oh my god, that looks so good, you will be so happy when your hair grows in. You will get comments like that is too agressive but i love the hairline. I think it is about the same as the lines i drew on my forehead in my pics, but i only want to lower it half a cm so 2000 will do it.
Did you have any side-effects like shock or scar-issues?
Happy healing

Belgiumdude:
No, so far I haven't observed any shockloss after this year's strip procedure (I haven't had any after last year's FUE either). So far no scar issues, although it's too early to tell of course, but I can tell you this: I had at least 50 staples in my head, and nobody noticed for 2 weeks - even though they are metallic and shiny. I don't think anyone will notice a thin line, so I'm totally not concerned about it.
Again, my thinking about me going for a big (for NW2/3, at least) strip was the fact that I wanted no regrets after surgery, especially since this is strip, not FUE, and you are paying with 1 scar. I asked the doctor to go as aggressive as possible, and I also pointed out, that I want nicely closed temples. I'm sure a lot of ppl think this is too aggressive, but this is what I wanted, and paid for, and this is what I got. In my opinion it's not worth going through the whole ordeal, if the final result is not much different than original. I would also like to point out, that I would have probably not done this if I were headed for NW5 and higher, but as I stated on numerous occasssions, that will most likely not be the case, and I wasn't going to let a crappy hairline control my life just because there is some small chance that I will end up high on NW scale. If that were the case, I wouldn't get in my car every morning, because there is always a chance that I will die in a car accident. My ancestors maintained their hair without taking any meds, so I'm sure I have pretty good chances with Propecia.

Micro:

Congrats on taking another plunge!

You gotta get what you want. What you feel you can live with.

That is some super aggressive work. You know, I know it'll look great.

I know that adding another 1800 or so to "lower and close" my front would improve my appearance with my current facial features. I have no doubt on that.

But still, I'm a NW5 waiting to happen. I'm staying with NW2 with good top density. Gotta save some troopies just in case some more weirdness happens with my baldness pattern.

I respect the guts! I know you made the right decision for you.

My second HT is almost 4 months post op and everything is going great! I'm relieved to be "done", and having a blast.

Take care, thought I'd say "hi", best of luck, and happy regrowth!

Hi Guys...

What condition is your scalp in 4-5 days after op?? is there anything to reduce swelling (just anti-inflammotorys?) Can you wear a hat etc??


cheers

UKGEEZER,
sorry, man, there is not much to reduce swelling. i took the pills, but i still got swelling. everyone is different, but most people i would guess, have swelling.

also, at the 4-6 day mark, i had some discoloration around the bags under my eyes. it was like a slight greenish/blueish color. then it turned kinda yellow. it went away after a while.

thx vocor
I checked out your recent pics - I'm sure you're happy with the results. Being done and happy must sure feel great.

UKGeezer - after 5 days the major swelling was gone. The doc gave me some pills for swelling, but I can't say they helped much. You can wear a hat the day after surgery (as long as it makes no contact with your receipient area).