Senior Member EmuSteve Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi all. =) So, as promised, here are a few pictures of me pre-op, with the pre-op hair plan Dr Shapiro drew, during surgery, with the incisions, and 1 day post up. The morning of surgery, I asked Dr. Shapiro if we could use a small amount of grafts for the triangle temple areas on the sides of my head, and he agreed we could use about 50 grafts each. In the end, the average density on the top was about 35 fu's per sq cm. My donor strip was 26 cm long... 1.4 cm wide for 19.5 cm of it, and 1.3 for 6.5 cm. That gave me about 35.75 sq cm of donor extracted, and an average donor density of 75.5 fu's/sqcm. As I said in my other post... pre op I felt like I was going to pee myself I was so nervous, but Dr. Shapiro and Janna made things a lot easier with their friendly and professional beside manner. Looking forward to hearing everyones comments! Thanks =) -Steve I don't work for a doctor. Got 2700 fu from Ron Shapiro, 11-30-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EmuSteve Posted December 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 In case anyone was curious, Dr. Shapiro gave me the graft breakdown: 1 Hair FU's: 685 2 Hair FU's: 1436 3 Hair FU's: 525 4 Hair FU's: 63 Total Grafts: 2709 Total Hairs: 5384 -Steve I don't work for a doctor. Got 2700 fu from Ron Shapiro, 11-30-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Glock08 Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Emu: Congrats--the work looks excellent, as I knew it would. I was scared sh#@less too..but it will soon be a distant memory underneath all that hair. Heal and grow well. Glock08 My Hair Loss Weblog Dr. True 9/22/06 4326 grafts 2129 1's 2168 2's 6545 Total Hairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member frog Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 well done emusteve. this looks to be really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Super clean work.. 12 months you will be as hairy as an EMU! 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NervousNelly Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Steve, Things look ultrarefined. Great stuff. This should give good coverage and decent density. The closure looks great. Just don't do anything stupid for a few months. The scar has been such a big concern of yours so don't do as I do, rather do as I say. LOL. Best of luck with everything and heal well. Congratulations. NN Dr.Cole,1989. ??graftcount Dr. Ron Shapiro. Aug., 2007 Total graft count 2862 Total hairs 5495 1hairs--916 2hairs--1349 3hairs--507 4hairs--90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 My donor strip was 26 inches long... 1.4 cm wide for 19.5 inches of it, and 1.3 for 6.5 inches. That gave me about 35.75 sq cm of donor extracted, and an average donor density of 75.5 fu's/sqcm. Hey Steve, I know you were a little luped up on valium, so we'll forgive the typo. Most people probably won't give it another thought and know what you really meant anyway, but I have to clarify your strip was 26cm long, not 26 inches. I know we said you have a big head, but I didn't think you'd take it so literally....lol. Hope you're healing well!!! Patient Care Services & UK Patient Advisor for Shapiro Medical Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. David Josephitis are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. http://shapiromedical.com/info@shapiromedical.com http://shapiromedical.com/contact/request-a-consultation/janna@shapiromedical.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member the B spot Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Your going to look great Steve! I think it is amazing how clean the inter-op/immediate post-op pics look, very little bruising very little blood, smallest possible incisions and GREAT hairline design! As NN said, TAKE IT EASY!!! Your going to want to test your limits a day or so after your staples come out--- Don't! Anyway, big internet hug my brother--- in a few months we'll probably be trying to help you fight the inevitable hair greed bug!!!! Take Care, Jason Go Cubs! 6721 transplanted grafts 13,906 hairs Performed by Dr. Ron Shapiro Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member the B spot Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Oh-- and I forgot to add.... the Janna fan/stalker club is probably going to be MORE than peeved that her face is blocked in these pictures. LOL! Go Cubs! 6721 transplanted grafts 13,906 hairs Performed by Dr. Ron Shapiro Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chucky Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 the work looks really good emu,nice and clean. 2 x strip ht`s with Norton,very poor results 1 x fue ht with DHI,very poor result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pushing 40 Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Emu, what are those pics that make it look like you had the old plugs? Those are confusing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EmuSteve Posted December 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Whoops. Sorry Janna, you're right. 26 cm, not 26 inches. lol. And you're also right about the meds... that Tramadol is great stuff! Also, hope you didn't mind me blurring out your face... like Jason said, I am sure you have enough Janna fan club stalkers on here. =) Thank you again for lending me that blanket! I left it in your office when I came in Saturday morning. First time I've seen snow since I was 7, and I didn't even remember a coat... you are a lifesaver. =) -Steve I don't work for a doctor. Got 2700 fu from Ron Shapiro, 11-30-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EmuSteve Posted December 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Old plugs?! Huh? -Steve I don't work for a doctor. Got 2700 fu from Ron Shapiro, 11-30-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wylie Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Originally posted by EmuSteve:Old plugs?! Huh? Pictures 5, 6 and 7 do look like old plugs. They are pre-op pics. Very strange, as I know you've never had a HT before. Either way, looking good now, congrats! P.S. - I've heard so many people rave about Dr. Shapiro's hairlines yet he is not pictured, but there are two technicians working on you. Is it normal for Dr. Shapiro to "hand off" the graft insertion to his assistants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Looks extremely good . I like the little temple points also. Wylie I can almost guarantee you one thing ,and that is there is NO doctor that could do a better job at planting grafts then Janna and most techs. Thats what they do and are great at. I personally would rather have a girl handling my grafts then a man. A mans hands are bigger ,stronger and rougher and less steady then a womans and those grafts are delicate. Have you ever tried to thread a needle ? I have and cant but every woman I know could whether she sews or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Steve, Thanks for taking the time to post your preoperative and postoperative pictures. It really helps that we can see your head before and after from varying angles as well in order to get a good idea of your preoperative hair loss condition and how the results will turn out. I feel that you will be very happy with your results. The hairline is nice and conservative and seems to shape your face very well. I'm a little disappointed however, that the "Girls of SMG" have their faces blotted out! I was hoping to see a picture of Janna in there somewhere . Congratulations brother! I look forward to following your progress. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wylie Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Originally posted by PLEASE GROW PLEASE: I personally would rather have a girl handling my grafts then a man. A mans hands are bigger ,stronger and rougher and less steady then a womans and those grafts are delicate. Have you ever tried to thread a needle ? I have and cant but every woman I know could whether she sews or not. That explanation does not wash with me. However, it is entirely subjective to ones viewpoint, and there is no doubt in my mind that these assistants do excellent work, their patients reviews back that up. But my doctor placed all grafts and I'm happy, as that is what I paid him to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wylike, Pictures 5, 6 and 7 do look like old plugs. They are pre-op pics. Very strange, as I know you've never had a HT before. I believe these were just drawings on his hairline, a sketch if you will to map out the hair restoration game plan for the day. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member max1010 Posted December 2, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi Steve, Congrats!, It looks great. Very clean. I have a logistics question for you. Are you planning on staying out there until you get the staples out? Just curious.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wylie, Maybe I would just rather have a womans hands touching me then a mans as long as they are just as qualified. One thing is Dr Konior told me that he places a nice portion of the grafts but not all,depending on size. He sais after awhile his hands get tired. So you must have had a small procedure otherwise you also would have had techs planting grafts on you,no matter who you paid. So yes its normal for the docs to get "handoff" the insertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wylie Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Originally posted by PLEASE GROW PLEASE:Wylie, Maybe I would just rather have a womans hands touching me then a mans as long as they are just as qualified. One thing is Dr Konior told me that he places a nice portion of the grafts but not all,depending on size. He sais after awhile his hands get tired. So you must have had a small procedure otherwise you also would have had techs planting grafts on you,no matter who you paid. So yes its normal for the docs to get "handoff" the insertion. Very true, and a good point. I have limited donor hair and my procedure was much smaller than Steve's. If I did something as extensive as his then no doubt this would have happened as well. Most of my grafts were tiny ones, but in the four hours Dr. Konior did all the graft placement. I only wish I had enough donor hair left to come out of a session looking like Steve does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EmuSteve Posted December 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Ah, I see what you mean. If you look at the caption for those pictures, you'll see that they are the drawings Dr. Shapiro made for hairline placement, in our consult a few weeks before the HT, not old plugs. lol. This was my first HT. =) Bill, if Janna says its okay, I'll post the non-blotted pics... but I know that I wouldn't want someone posting my pic on the internet without asking me first, so I was trying to be considerate of her. =) Wylie, Dr. Shapiro met me an hour before the clinic opened to go through everything with me, took the pictures, explained everything, walked me back to surgery, extracted the donor strip, made the incisions, and supervised the placement of the grafts. From start to finish, the surgery lasted 11 hours. I don't think I'd want just one lone doctor there placing grafts for that long. Plus, Janna and the rest of the techs were nothing short of amazing. I have no complaints. In addition, Dr. Shapiro called me himself that night to make sure I was back at the hotel okay and that I was feeling alright. The next day was Saturday, and not only did Janna and Dr. Shapiro open the clinic specially for me to come back and get a post-op wash, Dr. Shapiro came in again personally on the weekend to check up on me, re-seat 1 or 2 grafts, and then took me back to his office where we chatted for about an hour. He was also kind enough to put all the pics I posted on a jump drive for me so I could take them home. So, in short, if you are suggesting that Dr. Shapiro shirked some of his responsibility in some way... don't. He was great. =) Max, not in Minneapolis atm... I flew back home to Tampa to relax for a bit, and I'll be flying out there again on the 11th for staple removal and a checkup. If anyone else has any questions, feel free to shoot them my way! =) -Steve I don't work for a doctor. Got 2700 fu from Ron Shapiro, 11-30-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nobuzz4me Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Steve, Work looks super!! Take it easy now and let the good times grow!! NoBuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PLEASE GROW PLEASE Posted December 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Emu , Are you planning on using emu oil? I had great success with it, but there are a few people who get irritation from it. Aloe seems to to be less of an irritant, so thats a great option if emu gives you any troubles . By the way Who took those photos ? Thoses are great. Was it Matt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member max1010 Posted December 2, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 PGP, I purchased some emu oil. I'll be going into my procedure on the 5th. What day post op did you start using emu oil? I've only heard good things about the stuff.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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