HAIR TRANSPLANT FORUM

hey forhair! how goes it? ;) I apologize for the long delay in getting a response up. things are going well here... very busy but hair is still growing well, long and strong... I should try to take some update picts and post... probably very similiar to previous picts but and update here and there c...

ok - just uploaded some 12 month post-op picts... 2 different styles when my hair was longer and 1 shorter style after a haircut... hair was highlighted but in my opinion looked better before cut. hair was buzzed on the sides and back with a #4.5 guard... these will probably be the last picts I post...

attached are 11 month post-op picts... most are outside picts but some are inside as well (against white)...

http://www.forhair.com/hairtransplant/a ... ser_id=134

txl83 - in this last FIT procedure Dr. Cole extracted graft from above my ears - the previous FIT did not go around the sides as far and you can see where the strip procedures were from the strip scars. I should have post-op picts for both my FIT procedures in my gallery. I probably would like the "...

txl83 - I think I recieved good results from both strip and FIT but you are correct that the FIT grafts can be cherry picked - so in theory the FIT grafts can provide a thicker appearance. I also believe FIT grafts average a higher number of hairs per graft vs strip grafts as well. I also just poste...

just got a haircut today - had my hair buzzed down with a #2.5 guard on the sides and back - it's very short on top too (scissor cut). not sure I'll buzz down this low again. under the right lighting conditions I can make out my strip scars - I can't see any evidence of any of the FIT extractions. I...

txl83 - my HT history is something like:

1st surgery - 2600g strip - 8/2000
2nd surgery - 1250g strip - 3/2002
3rd surgery - 1900g strip* - 3/2003
4th surgery - 1100g FIT - 7/2004
5th surgery - 1470g FIT - 9/2006

* I did have a 2nd small strip removed after initial strip removed

just like hair characteristics, we all have different healing characteristics as well... I don't think any Doc can promise how any surgery will turn out or predict exactly how your donor will turn out post-op... FIT is minimally evasive compared to strip though so is great for small procedures (or l...

txl83 - your definitely going about this the right way. stay on the meds and don't rush into anything... I think hair charateristics play a key role in what we each look for in recipient density. A person with thicker, more dense hair could probably achieve a similiar result with less grafts than a ...

txl83 - I was on propecia and rogaine at different times when I was in my twenties but never did stay on them for long - big mistake. I'll be 37 in a couple months. Before any HTs I originally was classfied as a NW3 vertex (around 29) but after my first HT (1 month before 30) I lost hairs that were ...

txl83 - many thanks for the kind words. I don't think my results are rare - just a lot of grafts and of course Dr. Cole's skill and artistry. In regards to my characteristics, I think my hair might have been a little on the thin side or at most average thickness (thus a higher number of grafts) and ...

thanks for the prompt response jessica!

I'm coming up on 10 months post-op and can't remember exactly how long to wait to be in the safe-range... many thanks in advance.

body2hair - sure - it's pretty normal vs stressing about not having hair anymore - don't wear hats like before - don't hide from the camera like before - confidence is pretty normal vs laking and depressed about not having hair... etc... just uploaded some 9 months postop updates to my gallery. hair...

FIT Club - I apologize for taking your words out of context. I guess sometimes I forget others may not know how well known Dr. Cole is for his super-natural soft hairlines. I think you can look at any pictures in the gallery to see this. I wish more patients would document their stories online. I'm ...

FIT Club - of course Dr. Cole has lots of great patients in the gallery. he's one of the best surgeon's in the world and has been successful in the HT business for a very long time - probably 20 years at least. this was my 5th procedure with Dr. Cole over 7 years. I'm not sure what you're getting at...

body2hair - thanks for the kind words... you can actually check out my FIT gallery at: http://www.forhair.com/hairtransplant/album_personal.php?user_id=134 there are actually over 40 pages of picts (over 600 photos as of today - not done documenting yet - only 8 months postop now) from the past 2 FI...

just posted some 8 month update picts:

http://www.forhair.com/hairtransplant/a ... ser_id=134

below are a few...

Jeeper11 - congrats man. looking great for only 6 months... next 6+ months should be even more exciting... it's amazing what a little framing of hair can do for the face... i bet you look and feel younger

I continued on finasteride/propecia and my daughter was fine. baby #2 is due in another 2 months or so and everything appears fine as well. I believe I was also told what Michelle has stated by multiple doctors...