It went really well. I actually remember the movies that I watched this time. I flew home the next day, which flying really sucks these days. Went back to work 5-days out, and no one noticed. The redness went away pretty quickly. Just going through a little bit of the itchies right now. Looks really good. I'll try to post some pics for you this weekend. It is much easier the second time around. You know what to expect.

hey actionradar how u doing?
i saw your 3 month pics they look ok for only 3 months.
do you see any new growth yet?

hey everyone well this is my month 4 mark, i can see some signficant growth now, but what i think is kinda weird is that one side is growing much more than the other is that normal , will that even out? what do you guys think?

Hi Radar

Big difference than day 1 .. It will take 6 months or so to see a BIG difference. Personally. I see the biggest difference between months 8-10 ( in my 2 HT's).. It can be common for hair to grow in slower or of an odd texture.. Give it 12 full months before the assessment is made..

Good luck

hey thanx for your reply Mrjb, yeah i was getting kinda nervous but you must know about this since youre on your second HT, cant wait to get to the 6 month mark ,i really want to see how its gonna look, all of this is very exciting hehehe.

Hey everyone , well its month 5 finally, my hair hasnt grown like a lot as i wanted to but i gotta be patient i guess, as you can see one side is growing much more than the other side, but i was told it is normal so not worried about that anymore, i was thinking about getting a hair cut cuz it looks kinda bad as it is right now lol

hi actionradar
how u doing?
well,5 months is still to early i guess,im 4 months and still waiting to see any big difference.
i know waiting sucks.....which side is growing much more,right or left?

Hi Action,

Thanks for the update. Judging by your original pics you appear to be a little bit of a late bloomer. Following the outline of the hair placement pattern you should have plenty of sprouting/growing to do. Hang in there my friend! The next couple of months should be interesting for you.

hye maki whats up! its growing more on the right side maki

that is true hairbank im kinda late bloomer, but is that normal??

action-

Yes....it's somewhat normal as growth seems to vary a lot from person to person. Another late bloomer that comes to mind is Gorpy. Just give it another month or two and see how it goes.

ok well heres my month 6 mark and some pics, i think im really slow on growing my hair, but i have always been like that,i just hope its me that grows slow and not my graft that didnt work, so it is very frustrating to see how slow its going, gimme your thoughts on it. thanx!

Actionradar...

I would not worry about the slow growth, it varies from one person to another. The ultimate results are what counts and this will not become fully evident until 12 months or so. I am sure a surgeon of Dr.Keene's calibre did an outstanding job and it will ultimately become evident in time.

Are you using any meds, in particular minoxidil. Many surgeons advocate its use after surgery to enhance growth.

Looking forward to more updates as growth accelerates. Best of Luck!

Hey Action,

I can understand your frustration and concern about slow growth...but it definately does and CAN happen to people...so don't be discouraged yet. Give it a full year and see what happens. Unfortunately, I went to look at your blog for before photos, but when I click on your link it says no match found...so I really can't tell whether or not there has been any growth or not. Any chance of getting that fixed or posting some before photos?

Falc

Action,

Comparing to the pic you posted the very first of this thread, yes, it appears you still have some grafts that have not come in. With 1800 grafts on the amount of area you covered, I wouldn't expect real dense coverage, but you should have coverage nonetheless. I would guess you should experience a good bit of growth within the next two months, if not you may want to check with Dr. Keene and see what she thinks. Hang in there and thanks for sharing the pics.

thanks for all your comments everyone very much appreciated, i checked my hair loss weblog wich is
weblog and its working all of them, check in the journal the may 17th one so you can see a before pic, thanks guys

Hey action,

I'm at 6 months as well so I'll be keeping track of your progress.
I totally understand how bad it is to have to wait and wait. sucks huh?

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actionradar

actionradar,
You are not Norwood III, you are more like a 4 or 5, and you need at least 3000 grafts IMO to look noticably covered.

So yes, it's only 6 months and thing will get better, but 1800 have been spread over a larger area.

action,

Now that I see your blog is working...I don't know why it wasn't before...maybe the link in your first post was bad...I didn't go back to check...too lazy right now =P.

I see you've definiately had some growth from your before pics...and I agree that you will have some more growth....6 months is very early. But I also agree with hairbank and John_in_NC....1800 grafts in such a large area won't give you significant coverage. So don't expect an extremely dense head of hair after it all grows in. You will need to go back for probably another 2-3K to dense up the area nicely most likely. It all depends on what your goals are...but stay realistic. Don't expect that this surgery will give you all of your hair back.

Falc

hello action
how u doing?

well,it takes time to see final result i guess,.....if u check some other posts in this and other forums u can see lot of people notice big diference from moth 6-8.
are u going to check with dr.keene after 6 months?

Im 1 month behind you and im very hapy with result.
I was taking every day MSM,hair vitamins,biotin,nioxin follice booster and proscar.
I dont know if all this stuff help but i noticed a lot of growth after 3 months and also my existing hair improved 100%.
Nobody is saying - "dude u are balding " anymore....

good luck and i wish you many new growth in new year!

hey everyone thanx for all your comments!, i know that 1800 would not cover as dense as the rest of my head, and i knew that , but, im certain not all of my grafts are out yet because one side is just as it was before surgery and still it doesnt look as much hair as it looked right after surgery, so that why im a bit desperate, ive been taking proscar as the doctor told me and rogaine.