Baz Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Well I finally made the decision to do something about being bald. On December 11th I went to Dr Limmer and his team in San Antonio for a HT. The procedure involved 1700 grafts. It was pretty painless. Some discomfort when getting the injections but other than that, it went great. It is now 18 days after the procedure. The transplanted hairs are disappearing fast Can't wait for the regrowth! I will probably need additional procedures but for the time being, Dr Limmer recommended propecia and rogaine since I had great success with these products when used in the past. A year from now, I will see what the results are like and make my decision. Here's the link to my blog. http://www.hairtransplantnetwo...-page.asp?WebID=1000 Happy New Year everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member FLORIDA ENGINEER Posted December 29, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted December 29, 2008 Congrats...I did the same on 12/19/2008. I am waiting for my scabs and hair to fall. I am looking forward to return to work on January 5th with my head back the way was before. Good luck My Hair Loss Weblog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Baz, Congratulations on your recent surgery with Dr. Limmer. 1700 grafts should be a nice start. But given the area of baldness covered is quite large, you will most likely find yourself wanting more density. It sounds like that is already part of your plan. Is there any particular reason why you and your physician chose to do a smaller session? Financial, inadequate donor supply, etc.? I expect by the summer time you should have some nice growth. In the meantime, focus on healing and try not to look in the mirror too much waiting for growth :-). Best wishes and Happy New year, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hi Bill, Happy New year to you and thanks for the comments. I went with Dr Limmer's recommendation on the number of grafts. Because of the success I had in the past with Rogaine, he wants me to try medication to see what will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Baz, By the looks of it, your crown and forelock areas are pretty bald. In my opinion, it's wishful thinking to hope that Rogaine will do anything extensive in areas of almost complete baldness. Typically non-surgical solutions work a lot better in areas of thinning hair. In my opinion, unless there were limitations on donor characteristics (density or laxity) or financial constraints, it may have been more beneficial to go for a larger session initially since a very large area was covered. The good news is, if Roganie doesn't do what you hope for, you can always go back for a second and third session as necessary. I hope you don't find my post discouraging. But I am trying to help you develop and keep realistic expectations as to what can be achieved with a small number of grafts and non-surgical solutions in almost completely bald areas. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted December 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm a little surprised at the low number of grafts too for that large a bald area. it looks as if the scar does not extend all the way around on the right side as it does on the left so i'm guessing limmer could have extracted far more grafts. the work does look clean though and you can always go back for more so no worries. good growing to you! I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted January 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2009 Looks ok to me .. I had low graft prcedures as well for financial and cosmetic reasons as well.. Turned out fantastic but of course in a perfect world 1 or 2 procedures would have been better regarding time and waiting!! JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Just added some pictures in normal lighting without the flash. I am definitely seeing growth on the crown. There is also alot of fuzz hair that cannot be seen in the picture. Hopefully this will strengthen and darken. http://www.hairtransplantnetwo...-page.asp?WebID=1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brad Limmer, MD Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hey guys, I meant to comment sooner, but I am still getting caught up after the holidays. Baz had consulted with my father (BL Limmer, MD) regarding all of his options. He had reported having a very good response to Propecia and Rogaine in the past and was willing to restart. It might be hard to see, but he has a significant density of vellous and miniaturized hairs on his crown and tapering into his mid scalp that could respond to treatment. As is known these types of miniaturized hairs often can be lost forever as a result of the inflammation caused by making thousands of minute recipient sites. Being that he has a history of positive response to medical therapy, why not at least give them the opportunity to respond. While grafting might ultimately have to be done, it could also be totally unnecessary pending his response to medications. Either way, Baz needs to be on medical therapy as a preventative measure. Since it is going to be a part of his daily regiment, I feel it is in his interest to see what will regrow and not do surgery just because we can. It's still an option later. If you traumatize the area covered in miniaturized hairs prior to allowing time for medication induced regrowth, you may never see the full potential the medication could have provided. I know it can be frustrating to wait and see what type of response medications can achieve. But you need to think long term and have patience, if you want to have the overall best/most full restoration medications and surgery can provide. Brad Limmer, MD/jac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Jessica, Thanks for your insight. I agree that it's usually good to give medication a chance to work first. It's quite possible that the above photos aren't telling the whole story as I agree that miniaturized hair may strengthen and increase the appearance of density with medical treatment. I'll be interested to follow this patient's hair restoration non-surgical and surgical process. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Just posted the latest pictures on the blog. It is now 15 weeks post surgery. The new hairs are sprouting up and darkening. Lots of people starting to comment on my new look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Forgot to add the link. http://www.hairtransplantnetwo...pyID=3256&WebID=1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted April 6, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted April 6, 2009 Great coverage for only 1700 grafts!!!! My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Baz, I took the liberty of adding a link to your weblog in your forum signature and under your title. Things are coming along nicely so far. Growth is around the corner :-) Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 Latest pictures from May 9th added to my blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Cant decide Posted May 9, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 9, 2009 Nice progress. Can you add pics of the scar with your hair cut with a #2 blade? My Hairloss Web Site - Procedure #1: 5229 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Oct, 2010 Procedure #2: 2642 Grafts with Dr. Rahal Aug, 2013 7871 Grafts http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Sorry for the delay responding. I have added 6 month post surfgery pictures to my blog including pictures of the donor area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hairy Godmother Posted January 18, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2010 Check out Baz! Baz is looking great! Thank you for posting the post op photos! Jessica Jessica HT Coordinator Limmer HTC Dr. Brad Limmer is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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