Gatsu

On 12/30/2022 at 3:41 PM, stephcurry30 said:

Just curious what was your neck training like? What specific exercises did you do? 

Well, to begin with,  the basics.

Hanging the head over a ledge and moving the head down and up to train the front (chin to the breast)  Then put your head straight out  and turn it from left to right 30 times.

Then do the same thing on the sides moving the head up and down and same lying on the stomach for the back side. do this circle 3 times. 

After a while you can use resistance by having a friend holding his hand on your head or by putting weight plates on your head with something soft between. 

More advanced exercises you bridge with you head on a mat or even better use a pilates ball, put your head on it and move out so its just your neck holding your body up for 10 sec (se pic). thats a good one..

Let me know if you have any questions! 

 

6 minutes ago, RTC said:

yep

I used to a lot. I have a wrestler/MMA background so neck work was something we did quite a lot. I try to maintain today by doing it sometimes but not enough if you ask me.

It used to be bigger 😄

2 hours ago, RTC said:

Do you do any direct neck work

Do you mean if i train my neck specifically? 

2 hours ago, JoDimaggio22 said:

Lol. Your hair is phenomenal man. The transplanted hair won’t bald ever? So you just mean the thickness isn’t as noticeable and not the transplanted hair has begun to bald some too?

Thank you! 
No, but im still loosing my native hair. So my hair overall is thinner for sure. I haven't combated my hair loss at all (expect for HT:s) so i just started doing that hoping i can prolong a 4:th transplant as much as possible. Even though i suffer from hair loss im quite blessed with a good donor and good "quality" of hair. 

7 hours ago, JoDimaggio22 said:

How is the hair? Still as good as the last post? Such awesome results you had!

Hey!

The hair is good and still holding up  (pictures from today, little tired but the hair is the point😄) 

I would lie if told you that it’s as thick as 5 years ago but still good. I’m not on any medication but has started with PRP, microneeding and topicals to maintain. Don’t be surprised if you see a post here about my 4th HT in the future 😄. 

45 minutes ago, stephcurry30 said:

I remember this thread like it was yesterday. @Gatsu IS A LEGEND in this community and has some of the most epic transformations I've ever seen! 

Crazy nostalgic bump

Haha, thank you brother!  Appreciate the kinds words. Must admit I was surprised and somewhat happy to get a ping from this forum again. Loved and appreciated the support from everyone here . 

Today im not sure because there is so many good doctors out there now. But i dont regerat it one bit.  You can see my first HT here:

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I had amazing results and im still happy with my hairline.  How many grafts did you get and where did you place them?

Do you have pictures?

On 7/13/2020 at 6:30 AM, CosmoKramer said:

Looks Great man!

Do you do the Man Bun often?

Are you concerned that traction and tightness might damage the HT follicles?

Nah, just so it won't be in the way when I'm doing stuff at home. I don't have it tight at all so don't feel worried 🙂. 

Hair still good, no rocking some tail 😄.. 

On 11/20/2019 at 3:13 PM, Melvin-Moderator said:

Los Angeles area, next tine you’re out here let’s get a beer, or protein shake haha 

haha i loved LA. 
Stayed att venice beach for 2 days and then Dream Hollywood Hotell for 3.  one of my favorite stops on the trip :).  Lets have a beer 😄🍻

On 11/20/2019 at 2:23 PM, Sean said:

Man, this is just awesome.  This is what a person should feel after surgery-  peace and comfort and enjoying life as the goals were met satisfactorily.  A person should not have to become a hermit due to the damages caused by doctors.  Congrats Gatsu!  You are free from hair worries now.

Thanks bro. Appreciate your support and comments. I know you've been following my journey for a while 🙏. Hope all is good with you

On 11/18/2019 at 11:14 PM, Melvin-Moderator said:

Dang man making me feel bad about my gym regimen 😃 hair looks great. I think the long hair works with you. How’d you like it out here in California? Winter skips us every year lol 

haha, didn't mean to 😄. Thank you 🙏..
I loved Cali man. Did the classic roadtrip from Sanfran to San Diego (Obviously with a mustang convertible).  Loved every second of it and im definitely going back! Where in California do you live?

Also here is two pictures from my trip to California this summer.

Had to be buffed at muscle beach 😄💪. But there the hair is more beach fluffy 

Hi Guys,

Just checked in for some reason 😄. Read your comments so i took some new pictures. I have saved my hair long (girlfriend request) 😁.

These pictures are taken i really harsch bathroom light. I have products in my hair witch makes it more "flat" and hard. Its usallay really fluffy and big otherwise. I can post pictures of that state too if you want.

20 hours ago, JeanLDD said:

Finished product outright one of the top five transplant results I’ve ever seen.  Unfortunately gives me some serious hair greed and desire to address my temple points too, huge difference.

Hi JeanLDD;

Appreciate it ! Dont think you need it to be honest, your sides are not as far back as mine. Plus i have a big forehead/head witch made it worse. 

20 hours ago, Lyubo93 said:

Hey mate, amazing result. Where I can find the threats about your first and second transplants?

Hey mate,

First one here:
https://forum.hairsite.com/t/dr-keser-2065-grafts-fue/8439

Second one:

Hi everyone!

Just a little update with some Christmas beard 😄. I'll answer your questions soon !

@Gasthoerer and @JeanLDD are absolutely right.  Dr.Keser wouldn't even do more than 1500-2000 sessions  sense it would take to long to split up. He also told me he doesn't have the energy to make more than that. Its a small clinic and he does all the work him self so its understandable. 

More importantly, i have done this over many years and spent a small fortune as well, we are talking 26 000euro+ in total. 

13 minutes ago, Payam said:

Wow, 500 grafts a day and comparing your first 4 month progress to mine I wish I had known about this guy before I did my transplant.. why did you opt for Lupanzula this time? And is it right that you've transplanted over 6500 grafts in total? Have you done any smp? Your donor looks great

Well to be honest i didn't want to go to Turkey anymore for privat reasons and i also wanted something closer and smoother. I dont know how good Dr.Keser is at Temple points per say but i know hes a master at hair lines.  Yes i have transplanted 6543 FUE grafts in total with no SMP.  Thank you :), im actually surprised and pleased my donor looks so good still .

On 7/16/2018 at 9:15 AM, Payam said:

The dream right here.. I was wondering though, why did you opt for Keser over Erdogan? Also do you have links to your first two procedures?

I liked Kesers approach, just doing 500 grafts a day to ensure maximum growth. I also liked that he did everything himself. Top that with some killer results in his portfolio and there you go

looked at the first thread here but it seems that the pictures doesn't work anymore. Dont think im allowed to link to a different hair site as well but you can google "dr keser 2065 grafts" and you should get it.  Part 2 is here 

Hi everyone!

Closing in at 12 months so i though i would post a final update.

Saved my hair so i have some length now. Im liked it this way so im going to stick with this style :).

Damn OP, based on your before and after pics, this is honestly one of the best hair transplants I've ever seen! Any straighter and lower and you'll have a teenage hairline lol. I would have never guessed the person in those pics had a hair transplant. I just got my first HT, if my results turn out as good as yours, I promise I'll never make fun of a bald person again

 

How much did Dr. Lupanzula charge per graft?

 

Does he offer any specials for clients from overseas?

 

What's the punch size he uses?

Thanx man

He charged 4 euro/graft so its up there. It also comes with a 25% VAT at the total price witch threw me of a bit. Made the whole experience expensive as f-ck.

Dont remember the punch size he used unfortunately .

Ya does contrast quite a bit, keep us updated on what the clinic has to say. Doesn't really seem like a growth/yield thing, maybe just placed at a certain angle with a certain density that doesn't match aswell with natives? I'm 4 months post op and just buzzed to a 1 and one temple looks perfectly blended while the other slightly different, so I think it just depends on where in the growth phase it is (good temple grew out immediately post op so already more mature)

 

Overall though your hair is fkn sick and after 3 procedures the donor still looks great even cut that short (looks about a 1 guard).

Yea i think you are right. I got this respons from the clinic.

"Dear Mattias,

Thank you so much for the update. The issue you are referring to has to do with the hairs that were transplanted, and how they exist in their native state. The hairs from the traditional donor zone, where these hairs were taken, typically will have a different texture than existing hairs in the recipient area so at very short lengths the subtle differences become more apparent. With your native hairs as a slightly longer length, along with the transplanted hairs, the difference is much more muted and difficult to detect. Your hairline has this same issue as seen in some of your pre-operative photos as your hairline from Dr. Kesser used hairs in from the same donor area. The new growth in the hairline has a textural difference to the native hairs behind the new hairline.

It is advised that if you wish to have a better blending that you should allow your hair to grow a few millimeters, at least to the length necessary to cover the FUE extraction dots in the donor zone. In time, the hairs that were transplanted will soften somewhat so that the contrast is further reduced. If you have any further questions or would like to speak with Dr. Lupanzula about your result, please let me know. "

The hair is just thicker overall and has another texture than the native hair. I need to have it in certain lengths to make it blend in good. To long or too short shows the difference.

Thank you . My donor looks and feels surprisingly intact after 3 HTs witch im happy about.

My guess is this will improve over time as the hair cycles and mimics the texture more of the surrounding native hair.

 

I found that with some of my transplanted hair initially.

 

Overall tremendous results. Congrats

Hi BaldingBogger!

Yea, you might be right. i hope so at least .

I emaild Dr.Lupz to ask.

Dont know though. To answer @novakia7 question as well, i think that the hair texture that is planted is different. I notice when its growing out its much thicker and longer where the hair is transplanted than the rest of the native hair around. Might be because its "newer, healthier" hair.

also if you look at the latest pictures you can se that the biggest contrast is where the transplanted hair goes in with the native hair. The hair that was planted on virgin skin is close to looking like the rest than the hair thats mixed. Its get thicker in a sens witch create a bigger contrast where it meets.

This is just bro science from my part, what the f*ck do i know..

But thank you for the comment . overall im happy!

Unfortunate, it does look great when grown out a little though. Hopefully still some time for it to settle in. Overall your situation is genuinely the best pre-NW4 results I have ever seen however.

 

Btw your outfits and hair styling are always on point too man, sharp as fuck. Annoying that the temples don't blend perfectly when short but they definitely benefit the aesthetic you go for. Time to find more interesting things to worry about than hair, it'll never be 100% perfect, that's just the nature of things but its close enough at this point

Hi JeanLDD!

Thanks for your reply and comment.

I agree with you that it looks good overall and with som length it looks good. But yea, a little annoying that it doesn't melt in better when cut short. I emailed Dr Lupanzula to hear his take on it.

haha, tank you . I work in a field where you need to look presentable so i always work dressed up. I like it because you feel good when you look "sharp as fuck" . conveniently enough the latest pictures has been straight after the hair dresser, witch help a bit .

I looked at your thread as well. Looks great man! you must feel great. Congratz!