Senior Member Slickers Posted December 1, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 1, 2012 Spanker. Damn you.... just when I thought I'd decided on Rahal because of the number of patient results he has, you remind me of why I was leaning towards Konior in the first place. :eek: Looks great, and so early. Really pleased for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member zenmunk Posted December 2, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2012 Very, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted December 22, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) So I'm a week short of five months and thought I would post. I just got a short cut so I am doing it now. It's looking really good. Great in fact. The fifth pic is preop so you see the difference. When hair is cut a short cut, with strong lighting angled just right can make you hair look thin. I have average caliber and density hair with a pretty high contrast of skin to hair. Bottom line, Brad Pitt could cut his hair with the right lighting and he would look thin. I have some pics to prove this. I actually took a pic of myself and my wife swore it was not my head because the lighting make it look thin. I will make a thread that shows this later. Anyway, I probably have a little more growth and maturity left, but it looks so good I don't expect much of a cosmetic change. Edit: I actually don't think that last pic was an accurate representation of my hair (a part which was not transplanted) so I think I will start a new thread to make that point. It may be Monday before I do that. Edited December 22, 2012 by Spanker I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted December 22, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2012 My goodness that is looking saaawwwweeeet!! You're not even at month 5 yet??? And what's up with the pink heart? Valentines Day is still two months away - but I get it, you're a lover. P.S. getting my hair professionally colored as I type this. 8P Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted December 22, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2012 My goodness that is looking saaawwwweeeet!! You're not even at month 5 yet??? And what's up with the pink heart? Valentines Day is still two months away - but I get it, you're a lover. P.S. getting my hair professionally colored as I type this. 8P Nice! Shoot me a pic. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 23, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2012 Spanker You and Dr Konior both make me sick!!! You with your great hair and Dr Konior with his great skill and artistic touch!!! Your hair looks great man....NICE job Dr Konior!!! 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 hairshopeing Posted December 23, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2012 Looks perfect mate,great result!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted December 23, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2012 Woah! 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PupDaddy Posted December 23, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yes, indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted December 24, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2012 SpankerYou and Dr Konior both make me sick!!! You with your great hair and Dr Konior with his great skill and artistic touch!!! Your hair looks great man....NICE job Dr Konior!!! Thanks man. Yours is looking pretty slick as well! I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted December 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2012 Awesome hair man! I'm very impressed. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy as well. Congratulations! Oh, and there is still more to come I'm sure!!! 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...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted December 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2012 I don't know what's more awesome - your forum name or your result. I thought I was doing well for 5 months, you blow me out of the water! 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted December 24, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2012 Well done Spanker. Well deserved and a top gentleman. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted January 31, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 WOW. Six months! It only feels like 8 years! . I can't imagine being one if the people that don't get a lot of growth til 7 months or so. I have to say that a hair transplant is a crazy emotional journey. Very difficult. This will be my last regular entry for progress. I may post to this blog again when something changes but I feel that I have reached peak yield already and am not expecting it to get better. This is as good as my hair will ever look and natural MPB will dictate what happens from here. I am very happy with my progress. Dr. Konior is a class act and extremely skilled. He falls into a very small category of doctors that stand out far beyond even the good surgeons. For those that are old enough to remember the early 90's, were he a basketball player, he would be on the Dream Team. Enough said there. Besides that I will let the pics speak for themselves. This obviously was not a drastic change because I was not an advance Norwood, but I was no longer able to wear my hair like you see it on these pics. It has really opened up my styling options and hopefully given me several years of mostly worry free life as far as hair goes. Depending on how I progress i may chose to do some excision of my CVG, the scalp condition I have, but for now i just plan on enjoying what I have. I show some signs of future loss but it could be a long time before I have to deal with it. I know that someday I may need another surgery and will not hesitate to return to Dr. Konior if he is still practicing. I will definitely stay on fin and have expanded the area I am applying minox as a preventive measure. Thanks to the site, my forum friends, and my real life friends who I met in here, and Dr. Konior and his team. I will still be around as hair has become a hobby. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member StaggerLee123 Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Congrats Spanker I'd say we can put this one in the win column... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member orlhair1 Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Congrats Spanker. So glad you got the great result you deserve. Enjoy your hair! Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUT 6/14/11 - 3048 grafts Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUE 1/28/13 & 1/29/13 - 1513 grafts http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/orlhair1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Levrais Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Very Nice! 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 SADbutTRUE Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 you have superhero hair, just amazing, happy for you, great job by doc and staff, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted January 31, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 you have superhero hair, just amazing, happy for you, great job by doc and staff, Hahaha, now that is a compliment. Unless you are talking about Professor X, but he has a really nice head. I have some miniaturization behind the hairline that is starting to rear its ugly head, but I will address that when it becomes a problem. By a close study, I can see it, but unless closely inspected you would never see it. I can really see why you can lose so much hair (some say up to 50 percent) before it is noticeable. I will take what I have now, finish paying off this surgery and be ready for a cure or a touch up down the road. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 ****! That looks bloody beautiful. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted January 31, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 ****! That looks bloody beautiful. When I make it up to Chicago again we can both stroll through the city with our lion-like manes. Or drive through with our windows rolled up and our doors locked. Either one. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member StaggerLee123 Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 When I make it up to Chicago again we can both stroll through the city with our lion-like manes. Or drive through with our windows rolled up and our doors locked. Either one. You guys would be alright, even the gang-bangers respect a good head of hair (just don't flash any peace signs :eek:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cimbom Posted January 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Wow, that is a great result. I'm really happy for you. Hopefully you are able to enjoy it for a long time yet. I'm hoping that my result will be as noticeable as we had a similar number of grafts. All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Well done Spanker. Your hair looks awesome. I would be doing somersaults if I have hair like you do when I get to your age. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member zenmunk Posted January 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2013 Sweet! Congratulations on your success! Don't fret tomorrow - live for today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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