Hello all,

Just wanted to give share some of my pics of my 1st HT performed by Dr Jones in Tornoto Tuesday.

I gained a great deal from viewing many of your photos and feel that I should pay the favor forward to other 1st timers or future repeaters.

I am NW 5 and 33 yoa and chose a strip to get maximum coverage and density for my first HT. Dr Jones was able to harvest more than the minimum 2,500 we initially expected from earlier video consults due to good scalp and density.

The process was exactly as he described and I even got called into work today for a few hours sporting a baseball cap and gotee. No swelling yet, just a bit tight in the corners and scabby all over.

HT_After_top.jpg (154 KB, 3032 downloads) Immediately after HT - 3,313 FU

Looking good. Im thinking of getting a HT too and was wondering from the ages of 27 to 33 would did you experience further progression? as you may of guess im 27 and similar to your picture (crown)

Did you take any propecia?

thanks

I think my hairline receeded in the temples very early, probably by 24, and then I began to thin on the top and was able to notice the thinned crown by age 28.

If I would have taken propecia starting at 25 I would have probably only needed to rebuild the hairline needing only 1,800 grafts.

I've been on 1/4 Proscar for exactly 12 months and am 9 weeks post HT.

Son of a Plug,
The above pic of your HT is excellant. Any new pics so we can see your progress?

John H,

Thanks for the kind words.
At 10 weeks I have fully recovered from the buzz cut and have prouted several "new" hairs and some surviving grafts are growing strong and thick (thick only because they didn't shed yet).
My alleys are what I base my progress on since the temples are the only areas where I was slick bald.
I am tapering off the 5% Minoxidil to every other day since it is making my face red but I think it really kick started my growth.
I have some shock in the forelock near the left temple region and some donor shock too.
I am waiting until week 12 to take another set of photos, but here is one from week 8.
I'll post more at week 12.

8_weeks_hairline.jpg (70 KB, 2316 downloads)

Son of a plug, are you the same guy who posts on hairlosshelp as "Vantri" ?


Did Doctor Jones offer FUE or Strip a choice, or did you just go based on his recommendations?

Looks good !
Welcome to the waiting game.

You will see small black dots in the near future, the start of a new look.

is marked by my 4th ingrown hair. It's a little strange how all four have been in the left temple. They appear as little white head pimples. I have been putting neosporin on them and trying not to touch them since I'm afraid popping them will scar my hairline.

What does everyone else use to treat ingrowns?

You're probably doing the right thing by putting medicine on them. I'm not that patient. I sterilize a pin and gently poke the bump. Then squeeze the you know what (pus) out of it. It is usually gone a day or two later.

It's really looking good! You've got to be happy with the results so far. At this point it looks very natural which is what we all want right? It looks like Dr. Jones does very good work.

John H,

The recent picture shows more recipient site healing than any growth.
That is all my existing hair grown back after the buzz cut.

Check back next wednesday for my 3 month picture. There should be some sprouts large enough to see in a photo.

There are some sprouts in this last photo however they are too small to be evident in a photo.

That explains why it looks so natural! Looking again at the pic I see some slight redness. I'm noticing that a lot of people either shave their head or get a buzz cut before the procedure. Is this something that the doctor requests or is it simply by choice? It does make for better pictures but doesn't it also make it obvious that HT work has been done?

s.o.a.p

I sure bet you'll see some nice hair by the holiday season.

Good luck to ya !!

NW

To the contrary,

I believe it makes the Dr's job easier implanting among existing hair, allows the Dr to mimic the natural angle of existing hair, and I found that once the scabs are gone people tend to only notice you've cut your hair drastically.
If you maintain the buzzed look for 3 or 4 months following the HT the new hairs will appear much less noticable for NW 5 or greater patients.

I thought I'd post a couple pics of my temples at the 5 month mark for anyone curious for an update.

These are close-ups

Month_5_Right_Close.jpg (43 KB, 1211 downloads) Right temple

5 months Left Temple

Month_5_Left_Close.jpg (45 KB, 1153 downloads) Left Temple

Here is a real "before" shot.
I think it's better to show "before" pics BEFORE the buzz cut

P5060153.jpg (30 KB, 1182 downloads) Before shot

These after shots are also at 5 months.
I tried to get same the pose in better lighting.

Month_5_Top.jpg (34 KB, 1139 downloads) After 5 months

Another shot of the front/top to compare to the before pic

Month_5_Front.jpg (25 KB, 1147 downloads) Front 5 months

SOAP,

Congrats! Looks nice and at five months you are only half way there!

Mr. T