I was Cooleyfied on 8/30/06 with 3507 grafts
and am very pleased with his skill and staff. I was in the chair from
7am to 11pm where Dr. Cooley drove me to my hotel himself when it was
all done. I will gladly see him again for all of my dermatology needs
in the future and am very excited to see the results in the next few
months. Donor Density: 80-100/Fu/cm2
Donor Laxity: good
Donor Length: 32 cm
Donor Width: 1.5-1.2 cm
Background:
30 years old
Diffuse stage 2 to 3
Thinning since 21
Placement of grafts was considered for future loss
No work to crown
Researching HT's for the last 5 years
Consulted with many other Dr's and chose Dr. Cooley
Regimine:
5% Minox 2x daily - May/06
1mg Finepecia 1x daily - Dec/05
MSM 1000mg 3x daily - Aug/06
MultiVitamin 1x daily - Long time
Nizoral 1% alternated
DSM Zinc Shampoo alternated
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Thickening Shampoo alternated
Other:
Sutures instead of staples
Swelling in forehead on 3rd day which went away with ice packs
Taking Ambien at night to help sleep
Sutures itch like crazy
No pain unless pressure is applied to sutures
Started Rogaine again ~60 hours post-op
Started thinning at 19 and although everyone says I look good with a shaved head, I'm sick of the look and need a little variety. So.. after 5 years of HT reasearch, I finally decided to get the job done. So far, so good.
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