JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

9 Months 9 months is supposed to be the month where the most significant growth has been achieved.  If that is the case I am tremendously happy with the near final results. The most important thing is that I no longer look balding. I can brush back my hair and reveal a great hairline with confidence. The transplanted areas are not as dense as the native areas but they are better than some surgeons led me to believe they would be. A few lessons I have learned which I would like to share: - Don't freak out about post-op care too much. I worried about everything. If I went out in the sun for 15 minutes without a hat several weeks after the transplant I thought I lost grafts. If I used a hot hair dryer a few weeks later I thought I lost grafts. I freaked out about pimples. The list goes on. Listen to your doctor's instructions but beyond that don't obsess too much. - Get this procedure done early if you are a younger guy like me but also combine it with preventative measures. Hair loss is a life long battle but with finasteride, minoxidil and nizoral shampoo I feel I will maintain the rest of my native hair for a long time. Now with the trainsplant I feel I will be looking good for the rest of my youth. - Dr. Path is incredible. His staff is quick to answer questions and are very comforting. Also the procedure was a lot cheaper with him than it would have been almost anywhere else. Last but not least, the results are fantastic. Sorry for the low quality photos.  I will get some better ones for my next post.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

6 Months Finally reached the 6 month milestone.  I am extremely happy with the way things have progressed.  Only a few months ago people were commenting that I was balding and had a receding hairline.  Now I am getting compliments on my full head of hair.   The thickness is not all the way there.  It does blend into native hair very well but if you hold back my native hair you can see the transplanted hair is a lot thinner.  I hope the thickness increases a lot over the next 6 months.  Even if the thickness only increases a little, I will still consider my HT one of the best decisions of my life.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

4 Months Slight improvement from month 3 to 4.  Still looks thin but I know its early.  I can't wait for month 6-7 when I can start styling my hair however I want.  Trying my best not to be impatient.  Atleast the redness is all gone.  

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

3 months It begins!  About 2 weeks ago I noticed the first signs of growth.  It is not much yet but where there used to be bald patches of white scalp there is now dark hair.  I can't wait to see it thicken more.  The pimples have finally calmed down.  I popped them like Dr. Path said I should.  Hopefully they didnt cause any permanent damage and don't come back.  So far everything seems to be going according to plan.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

6 Weeks No major changes in the past 2 weeks.  I am starting to lift weights again which feels good.  Getting a lot of pimples but Dr. P says its a good sign of activity under the skin.  I am still redder than I would like. Hopefully in another month I can see some hairs sprouting.  

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

4 Weeks Things are going well.  Had a good amount of shedding of the transplanted hairs in the past 2 weeks.  I was hoping the redness would be totally gone but no luck so far.  The redness is diminishing slowly and I use aloe a few times a day.  I finally got back into the gym today and took it really easy.   I do worry about my donor scar.  I know its still healing but it looks pretty red right now.  The doctor told me my scalp was exceptionally loose so I am in danger of having a big scar.  It wont bother me too much since I intend to keep my hair long at all times but who wants a big scar anywhere on their body?

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

Immediate Post Op Procedure was as comfortable as it could be.  I listened to music while I drifted in and out of sleep.  The first injection on the back hurt a little but after that I could only feel numbness as they gave me what felt like another 100 injections.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

2 weeks The past week flew by.  All the scabs came off around days 9-10.  The dissolvable stitches are starting to come out of the donor area as well  Now I just have a bright pink scalp and what feels like a week old beard on my recipient site.  I am looking forward to the transplanted hairs shedding and the redness subsiding a little so I can resume my normal social life.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

Day 5 Got my nylon stitches out today.  They said 5 days was enough time.  My donor site feels much more comfortable now that they are gone.  Another 3-4 weesk before the dissovable stitiches are gone.  No other change except that the scabs on the grafts are a lot darker.   I still have to wear a black headband to stop swelling until the 1 week mark.  I think that has been the most annoying thing so far.

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

Day 2 day 1 was pretty awful.  i threw up at night becuase of antibiotics and/or painkillers and the donor area throbbed a lot.  thankfully day 2 is much better.  i just shampooed my hair with johnsons baby shampoo.  these pictures are just out of the shower. dr. path's team took post op pics that they will send soon and will post them once they do.   sorry that these pics are not so good as they were taken with my cellphone cam i would love to hear any comments and reassurance.  

JohnJohnB

Bald class: 3

Procedure 1

Consultation day Dr. Path and team helped me pick out my hairline which i did not want to be too aggressive.  The doctor also showed me that the rest of my hair is starting some diffuse thinning!  You can see this mostly in my widows peak/forelock.  I am going to start minoxidil ASAP after the HT to stabilize this for as long as I can.   They estimated i had 40 cm2 of area to fill in and would try to go for between 40 and 50 grafts per cm2. My donor density was very good.  However the extreme looseness of my scap gives me a greater risk for a wide donor scar.  i am not too worried about the scar since i never plan to wear my hair short.  but i hope its not too big.