Regular Member baxter Posted May 13, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted May 13, 2009 I am 6 months out from my second surgery with Dr. Paul Shapiro. You can link to my photo album for my first surgery at:http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/showthread.php?t=154042 The goal of my second surgery was to bring down the temporal angles just a bit, to cover the crown and to get more density in the area of the top of my crown/ the back 2/3 of my scalp. In my second session Dr. Paul got 2761 FU's., 5820 hairs, He could not get as much as my first session because my scalp did tighten up a bit. I did not do any stretching exercise to loosen my scalp but now I wish I had done them. I am very happy with my results. As you can see the density in the top of my crown looks great and my crown is filling in. It is only 6 months and I expect to see more crown growth. Also, Dr. Paul told me that in his experience crown results take longer then 12 months, more like 14 to 16 months. My total hair count for the two surgeries is: 6076 Grafts (5,672 FU/403 DFU) ??“ 9,063 Hairs 2761 FU's ??“ 5,820 Hiars Total Grafts, 6,076 Total Hairs, 14,883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Baxter, I remember meeting you at last year's ISHRS conference in Montreal. I hope you had a good time there and didn't mind too horribly much that dozens of attendees were combing their way through your hair :-). The frontal 2/3rds of your scalp looked great after your first surgery. This second procedure will certainly help create a more natural look in the back and eliminate the bald spot. Things are looking great for you so far. Keep us posted! All the Best, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kaounis Posted May 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 13, 2009 Looks really good baxter, but you have a ways to go, 6 months, (as you already know), is just the begining.....Happy growing buddy... Just a thought from the peanut gallery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member M&M Posted May 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 13, 2009 Baxter, That's a great transformation you've had so far. Despite being only 6-months into your 2nd surgery addressing your crown, it really does bring everything together. It's amazing how even the growth that has come through so far has really made a dramatic appearance change. From everything I've seen on HT growth in crowns, it does seem to take longer - closer to 18 months for final results vs. around 12 for hairlines, etc. I'm not sure why, but it just seems to be this way with crowns. I should also say thanks for the great comparison photos at multiple angles. You've raised the bar for all of us in posting our own photos! M&M ___________________________ 1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006 1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009 M&M Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AJKV Posted May 30, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hi baxter, did Dr. Paul work the hairline once or in both surgeries? It's looks absolutely natural, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pushing 40 Posted May 30, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 30, 2009 The naturalness of it is incredible, but the difference in "apparent age" is what is astounding to me. I just can't believe how having that hair framing the face makes such a dramatic difference. To me, you look dramatically younger and healthier now. Not saying you weren't healthy before, but you just look "fresher"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member baxter Posted June 2, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thanks for all the positive comments. A lot of my friends are saying I look younger. Dr. Paul did my hairline during the first surgery. For the second surgery he did bring out my temporal corners in both sides a bit to help frame my face a bit more. But he did not do any other hairline work in the second surgery. He did add some density behind the hair line and in the central core area, but focused more on the back of the scalp and crown area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnS Posted June 25, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 25, 2009 Very natural and age appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member new2thissite Posted June 25, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 25, 2009 Looks real good, baxter. My Hair Loss Weblog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bernstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted June 25, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 25, 2009 I love it. Great results and you are only 6 months out. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnS Posted June 27, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nice solid work, thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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