Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted August 13, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2012 I am now two and a half months post-op from my second surgery of 2970 grafts with Dr. Rahal. During this visit, Dr Rahal concentrated uniquely on my crown. As to be expected at this point, nothing much is happening with the exception of lots and lots of pimples. What I wanted to share with the community today is pictures of how well my donor area is healing. Yesterday (Sunday the 12th of July), I decided to shave my head entirely just to see how well the donor area was really healing. As was the case with my first surgery (last year 5604 grafts), the donor scar is healing once again pencil thin. There is, of course, still some redness present as well as some minor shock loss above and below the scar but over all, I believe, Dr Rahal’s skill comes shinning through yet again! Please feel free to let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted August 14, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2012 Looks great. Happy growing, I cant wait to see the final result. 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 Spanker Posted August 14, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2012 You are gonna have a crazy result. Cant wait to see it. That is a lot of grafts. Happy growing. 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 August 14, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2012 Lucky man! Looking forward to your final result. 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 Hairgoesnothing Posted August 14, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2012 Cant decide, Spanker, TakingThePlunge, Thank you guys. I will most certainly keep you all informed on my progress. Now that I have shaved my head, it should now grow out pretty evenly so I should have a good progress post to report to you all in about a month or so. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member savehair Posted August 15, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2012 wow the scar looks extremely good quick question, how are you gona hide your scar now that you have shaved it? lol i guess maybe the scar isn't a concern for you any pictures of it before you shaved it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted August 16, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 16, 2012 wow the scar looks extremely good quick question, how are you gona hide your scar now that you have shaved it? lol i guess maybe the scar isn't a concern for you any pictures of it before you shaved it? Hello savehair, Yes, you are correct, the scar does not concern me much at this point. Sory I do not have any pictures of before I shaved my head. But the entire scar was well hidden by my two months of hair growth with the exception of a patch of shock loss just behind my right ear. This was actually one of the main factors that brought me to decide to shave my entire head. Which in turn, at this point anyway, will give my hair a chance to grow out evenly. Also, it will not take long for the hair to grow over it because of where I am in my recovery. But on the other hand, I also wanted to give a chance for people to see just what a "good" donor scar looks like after two months. We often see pictures of scars just after surgery and a few days after the sutures are removed but we rarely see, if ever, what a scar looks like at the mid-recovery point because hair is grown over it. At least people can now see how well a donor area heals a few months after surgery. In the hands of a good HT surgeon, I think anyway, FUT transplant is a very feasible choice because the option of wearing a fairly short hair style is possible. Last year, before my second transplant, I used to shave my head down to a #4 without the scar in any way being visible. I foresee this same option in the near future once again. Kind regards PS: I am also lucky that I can still wear a hat when I am in public so this also was a factor in shaving my head at this point in my recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill283 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Scar looks pretty good in close-up pics, but that is a nasty ass scar no matter what/who does it IMHO. You can cut your hair really short and it's not too noticeable, but bald just doesn't work. Kind of makes me sad when I see OK looking bald dudes to know that I will never be able to cut it (if I needed to) and be free with it and never worry about it again like them, but I just gotta remind myself that I do not look like those dudes bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted August 16, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 16, 2012 Scar looks pretty good in close-up pics, but that is a nasty ass scar no matter what/who does it IMHO. You can cut your hair really short and it's not too noticeable, but bald just doesn't work. Kind of makes me sad when I see OK looking bald dudes to know that I will never be able to cut it (if I needed to) and be free with it and never worry about it again like them, but I just gotta remind myself that I do not look like those dudes bald. Hello bill283, I personally tried to live with the shaved bald hair look for many years (off and on). It never felt right for me. I always preferred, at that time, having "some" hair instead of "no" hair. But I did always miss having hair on the top of my head. Now, I have a fair amount on the top and it looks natural. I could not be happier. I did not rush my decision to undergo hairtransplant surgery. I studied the technique for many years before choosing to have it done. The scar is just par for the course(whether one chooses FUT or FUE they both leave a mark). It was the end result I was after. And the result was and is great! But that was my decision. Everybody is different. The way I see it, and I tell this to people often, don't rush this decision because, just like all decisions we undertake in life, it comes with consequences. And it is those consequences we have to live with. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted August 16, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 16, 2012 That is looking great!! 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 Hairgoesnothing Posted August 17, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 17, 2012 That is looking great!! Thank you NEWHAIRPLEASE. Doc Rahal really is top notch at what he does. But you already knew that! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill283 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 since you have your head shaved anyways, you might as well rub some anti-scar cream on it. why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted August 22, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 22, 2012 since you have your head shaved anyways, you might as well rub some anti-scar cream on it. why not? Hello bill283, I think what you a referring to is a cream that helps diminishes the appearance of a scar by helping make its color fade. That is not needed in this case because the color of my scar is not drastically different from my natural skin tone and also the scar will by very well hidden by hair growth. The cream you are referring too I believe is used more to help diminishes the appearance of scars in plain view such as abdominoplasty scars or a scar from an injury. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael84 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Did you post your post HT results from your 1st HT. Ive tried to find them on your profile but with no luck! 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...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted August 31, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2012 Did you post your post HT results from your 1st HT. Ive tried to find them on your profile but with no luck! Hello Raphael84, Yes I have been posting my results on a regular basis since my first HT in July of 2011. To view these posts, I suggest simply doing a name search "Hairgoesnothing" or you can also view my timeline blogs here on the HTN. I am not very technologicaly inclined so I am sory that I do not know how to include a link to my blog direcly. You should have no problems finding my various posts though here on the HTN. I hope this helps. Regards Hairgeosnothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HARIRI Posted August 31, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2012 Great scar for 8000+ grafts. You are lucky Bro. I wish I went with a virgin scalp to Dr. Rahal. But that is destiny. You really played right Mr. Magician :-) Plug removal + Strip scar revision - Dr. Ali Karadeniz (AEK)- May 23, 2015 Plug removal + 250 FUE temple points- Dr. Hakan Doganay (AHD)- July 3, 2013 Scar Tricopigmentation- Dr. Koray Erdogan (ASMED)- May 3, 2013 2500 FUT (Hairline Repair)- Dr. Rahal- July 26, 2011 My Hair Treatments: 1- Alpecin Double Effect Shampoo (Daily) 2- Regaine Solution Minoxidil 5% (2 ml once a day) 3- GNC Ultra NourishHair™ (Once a day) 4- GNC Herbal Plus Standardized Saw Palmetto (Once a day) My Rahal HT thread http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164456-2500-fut-dr-rahal-hairline-repair.html[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted September 1, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2012 Great scar for 8000+ grafts. You are lucky Bro. I wish I went with a virgin scalp to Dr. Rahal. But that is destiny. You really played right Mr. Magician :-) Hello HARIRI, Good to hear from you. Just for the record, I had 8557 grafts all together :-) I made a mistake at the start of this post. This second HT was 2953 grafts, not 2970. Just wanted to clear that up. Either way, your right, it is a great looking scar. If one can ever say that about a scar! All the best and happy growing! Hairgoesnothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HARIRI Posted September 1, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2012 If it bothers one day, Its very easy to solve, You can use some beard grafts under you chin to cover the scar with. You may need around 600 grafts only. Since you are from North America then check out Dr. Umar. Plug removal + Strip scar revision - Dr. Ali Karadeniz (AEK)- May 23, 2015 Plug removal + 250 FUE temple points- Dr. Hakan Doganay (AHD)- July 3, 2013 Scar Tricopigmentation- Dr. Koray Erdogan (ASMED)- May 3, 2013 2500 FUT (Hairline Repair)- Dr. Rahal- July 26, 2011 My Hair Treatments: 1- Alpecin Double Effect Shampoo (Daily) 2- Regaine Solution Minoxidil 5% (2 ml once a day) 3- GNC Ultra NourishHair™ (Once a day) 4- GNC Herbal Plus Standardized Saw Palmetto (Once a day) My Rahal HT thread http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164456-2500-fut-dr-rahal-hairline-repair.html[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mickey85 Posted September 1, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2012 If it bothers one day, Its very easy to solve, You can use some beard grafts under you chin to cover the scar with. You may need around 600 grafts only. Since you are from North America then check out Dr. Umar. By looking how his last scar turned out, I would say he would need something as little as 200 grafts! His last scar was almost undetectable even when it was buzzed to a 0 or 1 guard just prior to his 2nd surgery! I thought I was looking at a virgin scalp! The only 2 threads you will ever need: Revamped Advantages/Disadvantages of FUE. Myths dispelled. Educate yourself Everything FUE. Manual, motorized, ARTAS, NeoGraft, physician details and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted September 1, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thank you Mickey85. It is nice to hear that you have been following my blogs. HARIRI your right about the quality of Dr Umar's work. He does what he does well. But truth be told in this instance, Dr Rahal did such a wonderful job with this second donor scar (and my first) that I have not even considered ever having (or ever needing) any revision work done to it. There are doctors out there that can equal this work but none can surpass it. It just does not get any better than this. I could not be happier with the quality of his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mickey85 Posted September 8, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hairgoesnothing when did the shockloss return for you after your first surgery? The only 2 threads you will ever need: Revamped Advantages/Disadvantages of FUE. Myths dispelled. Educate yourself Everything FUE. Manual, motorized, ARTAS, NeoGraft, physician details and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted September 8, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hairgoesnothing when did the shockloss return for you after your first surgery? It started to grow back around the start of month three. By month four it was pretty much all gone. I have shock loss right now in the exact same location as my first surgery and just like my first round, it is now starting to grow back now that I am well into my third month. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member baldcasanova Posted September 9, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2012 Scar looks pretty good in close-up pics, but that is a nasty ass scar no matter what/who does it IMHO. You can cut your hair really short and it's not too noticeable, but bald just doesn't work. Kind of makes me sad when I see OK looking bald dudes to know that I will never be able to cut it (if I needed to) and be free with it and never worry about it again like them, but I just gotta remind myself that I do not look like those dudes bald. Yep, scars suck. But you become a master of layering your hair on the sides to cover the scar. i'm up for a revision myself. mine never healed well. Darius ____________________________ 630 FUT - 8/27/03 2200 FUT - 5/20/05 2000 FUT - 12/15/07 "i haven't been this bald since.... well... since I was born!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairgoesnothing Posted September 10, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yep, scars suck. But you become a master of layering your hair on the sides to cover the scar. i'm up for a revision myself. mine never healed well. Darius One of the things that attracted me in the first place to dr Rahal's clinic when I was originally considering having hair transplant surgery was the quality of his donor scars. On two occasions now, he has not let me down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tishomingo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hello Hairgoesnothing and other users, Looks like you had a great job done. I was wondering do you mean it was done by the hands of Dr. Rahal or just by someone at one of his clinics? Thanks, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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