts 4 to 6 times a day. I think the real factor may be the addition of PRP during the surgery, which is supposed to speed up the healing. You can check my weblog for a more detailed explanation. Happy Thanksgiving to our American members. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pat - Community Publisher Posted November 28, 2008 Administrators Share Posted November 28, 2008 Latinlotus, Congratulations on what appears to be an outstanding surgery. The work look very refined, clean and the density looks great - without it going overboard. Your post op healing also seems excellent. You've done a great deal of research online and have also helped others focus on getting the best results. You certainly deserve the first rate results you've gotten. Pat Never Forget - It's what radiates from within, not from your skin, that really matters! My Hair Loss Blog Sharing is what keeps this community vital. Please join in. To learn how I restored my hair and started this community, click here. Follow our Community on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted November 28, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 28, 2008 Thanks Pat again for publishing this web site, which saved me from going to that famous FUE doctor. I do think with the money we, HT patients, are paying, as well as the impact it does to our image, i think we all deserve to get first rate results. At day 7, I just had my first real hair wash yesterday. It feels so good. I am just waiting for the growth phase now. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 5, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2008 Hi All, I just updated my weblog with week 2 pictures. Please check it out. Not much change since day 6. I had my first regular shampoo on day 8, using my fingers tips (not nails) to massage recipient sites to remove the little remaining scabs. I could not remove all the scabs at the scar as they are stuck to the sutures. I noticed some native hairs loss. Maybe due to my imagination, maybe due to shock loss, but in any case, there was not much. Just went for my sutures removal with Dr. Kohn, an experienced local HT doctor referred to me by dr. Cooley. It is about time as the scar became a bit itchy in the last 3 days because the stitches compressed on the skin. The nurse did an amazing job removing the sutures as well as the remaining scabs. The experience was painless. I feel bad for those who had staples, who had to endure them at night and who had to go through an uncomfortable process of staples removal. For those who travel for HT, I highly recommend to go to a local HT doctor (or plastic surgeon) for suture/staple removal. It is simply too complex to have it done by a regular doctor, or by yourself/spouse. On the pic, the scar looks as good as I can hope for. Just hope that it will not stretch. Most redness surrounding the scar is caused by the sutures. Otherwise, I would say it is pretty clean. The transplanted hairs are still there and are growing. I think about 30%-50% shed so far. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted December 5, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2008 Looks great. Healed wonderfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Eman Posted December 5, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2008 looking good LL!! The journey has just begun for you and you have an exciting road ahead of you. I look forward to following your progress... Thank you for sharing and look forward to many more posts from you. My initial HT thread: done and done!! Check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dakota3 Posted December 5, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2008 If a scar can look awesome than yours does!!!! Wow that pic was at 2 weeks huh! looks great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Latinlotus. You're lucky to have healed so fast. Maybe you are one of those patients that have amazing healing characteristics. Or maybe it's Dr. Cooley's skill. Or perhaps even the Platelet Rich Plasma. I'm guessing it may be a little bit of both . Keep us posted Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 7, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 PGP, Eman, Dakota: thanks for the encouragement. Bill: we all know many factors affect healing. One thing that i am pretty sure that did NOT help with my healing is my body characteristics. Based on my health history the last 3 years, I would rate my health (healing ability) as worse than average. As for Platenet Rich Plasma (PRP), Dr. Cooley did notice quick healing with his patients who got that treatment. More research (data) are still being gathered (by dr.Cooley) though to isolate the impact. In the meantime, i would recommend all Cooley's patients to try PRP (if offered by dr. Cooley) as there is really no drawback, (apart from minor pain from the needle to draw blood and some immaterial extra cost 250$-500$). Dr. Cooley does not really offer that for the money, but rather it is a plus, in his opinion, for his patients. In any case, healing is one thing. What really matters will be the final result. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 22, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hi all: I just updated my week 3 and 4 pictures. Just had my first haircut since HT. I asked the barber to be careful not to cut too short and expose the scar, which i think he did a good job. I think almost all of transplanted hairs had now shed. It is almost like before HT. Although i am still very careful with the scar and not try to have any neck flexion, the scar is no longer an issue for me: no pain, no tightness, i can barely feel it with my fingers, there is just a pinkish scar line. Although, I did not have shock loss in the recipient sites (thanks god!), I do have an issue with donor shock loss that appeared in after week 2. This is the a pic about the progression of the donor shock loss, with comparison photos between the week 2, week 2.5, week 3 and week 4. Although the back side's minor shock losses seemed stabilized, the right side of the scar has a spot that seems the be growing slightly since week 3. Hopefully, it does not expand. The left side of scar has no issue at all. I wonder if any of you had shock loss AFTER 2 weeks? Dr. Cooley told me that normally it occurs during the first two weeks. Thanks. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted December 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 Missed this thread.....the work looks sweet as everyone else has said, and you've healed remarkably! Look forward to seeing your end-result, though prolly not as much as you! ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted December 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 As I've said before, around month four my scar was very, very hard to detect by touch or sight. It's like hairs started growing into it. My wife was rubbing her finger on it Sunday and I asked if she could feel the scar, and she said exactly, "no, I forgot about that scar. Does it hurt?" Of course it doesn't. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 22, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 thana: i learn a new word today! is prolly = probably? dewayne: did you have any shock loss at the donor? if yes when? Thanks. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted December 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 Originally posted by latinlotus:thana: i learn a new word today! is prolly = probably? dewayne: did you have any shock loss at the donor? if yes when? Thanks. I had a little bit of shock loss at a couple of weeks, but not as much as yours looks. All in all, I was very lucky in that I didn't have any of the usually mentioned ill-effects of the transplant; ie, shockloss, swelling, etc. If that bothers you, I'd try some Dermmatch to cover it for a few weeks. But, I am / was a slow grower somewhat so that's what I got. I was hoping I'd have a full head of hair at five months like the kind seen on here ocassionally, but it wasn't to be. I've noticed some big differences between months 7 & 9. My number one goal was to get a natural looking head of hair, even if I didn't turn back the clock to age 21, and I think I have. I didn't lower my hairline or put many grafts into the crown, but my transplant is virtually undetectable I'd bet. Maybe Feller, Shapiro, Bill, etc. could tell I've had a transplant, but I doubt most anyone else could tell. Having said all that, I wish I'd spent another $3k for 1500 or so more grafts in the crown. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 22, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 Dewayne. I don't really need Dermatch since and scar and the spot of shock loss is well hidden by my hair. Also, it does not bother me much. I just hope it is not permanent. Thanks. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted December 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2008 Prolly = probably! Keep up the great updates! ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mr. GQ Posted December 23, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2008 thanks for the update latinlotus. i know you are at the shit phase right now. that bold patch under your scar deff looks like shock loss. don't be putting any crap on your head for at least 1 year post op regardless what you read and what you've been told. so non of the dermatch, toppik, gel or what not, none of that crap bro. baseball cap is fine though. not tight off course. trust me.... can you put few drops of minox on the shock area and rub it in while you're doing the regular routine daily??? also 1x or 2x daily minox??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member latinlotus Posted December 23, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2008 thank GQ: I don't believe in minox. Beside it is also too messy. I guess i will just ride it out and hope the hair at the donor, and most importantly, at the recipient site will grow in the next few months. ******** I am not a doctor. The opinions and comments are of my own. HT with Dr. Cooley on Nov 20, 2008 2097 grafts, 3957 hairs Proscar, 1.25 mg daily, skip the 5th day, started Nov 2007 My Hair Loss Blog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mr. GQ Posted December 23, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2008 ll, i know that some people choose not to use anything after their HT and they just come out fine. put i always wondered what is the percentage of those. if the final result is not satisfactory to them in the end, their doc can always slam them on that card especially if they were instructed to do so. what do you think of this theory and were you instructed to apply minox? did doc tell you it is optional? and what about fin? please let me know as i'm very curious. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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