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BEFORE
(1st Procedure)
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This is a look at the before picture depicting
the classic "widow's peak" hairline. |
1 Day
(After Procedure #2)
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This picture shows a typical appearance of a transplanted
scalp the first day after the procedure. How conspicuous the
appearance is depends upon where the grafts are placed and if
there is preexisting hair to provide coverage of the grafts.
Please click on the image to read additional discussion of the
appearance of grafts during the first several days. |
1 Week
(After Procedure #2)
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At one week you will be ready to have your sutures
removed. The scabs can be completely gone leaving only the stubble
of your newly grafted hair and variable degrees of redness of
the scalp. The redness generally disappears after three weeks
if you have some pigmentation to your skin but can last three
to six months if you are blue-eyed with no skin pigment. |
3 Weeks
(After Procedure #2)
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At three weeks the scabs are gone as is usually
the redness. The stubble of your newly grafted hair has continued
to grow to this point. It now begins to fall out as the transplanted
hair follicles go into the resting phase of growth. Click the
image for further discussion of this period after your transplant. |
4 Months
(After Procedure #2)
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Good growth should usually be apparent by 4 months.
It often starts by 3 months. The decreased sensation to touch
in the grafted area should be considerably improved. At no point
are you aware of the numbness unless you reach up to your scalp
and test for feeling. The donor scar will still have more pinkness
than it will at six months. |
8 Months
(After Procedure #3)
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At 8 months you should almost always have an idea
of what has been accomplished. Usually you have the idea earlier
(at 5 to 6 months). In a typical transplant, however, a small
percentage of hair is still breaking surface at 8 months. Thus,
to really have the most final version of what has been accomplished
with your hair transplant, you have to give these hairs a few
months to grow out. A second transplant procedure is commonly
done at 5 to 6 months if necessary. |
18 Months
(After Procedure #4)
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This is the final look one and a half years later
of the gentleman from the above "before" picture.
He has had four procedures and 3500 grafts (including grafts
into the crown) during this period. |
