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4 Month Photos of Beard Donor Areas

2009-06-13T14:49:00.000-07:00

These are 4 month photos of my beard donor area. There are a few bumps still., but other than tha the healing has gone very well. At this point medicine was still being aplied ot the bumps to erradicate them.

More Photos Of Head and Donor Areas After Surgery

2009-06-10T15:32:00.001-07:00

Pictures of Head and Donor Areas After Surgery

2009-06-10T15:22:00.000-07:00

These are some photos right after surgery of my head and donor areas. The clarity of the photos is not that great because they were taken with my camera phone, but you can still see the extent of the work done.

Photos day 20 after surgery

2009-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:00

These photographs were taken 20 days after the surgery. Ther has been a little shedding, but not too much yet.

Dr. Umar advised me that everything is progressing normally as expected.

16 days after surgery photos

2009-02-15T12:16:00.000-08:00

These photos were taken on 1-29-09 which is 16 days after surgery. You can see a lot of the scabs have fallen off but some still remain in areas where they were more densely packed. In some of the of the photos my heard appears more red than it actually is because of the lighting.

So far I haven't shed very much it doesn't seem, but it is more assuredly to follow soon.

9 days after surgery

2009-02-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

These photos were taken 9 days after surgery on 1-22-09.

One side of beard donor area

More 5 days after surgery photos

2009-02-15T11:50:00.000-08:00

These photographs were taken 1-18-09 five days after surgery.

Third procedure with Dr.Umar

2009-02-12T14:59:00.000-08:00

On Jauary 12th and 13th, 2009 I had my third procedure with Dr. Umar. This time Dr. Umar placed 3100 grafts on my head. The grafts were placed in my crown, top center, and front center to add more density, and also, this time, Dr. Umar recreated a hairline for me as I had lost more of it since my first two surgeries with him. 2600 grafts were derived from my beard area, and 500 came from my scalp.

This photograph was taken on 1-15-09--two days after surgery.

This picture was taken on 1-18-09.

Side By Side Comparisons

2008-04-19T15:08:00.001-07:00

The following pictures are some side by side views for comparison. The side by side views of the receipient area are before the second procedure (9-07) and then 6 months after the second procedure (4-08).

The others are side by side views of the donors areas. You can see that my donor areas from Dr. Umar's work have healed most excellently. In the before donor pictures you can see scars from the old style mini punch grafts that I got starting back in the early and mid 1990s.

I certainly wish Dr. Umar's FUE technique would have been around back then so I would not have the scars. Fortunately when my hair is grown out the unsightly scars are not detectable.

6 Month Update With Dr. Umar

2008-04-12T21:17:00.000-07:00

The following pictures note the 6 month mark since my last procedure with Dr. Umar. I have seemed to fill in even a little more since the 5 month mark. As the months progress towards the one year mark, the new hair that has come in should continue to thicken and mature creating even more coverage . I have been very satisfied with my results from my procedures with Dr. Umar thus far.

I also included some photographs at the 6 month mark of my donor areas which have healed very well.

March 16, 2008: 5 Month Mark

2008-03-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

It has now been 5 months and 6 days since my second procedure with Dr. Umar. I think I have filled in even a little more since the 4 month mark. I would think that from this point forward I could expect for the new hair to become more mature and perhaps thicker in the next several months. Most of the new grafts, however, have probabaly already started to protrude from the scalp and grow.

February 27, 2008

2008-02-28T13:51:00.000-08:00

It goes without saying that Dr. Umar and I are very pleased with the results of my second procedure at only 4 1/2 months.

Unlike the first procedure, in my second procedure I did not not experience any inflammation or infection. Experiencing this in the first procedure combined with the fact that my area was scarred from previous scalp reductions resulted in less than optimal results.

Dr. Umar forewarned me about the possiblity of me not getting the optimal yield being that my crown area and top of my head were a scarred terrain due to previous scalp reductions, and I accepted that and decided to still go foward; however, neither of us could have predicted the abnormal infection and inflammation that I experienced after the first procedure that also contributed to a less than desirable yield.

With hair transplantation there are no guarantees, but with an experienced Doctor that has a track record of consistent and successful results, one can go into hair transplantation surgery feeling confident that odds of success are on his side.

My experience with Dr. Umar represents the perfect doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Umar has taken on many challenging cases in which patients heads were scarred due to prior surgeries- including mine. In my case, although it is certainly not the norm, myself and Dr. Umar were presented with the additional unforeseen issues of infection and inflammation after my first surgery.

Dr. Umar stayed in close contact with me throughout my situation. He had me return to his office right when I could and the when the time was right, and just as he told me in his office in July of 2007--he "made things right."

Dr. Umar's experience, consistent successful results, character, integrity, dignity, and dedication to his patients are unparrelled. Notice in these photos the swirl pattern in my crown area. Dr.Umar did an outstanding job in placing my grafts perfectly to re-create the natual swirl growth pattern. Absolutely perfect!

Setember 20, 2007 (before second procedure)

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2-27-08

February 21, 2008

2008-02-26T12:57:00.000-08:00

In these photographs taken on 2-21, 2007 which is 4 months and 2 weeks after my second procedure with Dr. Umar you continue to see more new grafts coming through the scalp. As previously mentioned, I take clear and up close pictures, and I take them in bright light. I take them at all different angles not just ones that make the photo look the best. This is the only way that one can get the most accurate and real representation of the growth and results. There is no attempt at trick photography, and there is no deception.

4 Month Mark: February 8, 2008

2008-02-25T17:06:00.000-08:00

It has now been 4 months from my second procedure with Dr. Umar, and it goes without saying both myself and Dr. Umar are very elated at my progress thus far. These pictures clearly show the dramatic improvement that Dr. Umar has achieved for me. I am beginning to get very nice coverage with still more new sprouts coming through the scalp ever day. Because of the continued increase in coverage it is becoming more difficult to see the scalp and new sprouts from the photos.

Unlike many clinics, you can see that these, along with all of my photos are indicative of Dr. Umar's photographs that come from his office; they are clear, in bright light, up close, at varying true angles, and in no form or fashion attempt to deceive or distort the true results and progression of the results.

January 8, 2008: More 3 Month Photos

2008-02-25T16:47:00.000-08:00

It has been right at 3 months from my second procedure with Dr. Umar, and I am already beginning to see very good results. Hair is growing in and if you look closely you can still see new sprouts beginning to come in though the surface of the scalp. I am continuing to apply minoxidil to the area. Dr. Umar and myself are still very pleased and anticipate even more new hair to begin coming in diring the next few months. We also expect to see the new hair that has already come in to continue to mature even more. Dr. Umar says that I have experienced very good results at only 3 months which gives both of us much optimism for continued growth and coverage.

3 Month Mark After Second Procedure

2008-02-25T15:17:00.001-08:00

These photographs were on 1-7-2008 at the 3 month mark after the second procedure. If you go back and review the 3 month photo after the first procedure you can compare and will see a dramatic difference. Some of the hair that already existed is beginning to grow back in, and you can also see some of the finer blond hair growing in from some of the BHT that were performed in the first procedure. You can also see some new grafts placed during the second procedure beginning to protrude from the scalp.

Donor areas November 15, 2007

2008-02-25T15:03:00.000-08:00

These are my donor areas. You can see that they have healed very nicely. You can also see that the scars from the previous mini plug transplants are beginning to be covered up by the hair growing out, and they will continue to dissappear as the hair grows in more.

November 15, 2007

2008-02-25T14:35:00.000-08:00

More shedding has occurred now as is evident. Still progressing very nicely. No problems.

October 28, 2007

2008-02-25T14:05:00.000-08:00

At this point there is no redness, no inflamation, and the red spot visible in the previous pictures is even gone as a result of Dr. Umar advising me to apply Bactroban cream on it. More shedding has occurred. Dr. Umar is still keeping in close contact with me, and we are both very pleased at how things are going.

October 23, 2007

2008-02-25T13:50:00.000-08:00

Now you can see everything is still looking good. I am starting to shed a little more now. There is still a little red spot that I am putting Batroban cream on.

October 18, 2007

2008-02-25T13:28:00.000-08:00

Now it has been about 7 days since the second procedure, and everything is still going very well. You can see that many of the scabs have come off. Although, I have shed a little it hasn'e been much. There is one little area that is red, and Dr. Umar has seen these photographs. He advised me to put some Bactroban cream on the area. At this point he is still pleased with the progress.

October 15, 2007

2008-02-25T12:41:00.000-08:00

Things are still progressing very nicely with no abnormal infection or inflammation. You can see how nicely Dr. Umar placed the grafts in my crown and top center of my head. Dr. Umar is very pleased with the results thus far and so I am. There has been no shedding yet as you can see in the photographs. You can see that Dr. Umar placed many grafts this time too. I think the total number was around 1200. Dr. Umar has been calling me daily to check on my progress.

October 13, 2007

2008-02-25T09:59:00.000-08:00

Dr. Umar advised me to send him pictures on a daily basis for the first few weeks as we were going to keep a VERY close watch on the situation. So far everything was going perfectly! I was healing very fast, and there was absolutely no signs whatsoever of any unusual or out of the norm inflammation. These pictures were taken only 2 days after the procedure! You can see how fast you heal as a result of Dr. Umar techniques!

You can also see my scars from the old style mini punch grafts on the back of my head. Fortunately, these are not visible when my hair is grown out. I will post some pictures later in which you can see that this is the case.

October 11, 2007: Second Procedure

2008-02-24T18:09:00.000-08:00

October 11, 2007 was the day that myself and Dr. Umar met once again for my second procedure. We spoke briefly before we began and he gave me my medicines to help me relax. We began about 0800 and Dr.Umar meticulously and tediously worked on me until about 2300 hours with only an hour break for lunch. Just like during the first procedure Dr. Umar generously bought me a nice lunch in which I enjoyed on the patio of his office overlooking the ocean.

This procedure was completed in the one long day, but I did not return back home until two days after the procedure because I wanted to relax one day afterwards. I also wanted to be there one day afterwards in case I needed to go see Dr. Umar or had any problems.

Redondo Beach is very nice, and the next day I even felt good enough to go walking around as there are nice things to look at right in the area. That evening I walked across the road from the hotel to Joe's Crab Shack. It's a very nice place to eat in the area and it also overlooks the ocean.

Dr. Umar told me that since I experienced prolonged irritation and imflammation last time he was going to extend my antibiotics for even a better safety net.

Surgery II FUE:

Scalp 1200 grafts. Almost all were derived from my nape and around the ears, as well as a little bit form traditional donor area. All grafts were applied to the crown and middle portions.

September 20, 2007

2008-02-24T18:01:00.000-08:00

The picture below was taken September 20, 2007 which was 7 1/2 months after my first procedure with Dr.Umar. My first procedure with Dr. Umar did improve my situation, but neither of us were totally satisfied.

The day I sent this photograph to Dr. Umar I received a call from him that afternoon. He asked me would my work schedule allow me to make another trip to see him the VERY next week! Fortunately I have a very flexible work schedule, and I told Dr. Umar that I could make the trip the following week.

We talked about our game plan for the second procedure before he transferred me to his assistant so that she could note the appointment. Dr. Sanusi Umar is a man of his word. It was time for me to make another visit to Dr. Umar to further improve my situation.