Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Hello, i am five month post op. Was a norwood 5 before and the hairline was constructed with 2300 grafts strip method.. But still looking at the mirror from front under tubelight the hairs look very sparse and the scalp can be seen. Every root can be seen seperately. I dont reaply like it. Is it something normal at this stage ?? Will there be more new growth , thickning etc. Please reply I guess 2/3rd of the front and top portion was covered roughly.. thanks Edited May 16, 2013 by amnmttl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Arrie Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 You will have to post pictures for the community to help. Who was your surgeon? I am wondering because 2300 grafts for a norwood 5 is a very low graft count. Its hard to help without a visual, but I would say month 5 is till way too early to judge it.... You only live once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 You will have to post pictures for the community to help. Who was your surgeon? I am wondering because 2300 grafts for a norwood 5 is a very low graft count. Its hard to help without a visual, but I would say month 5 is till way too early to judge it.... Here are some pics if it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Arrie is correct that month 5 is way too early to judge your results. You need to give it a good full year. However, you should notice a lot more growth in the next couple of months. How much of a surface was covered with 2300 grafts? Pictures would help if you can post before, immediate post op and current pics to let you know if you are on track for this time period. 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...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Arrie is correct that month 5 is way too early to judge your results. You need to give it a good full year. However, you should notice a lot more growth in the next couple of months. How much of a surface was covered with 2300 grafts? Pictures would help if you can post before, immediate post op and current pics to let you know if you are on track for this time period. Hello , thanks for the kind reply about 2/3rd of front and top portion of scalp was covered i have posted some pics i took just now to the origional post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Are those your current pics? Do you have any other pics from before surgery and any that are top-down shots? The lighting is a bit dark. 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...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Are those your current pics? Do you have any other pics from before surgery and any that are top-down shots? The lighting is a bit dark. yes these are the latest pics i took just moments ago using my cell phone. Here are few more pics. First one is before operation. Secont is a top shot as you asked for and third one was taken few days after operation So ?? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member james84 Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 5 months, you are only half way and have plenty more time for growth and maturing. Try and relax and see how you are in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 The third one after the op doesn't show where the grafts were placed... Your current pics are a bit dark as I said but you do look like you're on track. There is much more hair now than you had few days after surgery. I can't tell much in your pre-op since it's just the frontal shot. 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...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 5 months, you are only half way and have plenty more time for growth and maturing. Try and relax and see how you are in a few months. Yeah, thanks james. So acc. To you it looks ok as of now and tge sparse look is something normal for now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member james84 Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Yes, do not worry yet pal, at 5 months you are only seeing 50% of the final result. Did the crown have any work done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Yes, do not worry yet pal, at 5 months you are only seeing 50% of the final result. Did the crown have any work done? nothing was done at the crown. The grafts covered nearly 1/3 of the scalp starting from the forehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Arrie Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ok ok so after seeing some of your pics i understand why the doc went with 2300 grafts. You still need to get yourself in a habit of getting a controlled area with the same constant lighting and take pics from these angles. straight ahead (frontal), top down, left profile, right profile, up close hairline pic, scar pics. Hope this helps but listen to the folks on here as you have come to the right place, but you need better documentation.... You only live once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amnmttl Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ok ok so after seeing some of your pics i understand why the doc went with 2300 grafts. You still need to get yourself in a habit of getting a controlled area with the same constant lighting and take pics from these angles. straight ahead (frontal), top down, left profile, right profile, up close hairline pic, scar pics. Hope this helps but listen to the folks on here as you have come to the right place, but you need better documentation.... So after looking at the pics what do you think ? Am i doingwell and can expect good results by the end of the year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Arrie Posted May 16, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hard to tell with the quality of pics you took, but I would say there is an improvement. Do yourself a favor and start taking quality pics to put your worries to ease. You only live once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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