During the live patient viewing at ISHRS's national meeting, a lot of people wanted to know how long it's been as they examined my new hairline and the donor areas.
Without moving around my hair and using a scope, nobody was able to notice any donor scars since FUE (follicular unit extraction) doesn't involve a surgical slice of the scalp- it's individual follicles and done while you're wide awake and numb.
My friend Joe Shields had taken the photo on the left before I had the transplant (late summer 2009) and we tried to replicate it last month (about 14 months post surgery). There are some variations in the lighting and smile, but I carefully chose the closest shot... some of the "before pictures" were way worse than this one. But I resent when people manipulate before and afters so I'm trying to avoid that here.
The photo on the very bottom shows why I wore a hat and avoided profile shots. The soldiers were not exactly in full force up there...
