Looks great Mike. It looks to be healing up very well. Thanks for sharing the update.

Mike,

You are going to be a hairy beast when all is said and done!

Falc

Thanks Falc I think you are right! I am shedding all of my new grafts now they are coming out like crazy so I guess the hard part is yet to come.....waiting!

I want to hear how all of the veterans think it is going to turn out!

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Originally posted by Mikeb921:
I want to hear how all of the veterans think it is going to turn out!

I think a little something like this if not better...

Wow - I can't wait wait to see how this ends up looking once it is fully grown out! It looks like impeccable work (as always).

Happy growing!!

that is one aggressive ht...it's gonna look great man, congrats!

Hahaha Joe.

You have proven once and for all that you have way too much free time .

Funny stuff!

Falc

Okay here is the update at 29 days dont be bashfull tell me what you think!

Come on guys I want to hear what you think!

Hi Mike,

You look just like I would expect. Most of the transplanted hair has shed and your native hair in the front looks a little weak and unkempt. This is very typical at this early stage.

The wait is the hardest part, but you are on the road to a nice head of hair!

Keep us posted.

Falc

Okay everyone here is my two month update I hope the pictures are clear enough to see. I hope anyone considering a hair transplant really thinks about going to see Dr Hasson and his staff they are a great team of people to work with!

Mike-

Your hair grows fast!

You are destined for one thick mane.

Mike,

Your shave down is growing back rather well but that was to be expected. You are basically back to square one. I'm really looking forward to your results and wish you the best. Thanks again for sharing.

he had alot of hair in the mid front area and I think he only needed to fillin the temples why did the doctor shave his head and implant in the middle, from looking at him and the calculation thing you have on this site it seems to me 5000 grafts is way toomuch for that little area. did he cut the grafts into ones to get more hair? how do you convince a guy with so much hair in the middle to implant in that area when he obviously doesn't need it.

Chilly,

I'm going a little bit from memory, so Jotronic, feel free to correct if I say something wrong.

This patient had some diffuse thinning in his forelock but it was still pretty strong and you'll see that the dense planting of his recipient area was his temples where no hair existed. His hair loss was also stabilized, making him a good candidate for 'true density' vs. 'illusion of density'.

M&M you are right! There was diffuse thinning in my forelock so Dr Hasson added grafts for density but unfortunatley I might loose my native hair in that area one day so adding some now may cut down on the amount of times I have to have this done in my lifetime. Anything to add Joe?

Mike,
At the dreaded two month stage, the adrenaline is long gone and there isn't much to show for your efforts...a tough time, searching for scraps in the mirror, etc. At four months, things really begin happening and beyond 5 months, it's all gravy. So, by my estimation, you're almost half way there. Way to go.

Concerning the diffuse thinning in your forelock, I had a friend years ago that had a tuft of hair (like an island) in the center of his forehead..thick and lustrous. He had some plug work done in the late 1970s with very little attention paid to the tuft. I remember him saying, " if I ever loose this, I'm going to be in deep sh-t". Well needless to say, his worst nightmare came true. Anyway, point being, the decision to plant was a good one.
UNC

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I have spoken w/Jotronic regarding permanent shock loss as a result of transplanting within native hair, and they feel it is pretty much a non-issue. This is why they shave down your recipient area.

I agree. I have been advocating this very point on several threads You will have shock loss, but you will not see it becasue the hairs are shaved down.


The thread below summarizes the understand shock loss issue: definitions to understand.


http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/346...931059973#9931059973

Suprisingly enough I had very little shock loss, there is some I would say about 10-15%. The only reason I had so little is due to Dr Hasson's skill obviously and the fact that they shaved the area prior to making the lateral slits. So there was no transection of the native follicles! Pretty impressive!