Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 21, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2004 I'm at about 3 months, 3 weeks post-up of 2000 grafts in the frontal area. Was norwood 3-4. Front center hairline was lowered about 1/2 inch and the recession was filled in. Also some hairs were transplanted into the temples, though that isn't really visible at this point. Growth has improved dramatically in the past 1-2 weeks. Hard to take photos which reflect accurate portrayal, but the ones I've come up with are ok. The new hairline is exciting, though at this stage is not noticable from anywhere other than close up. Of course only a small percentage of the hairs have come in, so I'm looking forward to new ones sprouting. I understand hair grows in stages. Right now the hairs which had began growing 3-4 weeks ago are now maturing, though are thin and wispy (that will change). I'm now waiting for the explosion of hairs to come popping through the scalp. Very nervewracking, as I'm sure many of you know. Almost have to drag myself away from the mirror 20 times a day, though I'm starting to just convince myself to let mother nature take its course and not worry about it. The before photos were taken 10 days post-up, so you can see a bit of redness yet and the grafted area. Many grafts had already fallen out at that point. The hairline is starting to look nice and assuming all the grafts grow I should see a significant improvement. Thoughts and commentary are appreciated. Thank you. [This message was edited by Gmoney on March 21, 2004 at 09:01 PM.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 21, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2004 I'm at about 3 months, 3 weeks post-up of 2000 grafts in the frontal area. Was norwood 3-4. Front center hairline was lowered about 1/2 inch and the recession was filled in. Also some hairs were transplanted into the temples, though that isn't really visible at this point. Growth has improved dramatically in the past 1-2 weeks. Hard to take photos which reflect accurate portrayal, but the ones I've come up with are ok. The new hairline is exciting, though at this stage is not noticable from anywhere other than close up. Of course only a small percentage of the hairs have come in, so I'm looking forward to new ones sprouting. I understand hair grows in stages. Right now the hairs which had began growing 3-4 weeks ago are now maturing, though are thin and wispy (that will change). I'm now waiting for the explosion of hairs to come popping through the scalp. Very nervewracking, as I'm sure many of you know. Almost have to drag myself away from the mirror 20 times a day, though I'm starting to just convince myself to let mother nature take its course and not worry about it. The before photos were taken 10 days post-up, so you can see a bit of redness yet and the grafted area. Many grafts had already fallen out at that point. The hairline is starting to look nice and assuming all the grafts grow I should see a significant improvement. Thoughts and commentary are appreciated. Thank you. [This message was edited by Gmoney on March 21, 2004 at 09:01 PM.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 21, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2004 This system sucks. I can't get it to upload more than one photo at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 21, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2004 a [This message was edited by Gmoney on March 22, 2004 at 11:05 AM.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairBeThere Posted March 21, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted March 21, 2004 looks great.. you can difinetly see the old and new hairline. You should be extremely happy with the results. The hardest wait is over. It's all down hill from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member buddyebsen Posted March 22, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 22, 2004 your pictures are a bit fuzzy so it's hard to tell but the work appears good. Maybe you could post some clearer ones. Who was your physician? Do you have any pre-op photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 22, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 22, 2004 Sorry, can't seem to get these photos right, this system isn't cutting it. And my computer is goofy. Here are a couple more before, hopefully they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member Gmoney Posted March 22, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 22, 2004 Finally got the camera working okay, found decent lighting, so these photos are much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member bukkaroo Posted March 22, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 22, 2004 Who was your doc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forlife Posted March 22, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 22, 2004 looks natural...who did it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member using this name Posted March 23, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2004 ahhhhh....congrats!!! a job very well done. Looks fantastic, truly. I like the style better without that part in the middle in the earlier posted pics. You must be so thrilled.....where was the work done??? or did I miss that??? Lastly.......was it just the hairline you got done???? Everything still in tact in the back? No bald/balding crown??? Thrilled to see such great work.....enjoy it. God knows we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member tkotko Posted March 23, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted March 23, 2004 I'd say at the 3 mos, 3 week mark you're progressing very well, much better than I was at that point. And I'm pretty happy with my current results. So you're definitely well on your way, from I can tell from the pics anyway. Looks natural. Who was the physician? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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