Hi,

I am posting pics for a forum member who goes by tos7581. He had surgery this past Monday with Dr. Ron Shapiro. He will be available to answer questions about his experience and post progress pictures -

Surgery Date: 6/29/09

Graft and Hair Count:

1’s- 1065 .. 1065
2’s- 2443 .. 4886
3’s- 750 ... 2250
4’s- 130 .... 520
DFU’s- 202.. 1010
Total grafts- 4590
Total FU- 4792 ... Total Hairs - 9731

This has the makings of being an incredible result.
The fact that they kept the 4s intact and used DFUs in the mid scalp region should lead to a phenomenal result.
You almost got full scalp coverage also.
I know you must be happy Tos.
If you start taking propecia you might even get that crown to grow back to an acceptable look and not have to do any more surgeries
If you think about it its actually over a 5000 graft case the way some clinics count and plant their grafts

I completely agree PGP. The fine hair on the top of his head should act as some nice filler as well. I will be shocked if this result doesn't end up jaw dropping.

"This has the makings of being an incredible result"

I couldn't agree more with PGP.

I look forward to seeing how this patient's results turn out. I hope you'll keep us posted Janna.

All the Best,

Bill (Falc)

Looks really good and clean, the next 12 months will be quite exciting!!!Good luck and grow well my friend!!

Just a thought from the peanut gallery..

Having an issue with my laptop hi hope this coere so mes thru ok, all is going well! Dr. S and team were great! I will do my best to keep everyone posted and update pic etc.. Typing above is crazy laptop is being funny, thanks everyone for your support and i will be doing a full write up as soon as i feel a little better kinda worn down! LOL Jana you guys were amazing all of you! Don't ever let anyone tell you guys different! Boy do those day after pics look rough! You can tell it was a long day the day before..

As expected, looks incredible! You must keep us posted!

This guy looks like the twin of a very renowned danish stand up comedian!

I wish him the best of luck, plenty of growth, which he will have with that amount of grafts.

wow....huge treatment...this guy will be stoked, hairline design looks right on the mark

So far so good! First few days were uncomfortable but it has slowly gotten better.. Feel very lucky in regards to the Swelling, knock on wood on day 4, Love the result just hte the fact that it is the 4th and i'm kinda stuck LOL! But i will continue to relax and i actually have stayed pretty active as in walking and stuff which has kept my mind off the pain.. im still very careful but it's just about 5 days and it is starting to feel better! don't really need the pain meds right now (just at night) and just about 3/4 away thru the graphcyte they gave me to use.. And i am on Proscar (just started a month or so ago) so hopefully that will help the crown! If this can be one and done great! It's going to be a journey for the next year and we shall see from there, maybe some crown work, maybe some FUE to touch up and add some more density. Please everyone keep in touch it, this place has really helped me! Now it's time to help others also! Thanks everyone

Hi Tos,

Great to hear you're recovering well. Just when you think the pain has subsided and you're back to normal, your donor scar will start itching and feeling tight. You'll feel a lot better once the sutures are out. It's your body's way of telling you to take the stitches out.

You can also stop using the Graftcyte spray as we'd like the little scabs to dry up and flake off. We're all looking forward to seeing your updates.

ps: I will be emailing your pics today since we have our emails working again.

Happy 4th. Hope you find something fun but relaxing to do.

Congrats Tos!!!! WOW!!!!! What a great looking post-op pic!!!! Your going to be one happy camper in the coming months my friend.

On a side note: I am happy to report Tos did NOT show up naked

Seriously tho' happy healing and growing my friend--I look forward to meeting up with you sometime in the future.

Take Care,
Jason

tos that looks awesome you have given me alot of confidence about going thru with smg, my surgery is on aug 10 and seeing what smg has done with you gives me lot of peace of mind good job dr.ron and janna only hope and pray my results turn out good also.

Hi everyone, feeling good actually got to take a nice shower today and gently massage the area with my finger tips and quite a few of the little (all scabs are very small)scabs came off nice and easy! No hairs came out which is great LOL. Off all the meds, take a few advil here and there which helps the donor area. But overall pretty good a little tight in the donor area and it gets a little uncomfortable sometimes but it is tolerable without meds, just keeping my mind busy and it keeps it off of donor. Quick question, is it an issue since i am off all the meds if i have 2-3 beers today, it is the 4th!

Tos, I don't think have a beer or two will kill you..... just be careful...alcohol and transplants generally end up with head bumps and falling down!

Also, watch your friends who are taking up your slack!

Happy 4th,
Jason

Excellent work as usual. I am sure this patient is very happy he made the decision.

The work looks tremendous; definitely agree that this should yield a fabulous result.

The strip excision itself looks super good and "mild", but it looks fairly long to me. Strips generally surprise me in their length when I see buzzed down pics, so it could just be perspective thing, but did Dr. Shapiro go longer or anything on this case as a result of Tos' laxity and/or graft requirements?

Hi everyone,

Sutures are being removed today! Other than that all is going well, little dry scalp and tiny scabs are all coming off. I will start to post pics and updates shortly..

All is going well at the 1 month mark, shedding etc.. no major issues at all as far as ithcing dry scalp or pimples etc.. i keep my hair pretty short right now so no one has really noticed lately at all they can kinda see the scar but really don't comment on it! 6-18 month mark here we come! Hey i have been only using Rogaine 1 time a day is there an issue with that? if so i will bump it up!

Hi everyone been gone for awhile, had quite a bit going on, all is well at the 3 month mark, just taking proscar and using rogaine foam and relaxin! I actually can say i have not stressed one bit in regards to my transplant it's not a sprint it's a marathon! that being said i will start posting pics at the 4 month mark and every month after! I have been keeping my hair pretty short and it is almost impossible to bee my scar with a number 2 cut.. i am going to just let it grow at the 4 month mark and go from there! any questions feel free to reach out to me! thanks