Long Awaited Hairline Lowering!! - Oakland, CA

Hello everyone!

This has been the EASIEST process ever.. i went to Mexico 1 week after my surgery and just after my stitches were removed. I was careful to wear a hat in the sun to protect my incision scar.

At night, I wore my hair almost always completely off my face! I can't believe how undetectable the scar is, even after only 1 week.

Each day it gets better and I can not see little hairs growing right through the scar!

I have had zero pain. There are certain spots on my scalp that have no feeling and others that are slightly more sensitive but this is all normal. I have slowly stopped shedding hair as much and the thinning is not noticeable. My hair is slightly thinner but nothing noticeable.

I am so happy with y results and feel like a whole new woman!

I arrived back home in Canada late On day 2 Post Op - day 1 & 2 I was able to go site see, have dinner out and visit alkatraz. Looking back, I would say I should have probably just relaxed a bit more and was likely running high on adrenaline and pain killers. There has not been much "pain" throughout this whole thing so far, just odd sensations (tightness in forehead and not feeling the top of your head) my hair seems to be slightly thinner in the front because there is some hair loss during surgery (they slice some of your hairs in the front with the scalpel to accommodate the hidden stitch line)

I am SO happy with the results and pinch myself every time I see the mirror. It's been such a long wait for this and I can't believe I built up the courage to finally do it!!

I washed my hair for the 3rd time today in an attempt to get out more of the ointment/ chunky stuff that was in there from surgery. The first two times I washed my hair, I think I was so freaked out by not feeling my head and afraid to hurt the stitches that I barely washed it at all.

The last 2 days since being home I have not had any pain killers. Although the pain killers are nice because they take away the weird sensations on your scalp and help you sleep - A few reasons for why I am stopping: 1) I am not in very much "pain" at all - it just feels tight and weird 2) I think the heavy pain killers are hard on my body and I literally feel like I'm detoxing off of them now 3) I am leaving for Mexico on Tuesday to finish my 2 weeks off for the surgery to rest & I want the drugs out of my system so I can have a glass of wine!

The last 2 days I've been exhausted. Allowing myself to sleep whenever needed. I honestly think a big reason for this is the medication and drugs you take during and after surgery. My body is sensitive to that.

My hairline is looking as great as it could be! I am slowly gaining feeling back in parts of my scalp and forehead. I am able to move my eyebrows now without it feeling too weird. If you've ever had Botox, it kind of feels like you've gotten way too much and can't move your forehead at all.

I am excited to have my stitches removed in 2 days!! I think I will be able to style my hair better and feel less afraid of them once they are out of the way.

For now, I've been cleaning them with hydrogen peroxide and applying a small amount of polysporn on the few spots that look a little red (mostly the staple above and within my hairline) I've been taking my antibiotics and arnica every 8 hours and will be finished my antibiotics tomorrow.

I will update in a few days once my stitches are out!!

Today I woke up feeling a little tired but very good! I think I'm tired because of the pain meds (I've been taking them every 4-6 hours as recommended) today I have switched to regular strength Tylenol and don't think I will be taking any Moreno of the strong ones. I washed my hair for the first time since surgery and was very nervous to do so. First, I cleaned the incision area with hydrogen peroxide and then i very carefully washed my hair with regular shampoo and conditioner.

The top of my head is numb and there is no feeling which is weird but normal. As I was washing my hair, I did lose a few chunks of hair which was slightly freaky! This is also normal.

I am over the moon with my results and couldn't have asked for a smoother recovery so far.

Today is the last day in San Fran and then I leave home to Canada. We are checking out alkatraz and I feel totally fine to be walking around and sight seeing. I am wearing a headband to cover my stitches but could have easily covered them with my bangs (just not in the mood so fuss around and make my hair look good today)

Attached are before and after pictures dr Kabaker sent to me this morning and also a few pictures I took after I washed my hair.