26 with uneven hairline

I continue trying to be positive and live with my decision to have this done. But everyday I wake up with pain in the back of my head that I'm sure was caused by this procedure. I seem to be a rare case but there's no other explanation in my mind. I feel as though Dr. Kabaker must of traversed some musculature in my neck at the very base of my skull where the two meet, and I get this awful snapping sound when I turn my head. I've been getting terrible headaches and it feels like my head isn't "on right". Something is wrong and even my medical doctors can't explain it. The worst part is that Dr. K is now retired and I can't even consult him in this matter. I hate my results and it looks so unnatural. I actually miss my old hairline and would give anything to have it back. If only I had done grafting to begin with, I'm sure my life would have changed for the better. Instead, it's so much worse. I have no relief from the pain.

It's been about 2 years since my procedure. I would say that I was happy with it initially, but for the past few months, I've had regrets about this procedure. Part of me thinks that I should have gone with grafting instead of the surgical hairline advancement. The main reason I feel this way is because I've been having pain in the back of the left side of my head, which began a year after my procedure. This pain is associated with a constant "snapping/clicking" sound in the back of my head, whenever I turn my head to the left. At first I thought it was just my neck popping, but it sounds as though something is slipping or catching, and sliding in and out of place. I'm thinking that maybe it's a ligament or tendon, or perhaps even a muscle issue. When I apply pressure to the base of my head where it meets my spinal column, the sound stops happening. As soon as I remove pressure, it starts happening again. My Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor thinks that it is related to muscle tension, but I find it interesting this started happening a year after my surgery. This has been a debilitating issue that hasn't improved in almost a year now. I'm feeling so helpless, especially since Dr. Kabaker retired. Opinions from other surgeons say that my surgery isn't related to my problem, but I have a hard time believing that. Apart from this, I'm not happy with my hairline. It seems too "straight-across". Also, it doesn't really blend at my temples. There are harsh lines present, which really bothers me. The hair is also a lot more dense than the natural areas of my hairline. Now I'm looking to do some grafting to blend my hairline better with Dr. Dudas. I so wish that I could hit rewind and have gotten grafting to begin with. This has all made me severely depressed.

I got all of my stitches/staples out the other day. Initially I called around for another plastic surgeon's office in my area to do it, without any luck. I don't think other surgeons like to mess with someone else's work. So I then scheduled an appointment with my general doctor and it wasn't an issue. I actually took the sutures out in the front by myself after watching a youtube video and realized how easy it is. I'm not advising you to do this, but I felt comfortable with it. I just could get the ones that were on either side of my scalp due to not being able to see them well enough. I have been conditioning the area with coconut oil since I've gotten home and since taking my stitches out. I honestly don't see much of a scar, so that makes me happy. I will continue using the coconut oil daily as there are so many benefits of using it. I can already feel little, prickly hairs growing through my scalp. There's a little bit of thinness in one area in the center of my scalp, but it just looks like that's where my hair parts. Hopefully more hair will continue growing and the scar will only improve. I'm very happy with my results. I feel like it's the perfect height, as I didn't want a small forehead. I just wanted my hairline to be even. Dr. Kabaker definitely honored my wishes.