Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 2, 2007 I believe I read somewhere that your best shot at removing the most amount of grafts is the first procedure, since there is no previous scarring. is this true? Im asking because given my current hair situation, after reading so much about shockloss I dont know if I want to go through all of that. Im considering just lowering the hairline and waiting out the top. Is this a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 2, 2007 I believe I read somewhere that your best shot at removing the most amount of grafts is the first procedure, since there is no previous scarring. is this true? Im asking because given my current hair situation, after reading so much about shockloss I dont know if I want to go through all of that. Im considering just lowering the hairline and waiting out the top. Is this a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted October 2, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yes, it's basically true that the best chance of getting the largest session is with virgin donor. However, not everyone needs all you can get from first surgery. Someone needing only hairline work certainly do not need to get 4000+ grafts and transplant where it's not needed just in case you have furthr hairloss in the future. If your degree of hairloss bothers you to the point of needing a HT, you take care of that with the right number of grafts needed to address your needs. This way your donor will be available for later if needed. 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 notgoing2gobald Posted October 2, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 2, 2007 Janna, thanks for the input. I know I will have future loss all over the top as it is currently thinning. But the thinning has been a very slow and gradual prcess. I would like to go in and thicken that area up, but really dont want to look completelly bald (due to shockloss) for 5+ months. any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 4, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 4, 2007 Im bumping this for my own well being... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted October 4, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi FYI, This may be true, however I received the most grafts from my 3rd surgery due to the scalp exercises.. Do them , it works!! 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...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 As Janna and Mrjb said, for the most part, this is true but there are other factors that contribute to this. Here are some of the other factors involved that I can think of: 1. Physician selection (choosing the same or a different doctor for subsequent procedures). Different physicians have different philosophies 2. Donor laxity: In JOBI's case, he went to the same doctor all 3 times but did scalp exercises for his third procedure and Dr. True was able to yield more grafts Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted October 4, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 4, 2007 notgoing2gobald, Do you have current pictures of you posted on the forum somewhere? You don't necessarily have to be bald for 5 months. I guess I need more details of you to give a better assessement of what you can expect. Feel free to contact me at my email address. 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...
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