micknick

Healing nicely mate. Do you mind me asking why you shaved your head?

Thanks dolph. Just a bit crappy when having meetings etc with work at the mo. I'm sure all will be good in a few months.

So day 23 after surgery and Im pretty much bald in recipient area. Have lost lots of hairs the same length which are obviously the grafts. Have a few longer one at the front which I think is my native hair. I do however have a few very short hairs that are appearing where there wasnt hair before- could this be new growth already? I didnt think you would start to get any as yet? The redness is quite bad and Im using aloe vera to help with that. This stage sure sucks thats for sure.

very similar to me in regards to where I have had my surgery. Will keep an eye on this thread but looking good so far mate!

Thanks mate. Im well into it now- so much of it has fallen out

So Im day 17 after the surgery and a bit freaked out. Here is a picture on the left is from Thursday (14 days Post surgery) where the hair was looking pretty thick and dark and the right is today where it looks pretty sparse and thin. Im only 17 days post surgery so surely not the dreaded ugly duckling stage already?! It also looking alot redder- as shown in this image: Should I be concerned?!

Appreciate you responding thanks. FUT wasn't ever really ever suggested- my brief was that I didn't want to have FUT due to my existing scar and probably hang up from having my head sliced open once and the weeks of hospital bed time that followed. I also wanted a quick recovery due to work and having a young family. In terms of cost I'm not sure what you mean- Farjo wasn't cheaper than Feuridini and Harley Street hair clinic and I didn't have the same travel as would to belgium for Maybe my research wasn't deep enough as I took the number of grafts suggested as what was possible with my hair. Are you saying with strip I could and maybe should have had more grafts? It was decided mutually that the crown be left as is for now as I stopped using minoxidil on it and had some decent results, it was only when I stopped using that it quickly developed. As for fin- it's not set in stone that I would stop using it, in fact I didn't say to Dr Farjo that I would, it's just I have something side effects that aren't great with fin.

Interested to know others views whether they think FUT would have been preferable over FUE and whether they think there's been enough grafts?

So you're suggesting that this doesn't look very good so far? I didn't want to be greedy- I have always had a widows peak and high hairline- I would have looked ridiculous with a more forward hairline. I wanted FUE, I didn't want any more scars. The donor area is looking like nothing happened and healed up incredibly well. Think you're a tad out of order calling Dr Farjo mediocre to be honest- highly rated ans recommended on this site

Looks good. Happy healing mate

With the greatest of respect mate I already have a scar ear to ear and didnt really want another one on the back of my head as well. Id look like a tennis ball.

Thanks John. The meds have helped in the past and I think I will continue with minoxidil but probably not fin.

Thanks Pete, will hold off on the minoxidil.

So day 15 after the surgery- Ive had a haircut to keep it all the same length. Kinda weird getting used to the person looking back at me in the mirror. I have these meetings next Thursday and Friday so hope there is a bit of growth between now and then. How long after their surgery did people start using minoxidil on the recipient area?

Thanks Pete. Im going to get my barber to match it to the front on Saturday so hoping that it gets some growth even just for next weeks meetings.

What two surgeons are you considering?

Thanks for the reply mate. I have a thread: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/187847-fue-1818-grafts-dr-b-farjo.html Bad news about the football- I've read quite a bit here too as well as searched quite a bit but no definitive.

Day 11 after the surgery and my self esteem is pretty low, I have meetings next week with clients that have known me a while so the drastic change in hair is going to be very apparent. 'Decided to buzz it off? Had surgery? Had a hair transplant?' Not sure what I'm going to say. Just hope I get some growth this week and can get it evened out with my barber on Saturday. Anyway this itchiness is still there at the back and not sure if aloe Vera gel would help...?

I made a thread in the FUE that isn't getting a lot of love so thought I'd ask some specific questions here. I am now 12 days post FUE and I was wondering when would be a good time to be able to play football again- heading the ball etc is part of the game and obviously don't want to come back too early. Has anyone had some itchininess? The back and side of my head is really itchy at times- has anyone used any aloe Vera gel to help with this?

Day 10 after the surgery. The scabs are pretty much gone and the back looks great I think: The recipient area looks a little sparse I think, I hope I havent done anything wrong. Did people use minoxidil straight after their transplant? Im worried using it make me shed as it did before when I stopped and strated using it again.

Woke up over night and the back and sides of my head (donor areas) were itching like mad! Any reason for this? Also does anyone use any aloe Vera gel on recipient or donor areas?

Good luck mate mate

When does this normally kick in?

I actually have one of those spot machines as we call them. Was very gentle in the shower this morning and just gently ran my fingers through the scabs to try and displace. Think I got rid of a fair few. Thanks mate

I'm going to my barbers next saturday so he can even it all out. Im actually seeing him out of hours as I dont want people to see me. Apart from the clinic and my partner my hairdresser is the only person that knows I've had it done.