1,500 Grafts / Frontal Forelock

[Invictus2012]

Hello all,

 

Brand new to the forum. I am both excited and anxious about my recent FUE surgery. Really hoping to get some good results and looking for advice from some of the veterans on here for support and advice so I don't bug the ever living hell out for my Dr.

 

I have posted pictures before and directly after my procedure.

 

I had 1,500 grafts done in the frontal forelock. I was actually quoted to recieve 2,000 grafts but had a pretty serious vasovagal episode during my procedure delaying the last 500 grafts.

 

My Dr. said this is most likely due to anxiety which I do suffer from. I possibly also see this being as a result of a poor breakfast and lack of sleep the night before.

 

My goal is to thicken up the front so it doesn't look like its going as bald as it is.

 

At this stage my Dr. is under the impression that we will most likely want to finish the last 500. I would even be fine with doing another 1,000 to cover part of the back if necessary. But we are going to wait for the final results and re-assess.

 

My surgeon is one of the recommended on this site and I want to keep him confidential for now. But I will say that him and his staff were incredibly accommodating, friendly and supportive especially as I was going through the vasovagal episode.

 

I had some pretty intense light headedness the first day after the procedure and some head swelling. But other than that the donor area is healing very nicely, very little pain. He used a .8MM punch I believe, the holes are much smaller than I anticipated which is great considering this was one of my biggest concerns.

 

Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated. Particularly around if anyone thinks that 1,500 may be coverage to hide the thinning in the front. I understand I will never have the same thickness I did when I was 16 but would like to make this less noticeable.

 

Other side notes are the the total number of hairs were in excess of 3,000.

 

My Dr. also said I a very thick donor area and good quality hair that transplanted well.

 

I will be updating periodically to showcase my experience.

 

All the best.

Edited April 1, 2015 by Invictus2012

[Invictus2012]

Some concern. I just woke up in a sort of daze stopping myself from rubbing through the grafted area with my fingertips. It has been day 5, so I hope most have set in and all I was doing was rubbing off scabs. Any thoughts? Did my dream self just really screw up and cause potential damage to the new grafts?

 

Attached is a pic.

Edited April 1, 2015 by Invictus2012

[TakingThePlunge]

Congratulations on your hair transplant! Give the amount of existing hair you had, I think the 1,500 grafts are going to have a substantial impact on your appearance.

 

If you didn't cause any bleeding, I'm sure the grafts are just fine. Do try to be careful though.

 

Please keep us updated on your progress.

[Invictus2012]

Thank you David. I just got the exact same answer from my Doctor so I will take this advice and move on without concern but more caution as I didn't have any bleeding. Its crazy what the subconscious will do sometimes.

 

Also thank you on the feedback regarding the hair count I am hoping for great results as well.

 

Will update soon.

[Invictus2012]

I have another question if anyone else can provide some insight on. I have never taken any medication (rogain, propecia, etc) to manage my hair loss.

 

My Dr. did recommend that I take propecia to maintain the existing hair and agree with him and plan on pickling up the prescription soon.

 

However after doing more research (which may be doing me more harm than good) I read that individuals who get FUE who have never been on propecia have a higher likelihood of shockloss. And shockloss can occur if I begin taking medication so soon after an FUE transplant.

 

Any thoughts on this? Is there any truth to those statements or is my concern for shock loss misplaced.

[zyzz]

Yes you'll most likely shed native hair on first few months of meds. Surprised the Dr didn't ask you to be on meds at least a year to make sure no side effects before going into a procedure.

[Invictus2012]

I am wondering if it is best to continue taking them or not take them at all. I understand the loss is temporary for the most part but want to manage my ugly duckling phase as best as possible.