Senior Member scooping around Posted October 25, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 25, 2007 I was lucky enough that I was in between jobs and was able to take off work for about 2 months. When I started working again, it was in a really casual environment, where I could wear a hat, shorts and flip flops if I wanted to. I wore a hat for about a month straight to the 3 months post op mark, and slowly started showing up w/o the hat. I've had a few people stared at my head when I went hatless, but the thing is most average joe just don't know enough about the HT process to notice anything. I've had a male co-worker stared at my head at a really close distance, and I'm 100% sure that he can't tell the difference between newly transplanted hair vs. native thinning hair. Even I can't tell the difference between them sometimes. I had pretty much the same mindset as most members here, if I had to I'd tell them, but if not, no one has to know. To this day, only my immediate family(mother and sisters) and my regular barbar knows I've had a HT. After the 3 months post op mark, you're pretty much done worrying and just waiting for the final results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Heh, ya, I had a girl I was speaking to stare at my hairline. I tilted my head down so she could get a better look while I stared at her breasts figuring, we'll both be happy. She got upset. Go figure. Now that's funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Anonymous Posted November 18, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 18, 2007 Hi guys, the ones who mentioned that they were able to hide their HT in two weeks, do you mean with strip scar? I'm thinking of getting FUE and taking two weeks off work but I'm afraid that it won't be enough time..seeing that most doctors require you to shave your donor area. And I already have a strip scar back there.. so it's even harder to conceal. Would some docotrs be able to do FUE with long hair or is that a risk? Regimen: 5% Minoxidil twice a day (morning and night) on front hairline, Proscar (broken into 5 pieces) one piece every night. MSM 1000 Mg, Zinc 30 Mg, Vitamin E, Multi-Vitamin. Baby Shampoo for showering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted November 18, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 18, 2007 I kept all 3 procedure undercover. Just follow these tips 1- Use dermatch. it worked very well 2- I did not shave my head for the procedure and have some native hair to help cover the area 3- Leave your donor area a bit longer to cover the stitches 4- Give yourself at least 10- 14 days before you go back to work That is it JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NervousNelly Posted November 18, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 18, 2007 Ditto to what Mrjb said. With Fue there is the chance that you could go back to work earlier but some of the shaved areas will be a concern. NN Dr.Cole,1989. ??graftcount Dr. Ron Shapiro. Aug., 2007 Total graft count 2862 Total hairs 5495 1hairs--916 2hairs--1349 3hairs--507 4hairs--90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted November 19, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2007 I'm and engineer and work in a place where it would be impossible to wear a hat. Are you serious, people were able to hide their HT and just after 2 weeks? I was thinking much longer. Max You'll get varying opinions on this......... IMO........most people really can go back to work in two weeks and pull it off but strategically clipping the sides and back to match the top, when shaved down. I did, and I work in a bank, very professional environment................took some ribbing initially but blew it off so everyone quickly forgot about it and the hair grew back. Dermmatch to help scar coverage would probably help. If a person is NW 6 or so, maybe it's harder because there could be a remaining pinkish tint after 2 weeks but maybe not?? As for 1000 grafts, most skilled surgeons would not require you to shave down for that number so I think you'll be fine. Don't get me wrong, I did not relish shaving down and really would have chosen not to. However, in order to get the best results possible I thought it would worth it and would do it again. Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 It really depends as Hairbank has suggested. Though this is only to be used as a guide, I cover some of these principles here: When will I look "normal" after a hair transplant? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wylie Posted November 21, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 21, 2007 HT have changed alot in the past 10 or more years, as many of you know. I was amazed at how quickly a small session of transplanted hair resulted in no scabbing, no swelling, and nothing visible other than the donor hairs (which were purposely left longer so that I'd notice the results) We are only talking 500 grafts of FUT, but if you are going in for a "touch up" on a Friday like I did you could be back to work no later than the following Tuesday with no visible change in your appearance. But if its a mega session, take at least one full working week and two weekends, at a minimum. A two week "vacation" is optimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted November 22, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 22, 2007 Rblakec Just wait. You will have the last laugh , I promise you .. Then, all the crap will make no difference. JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GQnDn Posted January 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 28, 2008 If its that much of a concern, how about sprinkling some Toppik? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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