Shapiro Medical-7 Months Medical Therapy Only Result

[Janna]

KRED2 recently had a 2300+ strip procedure with Dr. Ron Shapiro.

He has a write up on this thread:

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/168697-fut-dr-ron-shapiro-jan-2013-a.html

 

KRED2 was on Propecia and Rogaine Foam for 7 months before his hair transplant procedure. He felt there was a significant enough improvement with just the meds alone that he felt it was worth sharing.

 

[Jotronic]

Nice results, Janna. It is subtle but I can see it. The hairline has unusually good response in the temples and it looks like the lateral humps have risen a bit as well.

[chrisdav]

I agree Jotronic that there is a subtle difference.

 

However, ideally I think the lighting and background could have been kept a bit closer to constant to gauge the real cosmetic difference.

[SADbutTRUE]

there is a difference,will the new hairs surive the hairtransplant, the combo of the transplantred hairs and growth from propecia should give a very nice result in 8 to 12 months time. two questions for you, 1, in your exeperiece at smg does patients on propecia before surgery have less donor shock loss from surgery ? 2, if a patient has one area worked on , say hairline, will he or she expect shockloss in midscsaalp or crown ,if on propecia.? thnks for reading.

[Janna]

, ideally I think the lighting and background could have been kept a bit closer to constant to gauge the real cosmetic difference.

 

I agree it would have been ideal if the lighting could have been more similar. The time of day when the pics are taken is a factor and how much the light that goes into each picture is something that we can't seem to control. I always like putting the side by side pics together when the "before" lighting is darker.....

 

 

Sad,

 

1) Yes, I believe patients are less likely to experience shock loss when on hairloss meds.

2) It's unusual to experience shockloss in non-transplanted areas, however, its not to say it can't happen. Again, I believe hairloss meds will help minimize your chances of shock loss.

 

Thanks for your feedback, Joe. How's Mr. G?

[SADbutTRUE]

thanks for the response.

[hairthere]

How old is he?

[Blake Bloxham]

Nice!

[ArochaInfo]

Janna-

 

Thank you for sharing this case- as he did experience a subtle improvement. I look forward to his post-op pics!

 

~Kira

[Janna]

Hairthere,

 

He is currently 27.

 

It's always a bonus to achieve more hairs with just meds. It's still a positive effect if patients can maintain their existing hairs, which he definately has. Hopefully, KRED2 will continue with his medical therapy without any side effects. It would be nice to see all those miniaturized hairs reversed to strong healthy hairs.

[Jotronic]

Mr. G. is just fine, thank you:)

[orlhair1]

Can definitely see some subtle improvement.....great for him to achieve that before his HT.

[Mick from Farjo]

Janna,

 

I agree with your comments.I have seen quite a few cases showing similar outcomes over the last few years.

 

Mick

[Janna]

Mr. G. is just fine, thank you:)

 

Great to hear. I presume he's still working his ass off?

 

 

Hey Mick! See you soon Orlhair.