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Hi all, wanted to provide you with an update. You have been so supportive and encouraging, so thank you very much for that. My procedure at Eugenix was clearly a very poor result. I don’t think there’s any other way to view it. I will never get the time I lost back, but here’s to hoping I continue to make progress and am at a point where I’m content soon. Life stopped post surgery. I lived in a hat and was in a very bad place with low self esteem and an enormity of regret. After many tens of thousands of dollars and numerous visits to experts around the, I found a dynamic duo (Konior and Mwamba) that has yielded some success. We have plans to continue in the coming year. Excuse some of the extra cropped photos. I value my anonymity very much but am sharing in hopes this helps somebody else. Step 1: Konior | ~450 beard graft removal and redistribution Before Konior surgery. Day of Konior surgery. Focus was to remote the helmet head / birds nest of beard hair to yield a more natural blend, even if I looked more bald in the process. Goal was to look more natural and less people staring at me. Step 2: Mwamba | 800 scalp grafts into outer ring, 500 beard grafts combination of filling in beard gaps and also lower horseshoe of head, 500 chest grafts into donor Mwamba had a tall order on this surgery. Objectives: - Build around the island that Eugenix implanted on to try and merge the sections. You can see in prior photos there was nothing implanted in the outer ring and much of below, and things just looked awful. - Implant into my neck/beard to restore the empty patches left by Eugenix. - Implant into the top corners of my head where there was no work done prior. - Remove the remaining Unger hairs from my temple that were not pulled in India. There were so many. - Remove some hairs at the center of my hairline to lift it, as it was made to dip way too low. - Do all of this with a no shave technique. The red rings here would be his focus for the second session we had about 8 months later. About 8 months later: Step 3: Mwamba second session | 300 scalp grafts into various areas, some beard grafts into empty patches, some chest grafts into donor Objectives: - Continue to rebuild back of head with empty areas. Mostly refilling the red rings shown above. - Remove additional hairs from center of hairline to raise it. The prior session was less aggressive as a test to see how it would heal. - More touch ups on gaps in beard I didn’t take as many photos here. I was comfortable with Mwamba, and it was a relatively minor session with only a few hundred grafts moving. After approximately one year, and current state: The next session is with Konior coming up in a few months. We will be using scalp donor that I’ve been preciously saving to start giving me more volume on the top of my head. He has proposed a few sessions with a few hundred grafts a pop. It may seem nominal, but a few hundred in his hands can make a difference. I will also continue to see Mwamba to make use of body hair and targeting empty areas in the donor. Please let me know your thoughts. -
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I had a friend go there as well and his came out great. Just always scared of the hair mill vibes -
By ScottishGuy21 · Posted
I’ve noticed over the last 6-9 months Rooney has almost religiously wore a hat. At Birmingham he wore it 24/7. Last few months he’s relaxed that a little. Today he’s on Sky with a thin but more reformed hairline than previously. No doubt he has fibres but I wonder if he’s opted for additional SMP or some Beard/body grafts to boost what he has left? -
1 year, I tell you, these transplanted hairs are very wiry, and are much thicker than my native hairs at top, would probably have a second pass in the years to come just because of hair greed but over all pretty happy. -
I visited Hero Institute in Bogota, Colombia, where Dr. Caballero performed my surgery. Since there weren't any reviews of this clinic in this forum, I was curious if anyone had heard about them before. Initially, I sent pictures with longer hair and was advised I'd need around 3,000 grafts to cover both crown and front. However, upon meeting Dr. Caballero in person, we agreed on 3,400 grafts. While my main concern was the front, the front and mid sections were also thinning and becoming patchy. I wasn't asked about how I wanted my grafts distributed, which I now think would have been helpful as I would have added some to the mid scalp area. Nevertheless, what's done is done. For context, I've been using topical minoxidil for about 4 years but never tried finasteride. My alopecia started slowly about 8 years ago, and I'm currently 37. I started taking finasteride 1mg daily right after the surgery, as encouraged by Dr. Caballero to improve the mid scalp area along with minoxidil. The procedure was divided into two days, with 1,700 grafts implanted each day (extractions from left side/ implants on front on day 1), taking about 8 hours each time, including preparation and lunch breaks. The numbing injections were painful, as expected, but some areas, like the hairline and a small portion of crown, were a bit more uncomfortable. However, Dr. Caballero promptly addressed this by adding extra anesthesia. There were also parts of the procedure that were painless, which was a relief. Overall, I think the entire process went well. Everyone at the clinic was very friendly and ensured I was comfortable. Dr. Caballero handled all the extractions and about 80% of the implants, with assistance from three nurses each day. She was also readily available to answer any questions I had. Without the extensive research I did beforehand, I would have felt more uncertain. The rest of the staff was also very helpful and responded quickly via WhatsApp to any questions or concerns I had. I'm now on day 6 after the first session and will be sharing updates as they happen. Feel free to ask any questions or share comments. Pic 1 - 3 weeks before procedure Pic 2 - 2 weeks before procedure (low haircut) Pic 3/4 - day 1 of procedure Pic 5/6/7 - day 2 of procedure
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