Just had an 1800 graft FUE procedure. Does my post-op hairline and results look ok?

[Georgek7]

Hi all!

I just discovered this forum the night before my surgery. I wish I had discovered it sooner because the community and info on here are great. I didn't have a bad experience at my clinic here in San Diego (will post a review/experience later), but I'm paranoid that maybe my hairline is too "perfect"? I just want to make sure the hairline looks ok. I saw the term "micro-irregularities" often on here and I'm not sure if I have that. My surgeon claimed to be in business for 6 years, but his yelp/google reviews go back to 2019 and he doesn't seem to emphasize that he's a "hairline artist" like I see some surgeons say. I chose him cause he had some of the best Google/Yelp reviews in San Diego and I liked him during the consultation. But I could have been more patient and got more consultations. The nurses that harvested and implanted my hair both had over 15+ years of experience and work with a few surgeons, one of those surgeons being an IAHRS member. They used a NeoGraft for harvesting. I just wanted my corners filled in initially and I thought this would be like a 1000 graft job, but he talked me into going into my middle area more because he said it was thinning.

 

How does it look? Thanks so much in advance.

Before surgery:

Post surgery:

 

Additional photos:

Sorry this ones kind of gross, it's the only photo I got of the donor site and the nurse had already started put the antibiotic lotion on:

Edited September 3, 2022 by Georgek7

[John1991]

Doesn't look bad.  Looks like a decent number of grafts for the area and the design looks fine to me.

Edited September 3, 2022 by John1991

[BaldReaper]

For what I can see the hairline looks fine, however I would like you to upload a picture of your donor 1 week after the procedure because what I see is a bit worrisome.

[Georgek7]

1 minute ago, BaldV said:

For what I can see the hairline looks fine, however I would like you to upload a picture of your donor 1 week after the procedure because what I see is a bit worrisome.

Sure, no problem. What specifically looks concerning? The lotion stuff is like a neosporin antibiotic. I took the picture right after they were done harvesting.

[Georgek7]

27 minutes ago, BaldV said:

For what I can see the hairline looks fine, however I would like you to upload a picture of your donor 1 week after the procedure because what I see is a bit worrisome.

 

I just took the pressure bandage off to apply a new one and this is what it looks like:

[Gatsby]

No the hairline to me looks like the grafts were placed in a natural manner. Don’t stress. 

[Georgek7]

Just now, Gatsby said:

No the hairline to me looks like the grafts were placed in a natural manner. Don’t stress. 

Thanks so much. These comments make me feel a lot better.

[A Fue Good Men]

Which clinic?

[Georgek7]

6 minutes ago, 5BetaReductase said:

Which clinic?

Concord Hair Restoration / Dr. Mousavi

[BDK081522]

Neograft is a marketing tool and used by inexperienced surgeons looking to make extra income by offering hair restoration services. No elite surgeon uses it. That being said your post op photos don't look unnatural. The implanted grafts don't look like they were trimmed very much but this may be due to the limitations of the neograft system. 

[Georgek7]

On 9/3/2022 at 2:07 PM, BaldV said:

For what I can see the hairline looks fine, however I would like you to upload a picture of your donor 1 week after the procedure because what I see is a bit worrisome.

 

Here are some pics of the donor area on days 7 and 8 per request @BaldV 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Georgek7

[BaldReaper]

19 minutes ago, Georgek7 said:

 

Here are some pics of the donor area on days 7 and 8 per request @BaldV 

 

 

 

 

 

looks fine

[Navthedon]

Don't even consider the donor area until (at least) 4 months

 

[HappyMan2021]

curious why the procedure was a no shave FUE?

I always cringe a bit whenever anyone get a no-shave procedure done. It makes the surgeon's work harder, and it does nothing to hide the fact you've had surgery. 

Edited September 9, 2022 by HappyMan2021

[Georgek7]

37 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

curious why the procedure was a no shave FUE?

I always cringe a bit whenever anyone get a no-shave procedure done. It makes the surgeon's work harder, and it does nothing to hide the fact you've had surgery. 

Frankly I was just scared to shave my head, and thought it would turn the recovery period from a 1-2 week thing, into a 4-5 month thing because all of a sudden I have a shaved head and have to explain why to everyone around me during that time. My dad had an FUE and didn't shave his head - he looked weird for the first few weeks cause of the scabbing, but after that I couldn't really tell. If my hair looks really odd in a couple months perhaps I'll buzz it anyway, so I'd kind of rather wait and assess the situation then rather than shave it pre-emptively. The nurses that did my transplant said the non-shave wouldn't really affect the quality of the procedure much, but will take a little longer as you mentioned.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Georgek7

[Mike10]

43 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

curious why the procedure was a no shave FUE?

I always cringe a bit whenever anyone get a no-shave procedure done. It makes the surgeon's work harder, and it does nothing to hide the fact you've had surgery. 

It is not even a true no shave cause the donor is shaving. It is a partil shaven.-Anyway I think that thinking is outdated. There are good surgeons who do the partial shave all the time and have perfected their craft. one would be stupid to not go for it

[Georgek7]

1 minute ago, Mike10 said:

It is not even a true no shave cause the donor is shaving. It is a partil shaven.-Anyway I think that thinking is outdated. There are good surgeons who do the partial shave all the time and have perfected their craft. one would be stupid to not go for it

Yes and I wear my sides short anyway so today I actually trimmed my sides (avoiding the transplanted areas) to even out the shaved donor area and I pretty much look normal again aside from the scabs on my hairline 

[HappyMan2021]

2 minutes ago, Mike10 said:

Anyway I think that thinking is outdated. There are good surgeons who do the partial shave all the time and have perfected their craft. one would be stupid to not go for it

objectively, a no shave is harder for surgeons. Even if you are seeing an elite surgeon who has no issue with a no shave, why would you want to make it harder for the surgeon if you didn't have to?

 

1 minute ago, Georgek7 said:

I pretty much look normal again aside from the scabs on my hairline

i'd say having scabs on the hairline is pretty conspicuous. 

[Georgek7]

1 minute ago, HappyMan2021 said:

i'd say having scabs on the hairline is pretty conspicuous. 

Absolutely, lol. I should have said "more" normal now that I don't have solely the back side of my head shaven. 

[Mike10]

39 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

objectively, a no shave is harder for surgeons. Even if you are seeing an elite surgeon who has no issue with a no shave, why would you want to make it harder for the surgeon if you didn't have to?

 

i'd say having scabs on the hairline is pretty conspicuous. 

beacause you do not want to look like a fXXing freak and admit to your surrounding that you have a HT. If it is a good surgeon and he is used to work in the unshaven environment, then it is not hard. 

[Dillpickle123]

 he didn’t wanna shave his head his baldness wasn’t too bad to begin with he can easily hide with a fringe