Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 22, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hi all, As planned, I had my HT done with Dr. Shapiro on 1/15/2007. It was a wonderful experience and I must say Janna, Dr. Shapiro and Matt did a great job at answering all my questions and accomodating my desires in regards to graft count. Following are further details on graft count/hairs. Also, I am attaching 2 links below with my pics so please feel free to comment. For some reason I couldn't get to upload the pictures on this site. One thing to note. I had several native hairs which were shaved down before surgery in order have an open field to plant the new grafts. Strip: 7.5 cm long x 1.5 cm wide & 15.5 cm long x 1.75 cm wide Total graft/hair count: 3225gr/7222 hairs 1's ??“ 639 = 639 hairs 2's ??“ 1458 = 2916 hairs 3's ??“ 845 = 2535 hairs 4's ??“ 283 = 1132 hairs You had inner sutures (dissolvable sutures) along with nylon sutures on the outside, which must be removed with in two weeks. Trichophyic closure was also done. Pictures are available here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/PreOpsAnd1DayPostOp http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/Day2 3)http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/Day6 Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 22, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hi all, As planned, I had my HT done with Dr. Shapiro on 1/15/2007. It was a wonderful experience and I must say Janna, Dr. Shapiro and Matt did a great job at answering all my questions and accomodating my desires in regards to graft count. Following are further details on graft count/hairs. Also, I am attaching 2 links below with my pics so please feel free to comment. For some reason I couldn't get to upload the pictures on this site. One thing to note. I had several native hairs which were shaved down before surgery in order have an open field to plant the new grafts. Strip: 7.5 cm long x 1.5 cm wide & 15.5 cm long x 1.75 cm wide Total graft/hair count: 3225gr/7222 hairs 1's ??“ 639 = 639 hairs 2's ??“ 1458 = 2916 hairs 3's ??“ 845 = 2535 hairs 4's ??“ 283 = 1132 hairs You had inner sutures (dissolvable sutures) along with nylon sutures on the outside, which must be removed with in two weeks. Trichophyic closure was also done. Pictures are available here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/PreOpsAnd1DayPostOp http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/Day2 3)http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/Day6 Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted January 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Congrats man, looks really sweet, and I think it's going to look great as it's blended in with your natives. And damn, that is a lot of hairs! Btw, if your picture problem was due to some issue w/ size, try editing the picture, and using the "brush" over tool....at least for me, even if I just brush over a rather small, insignificent area of the picture, its size gets lowered dramatically. ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chucky Posted January 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Seen your pictures elsewhere Sadhairloss. Very nice its looking,nice placement of grafts. 2 x strip ht`s with Norton,very poor results 1 x fue ht with DHI,very poor result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 22, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thank you guys.. can't wait to be a happy man soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NW5a Posted January 22, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hey, looks really good ! U will be the new man in town ;-) ! the chicks will love u .... ;-) Good growing in ! NW5a My Hair Loss Weblog with Dr. Heitmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi guys, Just added my 15 day pics. Let me know what you think. http://picasaweb.google.com/sadhairloss/Day15 Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chucky Posted January 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thats looking very nice,hows your scar doing 2 x strip ht`s with Norton,very poor results 1 x fue ht with DHI,very poor result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted January 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sad, Your making great progress. Good job at keeping it clean. Heal well and try not to get too impatient. Patient Care Services & UK Patient Advisor for Shapiro Medical Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. David Josephitis are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. http://shapiromedical.com/info@shapiromedical.com http://shapiromedical.com/contact/request-a-consultation/janna@shapiromedical.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thanks Janna Followed your advice and I made sure all the scabs were out by the 2 week mark. Chucky, thanks! The Scar looks pretty awesome, I mean its hard to find. It feels a little soar still. I dont sleep on my back still since I don't wanna push it... Its healing up and i feel some scabs in there which seem to be taking a little longer. Its very hard to detect it though since I had tricho and the hair seems to be growing around it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chucky Posted January 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thats good to hear Sadhairloss.If you do get a moment could you post a picture of your scar before its too hard to find. thanks 2 x strip ht`s with Norton,very poor results 1 x fue ht with DHI,very poor result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 I will try to do that today. Thanks Chucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nobuzz4me Posted January 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sad, Congrats on a very nice HT. You look better with the short hair LOL. Work looks outstanding, curious, did you request stitches over staples?? I had dissolvable interior and exterior stitches and they worked great, comfortable and no extra trip to the office for removal. And are you on finasteride? I think if you save you native hair you will be one happy dude when this grows out!! BOL! NoBuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sadhairloss Posted January 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 haha Thanks nobuzz4me, you are so right, I do look better in short hair. I didn't cut hair since I wanted to see how good my donor look all grown out and plus I was hesitant on how much i need to have in the back in order to cover the strip. Yes, I am on Proscar and Minox trying to hold on to what I have. I think I did get dissolvable stitched and both sutures and a couple staples which I had to have removed. It wasn't painful though. Its the healing in the back that is a little painful these days. Thanks for the wishes and I hope I see results soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nobuzz4me Posted January 30, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 Heal well, I know how that donor can be uncomfortable for a few weeks, tight etc. Heal well, NoBuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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