Regular Member NorwoodBalding Posted July 14, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 14, 2011 Wow, I'm impressed. This is getting me excited. Dr Rahal is the first doctor that I've seriously considered. The guy seems a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member corvettester Posted July 16, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 16, 2011 A truly enviable result! Corvettester My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Dorin 1,696 FUT with Dr. Dorin on October 18, 2010. 1,305 FUT with Dr. Dorin on August 10, 2011. 565 FUE with Dr. Dorin on September 14, 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted July 16, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 16, 2011 I am sure by now you guys are sick of my pics but I thought that I would post a couple more along with my before pic. These were family pics taken on a sunny day a few weeks ago. I promise these will be the last until the final result at 12 months which is three months from now My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ytoday Posted July 18, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2011 that looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted July 18, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 18, 2011 Very nice!! Congrats! David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member socbook1DB5 Posted July 18, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2011 Really huge awesome result, congrats! Your frenetic scratching out of your face seems scary angry. Like your ex wife had at the pictures lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted July 19, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 LOL...Actually, my wife gave me a very stern warning of not showing the kids faces in these last pics which is probably why I was a bit more crazy with the eraser Thanks for the kind words. My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted July 19, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 CD, That's a great result. Congrats man! Keep the pics coming... I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfinehair Posted July 19, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 Very happy for you, hope my results end up being this good! You look awesome, enjoy your hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member miklaw Posted July 23, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 23, 2011 congrats, looks great mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MGZ Posted August 21, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2011 That is what I like to see, any crown shots or scar shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member cardel25 Posted August 21, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2011 You have had an amazing result already. Gongratulations and happy growing 1 mg Finasterid M-W-F. 2,500 mcg Biotin. 1 mg 5 % Minoxidil once a day. Multi-vitamin. Fish oil. Head and Shoulders every day. Nizoral 2 % one time a week. Emu oil. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/cardel25/blog/403/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted August 21, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2011 MGZ - I don't have or take any crown shots because that area was not really worked on. The crown is not horrible since the bottom of the crown is up fairly high but its the crown laterals that are an issue. Dr R put a few grafts there this time around to make the thin area narrower but - will need another 2500 or so to complete it. I am told I have another 5000 or so grafts left but I am holding out and jumping in to a second procedure (although it is tempting). This first round took care of the entire front, mid, and some of the crown. Laterals with enough density that they will not need to be touched in a future procedure. The scar is pencil thin and very hard to find. My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted August 21, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2011 Your hair looks awesome. Really happy for you. Don't think you need to apologize for putting up more photos. Most people can't get enough and typically ask for more pics - diff angles, etc. Great job documenting your progress. Look forward to your final result in few months. 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...
Raphael84 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Unbelievable. Congratulations!!! You must be thrilled. Rahal does it again! Patient Advisor for Dr. Bisanga - BHR Clinic ian@bhrclinic.com - BHR YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcH4PY1OxoYFwSDKzAkZRww I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfinehair Posted August 25, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted August 25, 2011 Don't be shy about posting more pics if you feel like it It feels really comforting to see fantastic results such as yours and knowing that I'm going to the same doc in 5 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted August 26, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thanks SFH. I wish you the best of luck. You made a great choice of doc. He changed my life. My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member corvettester Posted August 26, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) CT - With respect to my hair charecteristics, believe it or not, I believe I would fall into the average category. My hair is medium in caliber and I have somewhat fair skin with dark hair. What saved me is my hair to graft ratio. I was at about 2.3 with allot of threes. Dr Rahal covered ALOT of territory,however, he did not touch the center crown. He did put some coverage in the crown laterals to complete the side profile. The crown is not horrible now but I will likely get it addressed in a couple of years. Also, believe it or not, I was planted at 59 in the hairline, 55 immediately behind that, 50 in the mid section, and then tapering to 40 down to 38 way in the back. I also think I was lucky to have an almost 100 percent yield. I am told I still have 5000 grafts left. I plan on my next procedure being my last so I am going with about 2500 in the crown and possibly some very minor temple work and then keep the remaining 2500 in the bank for any future unforeseen and unexpected loss. Hey buddy, I originally posted this in response to your comments on my review of T&D, but I think it would be more appropriate here as it is completely off-topic for my thread and very much on-topic for your thread. So I'll go ahead and delete it there and we can continue the discussion here... Just to get everyone else up to pace, what follows is my response to the above quote where Can't Decide claims a density of 50-59 FU/cm2 from his HT with Dr. Rahal. I argue that it can't be that dense, but closer to 33 FU/cm2 throughout... Can't Decide, Correct me if I'm wrong, but even with 100% yield, I don't understand how that is possible. Unless you were referring to hairs and not FUs, there is just no way. You easily had 150cm2 covered. Divide that into 5,000 and you come out with 33 FU/cm2. Even if Rahal bulked up your hairline, that would have left your frontal third and midsection sparse, which doesn't look to be the case. At 33 FU/cm2, and a high number of doubles and multiples, that can easily put you at 60 hairs/cm2 and give you good coverage. However, I'd be interested to see how dense your hair actually is up close. I mean, it looks terrific in the photos, but all your photos are at a distance. As a point of reference, I had approximately 50-60cm2 covered with 3,000 grafts. Thus, my FU/cm2 should be somewhere around 50-55 FU/cm2 when it all grows in. I consulted once with Rahal, great guy. When I spoke to him, he told me that he wanted to see a total of 3,500-3,800 grafts in my hairline and temples for a total of 60-65 FU/cm2. He said that this would translate into 65% of native density thereby giving me actual density as opposed to the illusion of density. I hope I'm being clear and please correct me if my calculations were wrong. I'm not trying to take away from your result, as it's amazing and speaks for itself, but I just can't understand how you came to 50-59FU/cm2. Let's try to figure this one out as I'm keen to know exactly what your density is and if I've been calculating density figures correctly. Maybe Mattj can chime in on this one too... Corvettester Edited August 26, 2011 by corvettester My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Dorin 1,696 FUT with Dr. Dorin on October 18, 2010. 1,305 FUT with Dr. Dorin on August 10, 2011. 565 FUE with Dr. Dorin on September 14, 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted August 26, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 CT - I think where the discrepency exists is in the actual size of the area covered. It may look like more but it was actually about 110 Sq cm. So at 5229 grafts, it was an average FU per sq cm of 47.5 fu/sq cm. 59 in the front 1 cm hairline 55 1 cm behind that 50 just behind that about 42 the rest of the way in the mid/back about 35-38 in the back So, if you account for the distribution, the overall average is about 47.5 grafts per sq cm. I hope this clarifies. My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted August 26, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 CT - Check this thread out. This was a guy who had a similar distribution to mine. He had his done before my surgery and I was perplexed as to how he was about to get that many grafts per sq cm as it appeared his area was bigger than it actually was. See page 2 of the thread where he described the distribution. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/157466-great-transplant-dr-rahal-3918-grafts-2.html My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member corvettester Posted August 26, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 CT - I think where the discrepency exists is in the actual size of the area covered. It may look like more but it was actually about 110 Sq cm. So at 5229 grafts, it was an average FU per sq cm of 47.5 fu/sq cm. So, if you account for the distribution, the overall average is about 47.5 grafts per sq cm. Can't Decide, Ok dude, I get it now. This makes perfect sense. I didn't realize that it was only 110 cm/2, I thought it was at least 150cm/2! Just by looking at it, it seemed like so much more surface area than I had, but apparently not. Thank you for clarifying that for me. By the way, I'm glad to hear that you have another 5,000 grafts of donor supply. I know how reassuring that is. This certainly puts you in an even more auspicious position to completely address and ultimately conquer your hair loss. Good luck and keep us updated. We all value your posts and photos... you're an asset to the community, so no more apologies for posting your pics. Corvettester My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Dorin 1,696 FUT with Dr. Dorin on October 18, 2010. 1,305 FUT with Dr. Dorin on August 10, 2011. 565 FUE with Dr. Dorin on September 14, 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted September 27, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 27, 2011 I am two weeks shy of 12 months and I am calling this my final result since there have been no major changes over the last two months. I am sure I will continue to see some maturing. These pics were taken outside on a clear day. I am very happy with the outcome to say the least. My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted September 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted September 27, 2011 Again, the it's an excellent result!!! Congrats Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Levrais Posted September 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted September 27, 2011 You can now change your name to Good Decision! 5700 FUE in 3 procedures with Dr. Bisanga View my patient website: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted September 27, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted September 27, 2011 Very nice. Really happy for you, well done! 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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