8046 graft bht - 1 year update

[scientist]

here is an update for my 8046 graft bht

i have some pics/vids posted on my blog

here are the pre-op pics from my blog:

http://bodyhairtransplant.blogspot.com/ ... -pics.html

i started propecia one year prior to my bht, and started minoxidil twice daily just after the procedure

i didn’t use shampoo for the 1st 5 months or so, and i felt like it was showing continuous improvement up to that point

then it started to look like it was getting better and worse at the same time

i think some would grow and i’d lose those while others grew

i don’t think the alcohol in the minoxidil helped. i would use a couple mls each application because i have a large area to cover, but there would be days when it took me up to 45 min to get all the dead skin out of my hair

one week after that point around 5 months i started using nizoral twice a week and a natural shampoo daily

a couple months after i switched to head and shoulders with py zinc, and now i found another head and shoulders with selenium blue so i alternate those and use nizoral twice weekly

i recently switched from kirkland 5% minoxidil to lipoxidil alcohol/ppg free minoxidil, which i don't think i've used in the past 2 days and i think i will probably discontinue, i'm still a little ticked off that they promoted 2 for 1 on their website and i had to ask them for the 2nd bottle and i'm still waiting for it. that and it reminds me of menthol cigarettes and makes my hair sticky and sparse looking, so i might use the rest not to waste it, or maybe do the kirkland once a day

another habit i changed is that i haven’t let the shower jets hit my scalp directly for probably 15-20 years now, so in the last couple weeks i lean forward in the shower and wash off shampoo/oil with cold and even colder water without using my hand

i haven’t had much problem with the white stuff lately. i also dump apple cider vinegar on my head in the shower from time to time

i have noticed an improvement in my crown over the last week or so, hopefully it will continue to improve

around 850 of the grafts went into my strip scar

i would guess that the yield there was less, it’s tough to count how many are growing but the strip is still clearly visible when my hair is wet

i have varying degrees of hypopigmentation in my body donor

i feel like they’re gradually fading, but i’m not sure yet if they will fade completely

i personally would not mind if they stayed this way, having more hair on my head gives me more confidence so it’s easy to deal with

i think i have at least as much body hair as i did pre-op, so if i let it grow it would cover those sites

i get stubble in around a day, which i know cause i shave everyday like a girl, i actually started practicing with the vandy women’s basketball team, no one’s mentioned anything yet, but i’m sure they’re being polite

if anyone is considering bht they should get a test patch from their prospective clinic using potential donor areas, because it’s going to be different for everyone, you can’t base your experience on someone elses

a test patch will test the competence of the practitioner’s technique, and the patient can see how their donor will look and extrapolate that to thousands of sites, since everyone has different skin pigment and wound healing characteristics

and the clinic should provide the service free of charge as incentive for the patient to drop thousands of dollars on a larger session. and it’s not like it’s free anyway cause the patient has to go through all the expense and hassle to get to the clinic

if you have any questions or want links to more info, email me at [email protected]

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[Aplunk1]

Holy crap, Batman!

I'd say you've had some SERIOUS improvement in your hair.

The BHT hairs look like they're definitely taking on your normal scalp hair characteristics.

Looking great, Scientist.

Are you considering another session for some more coverage in the crown?


Anyhow, looks good at that length.


You've been very kind to offer periodic updates for everyone.

 

[Guest]

Aplunk where are the updated pictures that you looked at? I only see the pre-op

 

[Aplunk1]

http://www.bodyhairtransplant.blogspot.com

 

[scientist]

thanks aplunk1

i was waiting for my Doctor to post some pre- and intra-op pics of my procedure

they are posted in this thread:

http://www.hairsite4.com/dc/dcboard.php ... 8309&page=

i apologize to the moderators if i'm not permitted to include this link

i'm not aware of what your rules are, and i can't figure out how to attach the pics to my post

the only pre-op pics i have are the ones posted on my blog, those were from may 2005 and my procedure was in nov 2005

i wasn’t smart enough to take video of my head before my procedure

hopefully someone else will

looking at the pic of my crown, it looks to me like i had more hair than i thought i did

most of my grafts were placed in the front half of my head, and the most robust grafts (chest) were saved for my crown

it has been a positive experience for me thus far

now if i look at my reflection i sometimes see a full head of hair, not all the time but sometimes, and that hasn’t happened for probably 5-6 years

this is the first time in my life that my hair has improved

i used rogaine in high school and it still got worse

i had bald scalp sliced out and it still got worse

i got stripped twice and it still got worse

i started propecia a year prior to my bht and it still got worse

obviously if i look at my crown it’s still wide open and my scar still shows, but it does give a significant psychological boost to see a full head of hair in your reflection

i’ve seen nice positive changes over the last week or two, if i continue to make good progress i might not need any more work

but if i do then another 5-6000 grafts concentrated on the crown and in my scar and i should be good to go

if i hit the powerball i'd go nuts and lower my hairline

s

 

[Guest]

Scientist, man, your results to date are awesome! It gives me further confidence of BH success even though some results vary but I applaud your results and your surgeon!

I also thank you for courageously sharing your story and background because you have come such a long way. I remember you on another forum too. Keep us in the loop! :hairy: