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Zoomed in on my grafts and I'm grossed out


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I thought it would be cool to see my grafts under magnification. And I'm properly grossed out. Ugh. Not sure of the magnification, the microscope goes up to 1000X but the software doesn't give me details.

Here are two of my recipient area. You can see some scabs still in tact (today is Day 8 of my procedure). 

 

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And here are a few of my donor area. I'm pretty impressed with the healing at this point. It's still sore to the touch, but clearly it's healing very quickly.

 

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Some things are best left unseen I think. Thank god I didn't see a strip harvesting until years after I'd been through it... 

 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now.

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I'd love to see these shots again in a few more months post-op when you are all healed up. 

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

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I'll add this to my HT thread. But if you're curious, here's the camera I used.

Jiusion 40 to 1000x Magnification Endoscope, 8 LED USB 2.0 Digital Microscope, Mini Camera with OTG Adapter and Metal Stand, Compatible with Mac Window 7 8 10 Android Linux

Learn more: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06WD843ZM/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_HYOSFbGDS87R3

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it would be an interesting case study to see if you can accurately define the length of time for a follicle in each phase.

example:

Magnify on the same follicle each day. When you notice it shed, count the days until you see a hair sprout. See the same hair get thicker and mature.

Do this for a handful of follicles and average the growth time.

 

Time consuming but would be really cool lol

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