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Thanks alan7777 for the link. I'm 6 weeks post op and some transplanted hairs remain on the scalp. This is very informative link.

Looks great!!

Its looking nice.

Looks very natural.

Wow... Nizoral 5% and 10%!!!!!! I guess that's too much ketakonezole. You can use nizoral 2% twice a week. No more than twice a week.

My doctor suggested to absolutely avoid playing sports, going to gym, arduous physical work for 14 days. Then to build up slowly. I think its best to avoid heavy stuff for few months. Even if your scar is covered by your existing hair, you would love to have a pencil thin scar. You can regain you body shape later but if your scar is stretched once it will be there for the rest of your life unless you go for scar repair.

you can check the following thread regarding post op exercise

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/160044-post-op-exercise.html

West33, I had my surgery in Belgium by Dr. Feriduni. I'm only 1.5 months post op, so still early days. I think he is one of the best in Europe and also a very nice person. So I highly recommend to have a consultation with Dr. Feriduni.

Looking great Petro. Happier days ahead

Looks good mate.

I think 6 days is too early for physical activities. You should wait at least 2 weeks. Its always best to play safe as StaggerLee123 mentioned you would like to protect your investment.

You can check these doctors in Belgium: Dr. Feriduni, Dr. Devroye, Dr. Bisanga. Its pretty close from your home.

Your happy time has just started. Looking forward to see your progress.

Congrats! Work looks very clean indeed. Looking forward to see your progress. I also had my HT by Dr. Feriduni in December. He's indeed a very nice person.

Same question as HARIRI, how many grafts?

There is always chance of shockloss in HT. That's the risk we need to take while going in HT route.

There is a very nice writing by Spex regarding shock loss.

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/143063-shockloss.html

The following link shows a case where low growth rate was observed because of concealer.

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/159726-psa-use-concealers-possible-complications.html

But the following comment was also made - "when I mention "concealer" I am referring to make up style applications, not sprinkle applications such as Toppik."

As I haven't used any of those yet so I can't say much about those.

Congrats. looks amazing

wow 4800 grafts!! its stellar. congrats man. Looking forward to see your pictures.

I think toppik works quite well to hide HT. But I'm not sure if 2 weeks is too early to apply toppik. You can ask your HT surgeon about it.

Thanks guys for the encouraging words.

Thanks chrisdav for the clarification. I also thought so.

I read some posts in this forum where its mentioned to wait for at least 2 months before applying any anti-dandruff shampoo. Is it really required to wait for so long? I also have very dry scalp and I'm now 4 weeks post op.

Congrats on your hair transplant. I'm sure your smile will get bigger in coming months as you'll get more coverage.

Hi,

First I want to thank everyone on this forum. This is such a wonderful site and I've gained huge amount of knowledge from this site. I had ht surgery by Dr. Feriduni on 15th of December, 2011. Pictures are attached in the link below.

Consultation and the big decision:

As I live in Finland, I was looking for a doctor closer from home. After some study I realized that Belgium is one of the best places in Europe for ht surgery as there are some very reputable surgeons. The results of Dr. Feriduni impressed me. So I decided to have an in-person consulation with Dr. Feriduni. In September I traveled to Belgium for consultation.

After talking to Dr. Feriduni I was very much impressed. He is a very well behaved person and very honest. He showed me lots of patients' results from his computer and answered all of my questions patiently. The consulation lasted over an hour and not for a second I felt he is trying to rush. After consultation I made up my mind to perform the surgery by Dr. Feriduni. I think its about faith in a doctor which makes the decision easy.

Surgery:

I flew to Belgium the day before surgery. The clinic arranged taxi from the airport to Hasselt city, which was really nice. Cristian Marraffa was very helpful throughout. I was mainly communicating with him regarding all sorts of arrangements and concerns.

On the surgery day at 8 am a taxi picked me up from hotel and took me to the clinic. The clinic was very nice and clean. I was given a room where I can keep all my belongings. There was a set of surgery dress for me. After few minutes Dr. Feriduni welcomed me and took me to his room. He drew the hairline and we agreed on it. I decided to use Acell in my donor as it may help to heal the scar faster.

I was taken to the surgery room. Then I started to feel very nervous. I felt like running away but it was already quite late :eek: My head was shaved and I was taken to the operation chair. Dr. Feriduni then took the strip. I didn't feel anything other than injections. Dr. Feriduni took the strip in 2 parts. Trichophytic Closure technique was used for donor closing. Also Acell was used in donor as mentioned earlier.

After the strip was taken out, the technicians started to separate the grafts and Dr. Feriduni started the incisions. It was painless but quite weird feeling as I could hear a sound each time the needle was inserted. I was bleeding quite a lot.

After the incisions I went back to my room for lunch. It was nice to have a break for around half an hour. After lunch the technicians started implanting grafts. It was long but I wasn't bored as I was watching tv and ocassionally talking to the technicians. At around 5 pm

everything was finished.

Post op:

First night was difficult to sleep as I started to feel pain in donor area. I slept only for an hour. The next day my head was washed and Dr. Feriduni cheched the head.

I stayed in Hasselt for 7 days post op. The worst part is sleeping in sitting position. I used to have my hair washed by the clinic. A nurse named Eef used to wash my hair. She was very helpful and always smiling. On 23rd of December I came back home.

I'm now 4 weeks post op. Transplanted hairs are falling but still some left. My scar has healed well. Now waiting phase begins. I hope everything comes out well.

rebelvegas, your result looks amazing.

on 30th September I had a consultation with Dr. Feriduni. You are absolutely right, he is such a gentleman and a nice human being. He answered all my questions and never hurried. I have a surgery with Dr. Feriduni on December. I hope everything comes out nicely. Your result inspires me a lot.

Did you have any shock loss after surgery? I'm a bit worried about shock loss.