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Day 6 (5 days post transplant)
Originally Posted by chicago99
Congratulations! You were in great hands. Dr. Cole is the best. Please keep us posted. Best of luck
Thanks chicago99!
I decided to upload some pics of the head 5 days out. I will probably update again on Thursday and Friday. The recipient area is looking brown and scabby at this point. The donor is continuing to heal. My native hair is growing quickly after being buzzed with a #0 guard last Thursday immediately before surgery. I am still using the ATP spray once an hour while awake on the recipient areas.
I shampooed my hair this morning as I have every morning since Sunday with baby shampoo. I am still being very gentle with the recipient area, pouring a cup of lukewarm on it then gently dabbing the shampoo into it, letting it sit for a minute on the grafts before slowly pouring another cup of lukewarm water on it to rinse it. I am using the shower head on the donor area and rubbing the shampoo in, not babying the area like I am with the recioient area. Starting yesterday after drying the hair, I applied neosporin to the donor area and let it soak in. I did that again today per the instructions and will use the neosporin for the last time tomorrow.
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Congrats!
Cole is very good. Since it's your first you won't notice, but I used Cole for my fifth procedure and it took almost 14 months to see full results. I don't know if it's FUE or how shallow Cole picks grafts, but it did take longer to see results. Be patient.
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8 days postop update
Originally Posted by ITNEVERRAINS
Congrats!
Cole is very good. Since it's your first you won't notice, but I used Cole for my fifth procedure and it took almost 14 months to see full results. I don't know if it's FUE or how shallow Cole picks grafts, but it did take longer to see results. Be patient.
Thank you, itneverrains!
Here is my 8 day update. Pics taken under bright light with no flash. Donor area is still a bit red in bright light but fading fast. I think after it is all healed I would be able to buzz to a #1 guard in the future without white dots in case I wanted to. 2 guard for sure. All of my scabs/crusts fell off yesterday and today in the shower. The recipient area is a bit pink but I understand this should fade with time.
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Hey Med, hope you are doing well. How are you healing? Would love to see more pics. It's great to see the healing process week to week. I'm really interested because I am having a procedure with Cole and am curious about how the healing goes week by week and to see how fast native hair grows back. Best of luck
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Originally Posted by meddiffuse
Thank you, itneverrains!
Here is my 8 day update. Pics taken under bright light with no flash. Donor area is still a bit red in bright light but fading fast. I think after it is all healed I would be able to buzz to a #1 guard in the future without white dots in case I wanted to. 2 guard for sure. All of my scabs/crusts fell off yesterday and today in the shower. The recipient area is a bit pink but I understand this should fade with time.
Many guys are claiming success using aloe vera gel to reduce the pinkness. There hasn't been much in the way of studies confirming it's effectiveness but the traditional medical sites seem to acknowledge some degree of value.
WebMD:
"Aloe gel might cause changes in the skin that might help diseases like psoriasis.
Aloe seems to be able to speed wound healing by improving blood circulation through the area and preventing cell death around a wound.
It also appears that aloe gel has properties that are harmful to certain types of bacteria and fungi."
35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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Atlanta, GA USA
Phone 678-566-1011
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Last edited by 35YrsAfter; 02-22-2015 at 06:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by 35YrsAfter
Many guys are claiming success using aloe vera gel to reduce the pinkness. There hasn't been much in the way of studies confirming it's effectiveness but the traditional medical sites seem to acknowledge some degree of value.
WebMD:
"Aloe gel might cause changes in the skin that might help diseases like psoriasis.
Aloe seems to be able to speed wound healing by improving blood circulation through the area and preventing cell death around a wound.
It also appears that aloe gel has properties that are harmful to certain types of bacteria and fungi."
35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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1070 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone 678-566-1011
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The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. Ask for Chuck
Thanks for the advice, Chuck! The redness has faded quite a bit in the past two weeks. Chicago99, sorry yes I have not been good about updating. Life got in the way. Here are some pictures that I just took in bright light. I am now 20 days postop. I think a lot of the grafted hairs fell out in the shower with the crusts 12 days ago and the rest have fallen out since. I have not seen any fall since but i am just assuming this because my hair looks thinner than two weeks ago. I think the hair left on top of my head is entirely native hair, and when I had a buzz cut preop the hair looked similar to how it does right now. I would be interested to hear what you think about that, Chuck, namely if you think that the grafts have all shed their hairs by now based on how it looks and that what I have up there is native hair. I think i might also have some slight shock loss in my donor area but very confident that it will grow back. The donor area is not red anymore but slightly patchy but i attribute this to any slight shock loss.
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Originally Posted by meddiffuse
I am now 20 days postop. I think a lot of the grafted hairs fell out in the shower with the crusts 12 days ago and the rest have fallen out since. I have not seen any fall since but i am just assuming this because my hair looks thinner than two weeks ago. I think the hair left on top of my head is entirely native hair, and when I had a buzz cut preop the hair looked similar to how it does right now. I would be interested to hear what you think about that, Chuck, namely if you think that the grafts have all shed their hairs by now based on how it looks and that what I have up there is native hair. I think i might also have some slight shock loss in my donor area but very confident that it will grow back. The donor area is not red anymore but slightly patchy but i attribute this to any slight shock loss.
At 20 days, it's a good idea to get some good exercise and scrub the recipient area. Sometimes guys are reluctant to scrub out of concern they will harm the grafts. I tend to be overly cautious myself but it's actually beneficial to be less gentle at this time. We all want to see hair and we all don't like to see hairs come out. A small percentage of the transplanted hairs will continue to grow rather than shed. Other hairs will grow a half inch or more, stop growing and just sit there. These are the ones that should come out. With tweezers they pull out like a needle in warm butter. These can cause pimples if they remain. Not a huge deal, but you can minimize that by scrubbing and brushing your hair. I recommend using a medium bristle hair brush after showering. The important thing to remember at this point is, you can't hurt the grafts. Of course, you want to avoid sunburn and any unhealthy activity like supersizing and smoking 4 packs of cigarettes per day. I know you're not into that though, so now it's the waiting game... The toughest part of the whole procedure. At three months, you may see some growth. The caliber usually seems to stay fine for a while and I commonly begin to see a significant cosmetic improvement between the sixth and eighth month.
35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
Cole Hair Transplant
Atlanta, GA USA
Phone 678-566-1011
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Last edited by 35YrsAfter; 02-22-2015 at 06:09 PM.
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Med, thanks so much for posting your pics! You're healing looks outstanding! I wish great things for you. Looking forward to the next pics.
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