Hello Everyone..



I would like to thank everyone in this forum for being unbelievably helpful.. I mean who in the world takes out some much time for a vast array of information on hair loss, hair transplants etc.. Hmm so hello all fellow baldies.. lol..


special thanks to user simplycomplicated


When you arrive in Dr. Madhus clinic, You will be seated in a lounge with television screens displaying hair loss patients with video logs, and before and after pictures.

Anyway, I had my consultation today with Dr. Madhu’s and his staff.. It was a very comfortable experience. Despite the fact that I have been always conscious of my hair loss I was okay with the fact that this guys were running their hands through my hair and carrying out their inspections..

To kick start off the consultation, I was required to fill in a form which was later submitted to Dr. Vijayta who carried out the initial consultation. She took time to go over all that I had filled in and we walked through the whole hair loss phenomenon and she later briefed me on the hair transplantation procedure following the inspection of my donor area. I was advised to wait outside the lounge and I was taken to Dr. Madhu.

Dr. Madhu greeted me and we sat down and he started reviewing the points gathered by Dr. Vijayta and he carefully studied my donor area and estimated the no. of grafts. Following this, he drew a suitable hair line on my balding region and indicated that this would be most ideal for me to help re construct my balding region. (On a humorous note: let me frankly say at this stage, nobody else in this world including my mother apart from me has touched my hair the way that he did and I can’t believe I was able to tolerate this.. lol)

I would like to also say that at this stage I am not on any sort of medication as medications as they just didn’t work but after hearing dr. madhu’s personal opinion on this matter.. I guess I will get back on these medications to retain my native hair and try and improve the overall quality of the rest of the hair.

After visiting Dr. Madhu I was given a set of other forms to complete the formality.. Well that sums up the consultation phase… will post tomorrow for my latest experience …



I have no pictures right now but I will be posting them in time to come



Thanks...

No Issues Buddy....Congratulations and All the best for your H.T....Hope all goes well for you....!!!I guess you are having your transplant now and I might also come to Dr. Madhus today or tomorrow for my almost 3 month follow up....

Anywayz...all de best and do share your experience...

Hi everyone..

It was thee day when I finally go through my hair transplant..

I was required to arrive at the clinic around 6am. I submitted my blood reports to one of the female doctors and she gave me various injections and took my blood pressure. Following this, she took my pre-operative pictures i.e. before hair transplant pictures. After this, I was guided back to the waiting room. I was then given the surgical attire which I put on as I waited anxiously for the next agenda.

I was then escorted to Dr. Madhu who again drew my hair line and briefed me regarding the process. After this I was taken to I guess their dissection room, they lay me down head facing downwards and my head was injected with anaesthesia to reduce the severity of the pain. It took some time before Dr. Madhu extracted a strip from the back of my head. Then he stitched the back of my head with the three layered trichophytic closure method.

I was handed over to the nurses and they worked on me with Dr. Madhu visiting occasionally to follow up on the progress. Initial estimations were that I would get a maximum of 2700 grafts but they managed to extract in total 3245 grafts.

Upon completion I was taken to a rest room where I was changed into my shirt and cleaned up again and asked to consume some medications that were provided along with snacks and orange juice.

Dr. Madhu again visited and examined the final transplantation result. He stated that the procedure has had gone well and wished me before he left to attend to other patients. Dr. Vijayta then took some time out briefing me on the medications I will need to take for the next few days. I also took time out to query her regarding side effects of using Roggaine and Propecia. She mentioned that Roggaine had little or no side effects on any of their patients and that Propecia when taken in moderation should not cause any side effects either. Prior to Dr. Vijayta’s briefing I was required to pay the balance of the total bill.

After this, I was provided a medical cap, which was put on to my head to mask the transplant and my cousin who had accompanied me was directed to guide me carefully back to the hotel and was instructed to take complete rest for the day. She also mentioned that I was required to return the next day for a hair wash. She provided me with a filed document indicating the usage of the consumption of the post-operative pills and post-operative instructions for hair transplantation.


As far as recommending Dr. Madhu.. I guess you are completely in safe hands.. but this is my first HT so I do not have a scale to measure their services.. but nonetheless the entire team is awesome!



Well this is it from me now..



Posting my pictures as well..


Thanks everyone and please let me know what you guys think about my transplant..
Thanks.

P.S. Please note that i have had some swelling during the procedure which i was informed will subside in the next couple of days or so..

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Can you post a pic of your scar. I want to know how Dr Madhu's scars come out. Are they pencil thin ? On the contrary, the results are good so far. I myself am considering Dr Mahdu, but I couldn't get a vacation for the last week of December. Therefore, I will consider a HT next year.

brianwhitskey24

Dr. Madhu and team have advised me to use finasteride and minoxidil 5% to maintain and possibly preserve the existing hair.. so to sum it up i guess if you want to atleast make a genuine attempt at saving your native hair.. you have to take these drugs..

Khali...

Thanks.. i have not been able to snap a picture of my scar.. it feels like a fine scar .. and now since its exactly ten days i will try to get my hair on the sides and at the back clipped thus i will be able to take pictures from the back of my head and I will post them in this thread..

On another note, I would also like to say at this stage is that Dr. Madhu did point out that it was only for my minor usage of medication i.e. (i used to use roggaine before 2011).. i had managed to save a decent amount of hair on my head.. if it werent for meds i would probably be an advanced norwood level 5..

The problem with the drugs is they don't work in the frontal zone. They just work the crown area. Also, my native hairs are very thin. I can't even gel them. So is there a point to maintain them? At the moment would prefer a bald zone over a thin zone, since the transplanted hair is thicker in comparison. Then after 5-10 years I would go for a second procedure to replace the native hair which have expired.
HT are cheap in India, so 2 procedures would be affordable.


Anyway, I like the new hair line design. It really inspires me to get a HT in India.

hmmmm... i think as most people would agree.. the hair on the back of our head and sides are genetically resistant to male pattern balding.. this is not to say they eventually fall.. but this would happen at a very later stage .. maybe after 50s.. so to maintain the native hair on the top of my head (the non transplanted area).. yes i would require use of medicines.. but not to maintain the transplanted areas.. but i think consuming the medicines will also adversely improve the health of hair.. well atleast thats what the dermatologist said..

we all have a price to pay if we want to maintain our hair ...

yes.. khali.. they dont work on the frontal zone.. but there is also a hypothesis i read couple of days back... that most of the testing of these drugs have been carried out on the crown area.. but thats another topic completely..

well i think whether you would want to maintain the native hair is a personal preference.. but when we undergo transplants.. alot of patients want a full density.. which is not quite possible with the limitations of the donor area.. and the surgery itself..

thanks .. i guess dr. madhu has been consistent with his hairline designs with many of his patients

hope this helps man..

hello Specifidude,

Where are you from (country). I have seen alot of DR Madhus work and am interested in having HT done by him.

The only issues are travel and where to stay in Hyderabad. Hopefully you could maybe help me ?

Thanks.

happy growing.. it looks great so far

Hey...

I live in the South Pacific region.. so I am miles away from India..
Do not worry about accommodation .. you can speak to Dr. Madhu and his team about accommodation.. they will recommend you to one of the hotels that is just 3 - 5 minutes walk away .. you can find this on Dr. Madhus website under complimentary accommodation Dr.Madhu:::Hair Transplant Surgeon, India- Hyderabad::: for best Quality & Results::: to educate about advise for Hairloss

Hope this helps..