FUT 3185 with Dr. Rahal - day after pics

[johnny2000]

Pic #3

 

Well not all is grown back i Think 50 % seems Right

I hope you are gonna get 100 % back

[Ernie]

To be fair, I am less than 3 months, albeit only 4 days shy. Maybe others will chime in on native forelock shock loss. Here's pre-op pic taken in Dec 2015, roughly 5 months ago...

[johnny2000]

To be fair, I am less than 3 months, albeit only 4 days shy. Maybe others will chime in on native forelock shock loss. Here's pre-op pic taken in Dec 2015, roughly 5 months ago...

 

Ok when you show that pre op pic it looks like you suffered shockloss biiiig time

Hopefully it grows back. I started seeing maybe 50 % return of shockloss after 3,5 Month i think

 

What do people you see on Daily basis say about the sudden loss of that much hair?

[Ernie]

Ok when you show that pre op pic it looks like you suffered shockloss biiiig time

Hopefully it grows back. I started seeing maybe 50 % return of shockloss after 3,5 Month i think

 

What do people you see on Daily basis say about the sudden loss of that much hair?

 

 

I wear a hat 24/7. Yeah the native forelock loss is a bummer. Bit skeptical about its return. Just read your thread about your HT with Lorenzo. You had same forelock issue, right? It came back strong @3.5 months?

[johnny2000]

I wear a hat 24/7. Yeah the native forelock loss is a bummer. Bit skeptical about its return. Just read your thread about your HT with Lorenzo. You had same forelock issue, right? It came back strong @3.5 months?

 

No it didnt came back strong, i Think maybe 50 % return after 3,5 Month

I am now about 6 Month post op and i have maybe 70-80 % return of shockloss i think, difficult to say for sure.

[Melvin- Admin]

First I have to say you remind me of Josh Brolin, ok now that I got that off my chest, you're in the worst stage, 3.5 months is ground zero for the ugly duckling phase. Things should begin to improve in the next two months.

 

This is the worst time, because the doubts creep in, it feels like it's been a long time, then you start to think "wtf why do I look worse after surgery" don't worry, the hair will grow back and then some, you've had more than enough hair to make up for any permanent shock loss. Remember you've just transplanted over 3K grafts of thick healthy hair that is probably double the diameter of any miniaturized hair that may have been on its last legs.

 

Shock loss can take up to the full year to grow back, you've had a densely packed procedure this has caused significant trauma to the native hair, it's no surprise you experienced shock loss, you may want to begin applying minoxidil if you aren't already, you could try castor oil as well.

[ModernHair]

You had way more grafts than I did but I also had some shockloss in my forelock area since all of my transplants were in my first 1/3 as well. It all grew back beautifully. I'd say my forelock hair was pretty much back to where it was pre-surgery by 8-9 months.

 

Don't lose sleep over it. It will come back strong and looks like you're going to have a tremendous result! Wow did he pack a lot of hairs in that area!

[Ernie]

Htsoon/ ModernHair,

 

Really needed to hear this - specifically pushing out the "shockloss" return to full status timeline. Rahal did say after examining my forelock in person from 1 foot away that my native hair in that area appeared stable/healthy. And he said people with my characteristics (skin/hair/Caucasian) generally have good recovery

 

Have never used minox. 17yrs of fin has done the trick. Would using minox in currently barren recipient area really honestly help?....

Edited May 15, 2016 by Ernie
Minox question

[Ernie]

So, I was sitting here today staring at my hair as we tend to do at 3 months, 3 days post-op. I was looking at myself without having a haircut since a shaved head on day 0. It looked terrible, and I thought to myself "this ugly duckling" bullsh*t is lousy.

 

Realizing it wouldn't be possible to look any worse, I hustled down to my local SuperCuts and told them to "#3 this mess everywhere" (YES, the guy asked me if I'd had a HT -- I said "of course!" and left it at that).

 

So... after the haircut I was stunned at how much "fuller" my HT area looked when I reduced the length of my native hair to a #3! In darker rooms it looks 'amaze.'

 

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honestly, I was a bit critical of my HT until I got a haircut just now. Has sprouting begun? -- I'd say 'not really,' but a helluva lot better than the pic with my hair longer.

 

First pic, immediately pre-op / post-op, 2nd pic is before today's haircut, others are after haircut in various lighting. I'd already look OK in a dark Mexican restaurant or a nightclub, lol

 

ADVICE -- if you're @3-3.5 months, get a haircut man!!

[Mikey1970]

I think you are on the cusp of the good times mate. You should start sprouting very soon. I'm super confident you will be smiling in no time :-)

[Ernie]

I think you are on the cusp of the good times mate. You should start sprouting very soon. I'm super confident you will be smiling in no time :-)

 

thanks mikey!

[Etownone]

I see a huge improvement already.

 

I just hit the 6 week mark yesterday and I'm jealous of you're pics rt now. Lol

[Ernie]

4 months. In an earlier post I mentioned that I thought my mid-scalp area was miniaturizing, but with only a quarter-inch haircut it seems like maybe I was wrong.

 

One last thing from earlier posts, my frontal forelock (native hair) is creeping back. First pic is pre-op.

 

I welcome any feedback...

[Mick50]

Looking great for 4 months ,real growth just beginning

[mav23100gunther]

It's looking real good Ernie, already an improvement from pre-op and your Rahal hairline is taking shape nicely. Looks like you are also an early grower. A lot more to come, especially more growth and then the maturing of those new hairs. Enjoy the transformation over the next few months.

[Ernie]

I'm an early grower? Well that's encouraging. Looking forward to month #5. Sick of wearing my hat all the time :-(

[SupaGroover]

OP, i got my HT done a week after you. My progress is the exact same. Had a bit of shock loss but everything is almost back to normal. New hairs everyday. Everything happened overnight for me. Had the doubts etc, but it's all good form here on in.

[Ernie]

Here's a pic at 4 months 1 day, BUT with gray Toppik in my front third. First time using it!

[Rawkerboi]

Everything seems fine but be careful with Toppik, they are bit addictive because no matter how good your hair is there is a small urge to make it look more fuller and thicker!

[Paulygon]

it seems that toppik on the crown and middle of head is fine, but the front is risky because it can be noticeable

[Ernie]

5 months will be this Sunday, but I can only post now. Pictures attached...

 

Had a shed scare just a few days ago from using Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo for men.

 

That thread is here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/184102-can-dandruff-shampoo-cause-recipient-site-shed-5-months-post-op.html

 

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I'm hoping density begins to increase, as I had 3185 grafts in what most of you are calling a "small area for that many grafts":confused: ----> hairline / frontal area actually looks less dense than in these pics

[NAVI]

nice hair ernie. One question:

 

Did you get any sides on propecia and did it save all your hair?

[Ernie]

nice hair ernie. One question:

 

Did you get any sides on propecia and did it save all your hair?

 

Hi Navi,

 

I've had no sides taking propecia. And yes it saved all of my hair. My family is NW 6, and I had "almost" a full head of hair at 40yo prior to my first HT five months ago.

 

Had I not been on propecia, there'd be no hair -- thus why bother getting an HT (just my opinion). Propecia had to be first for me...

[Ernie]

5 months will be this Sunday, but I can only post now. Pictures attached...

 

Had a shed scare just a few days ago from using Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo for men.

 

That thread is here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/184102-can-dandruff-shampoo-cause-recipient-site-shed-5-months-post-op.html

 

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I'm hoping density begins to increase, as I had 3185 grafts in what most of you are calling a "small area for that many grafts":confused: ----> hairline / frontal area actually looks less dense than in these pics

 

Any thoughts on my 5 months?

[mav23100gunther]

I think it's starting to look good. You definitely still have plenty of growth and maturing still to come, but I will betcha that you see a significant improvement at 6 months and then again at 7 months.