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Dr. Rahal - 2414 Grafts - 5 Month Update
Hey Guys,
Today I have hit the 5 month mark. I am very pleased with my results so far. What a difference from my procedure with Dr. Jones. At 5 months with Dr. Jones I could tell things were not as they were supposed to be, but Dr. Jones was always there to lie to my face telling me things were going great. Needless to say, at the 5 month mark with Dr. Jones I began a state of panic that lasted until 18 months post-op. That was when I realized I had been scammed and lied to for months and that Dr. Jones is not 1/100th the surgeon he claims to be.
On the flip side hitting the 5 month mark with Dr. Rahal I am completely relaxed and confident in his expertise. Conducting the necessary due diligence in selecting a HT surgeon will pay dividends over and over and over again. The difference between a professional like Dr. Rahal and an amateur like Dr. Jones is like the difference between night and day.
After my procedure which was entirely in the hairline I had some shock loss. Some of the shock was in the donor, some in the recipient and oddly enough the remaining shock was in all my DHT sensitive areas (which were untouched during surgery). Post-op roughly 1-2 months I had a little loss in my crown and in my temple points. At 5 months I would say 90% of the shocked areas have grown back and by 6 months I expect to see a complete recovery of the shocked areas.
I will post pics of my donor area at the 6 month mark once all of the shocked hair has been 100% recovered. I met with Dr. Rahal a few weeks ago for a post-op consult. He noticed a tiny bit of stretching in my scar on the tails (by the ears). This is due to the extreme tension needed to close the donor. Dr. Jones left me with a 6mm scar all the way across which Dr. Rahal cut out. The little bit of stretching in the tails Dr. Rahal estimated to be 3mm or less and he offered to fix them 3-6 months down the road. The rest of the scar (the flat part) is a perfect tricophytic closure. I can't find the scar with my fingers and I can't see it in the mirror.