krisl

Hi all, Firstly very sorry for the tardiness of this update - I actually took the pictures posted here a few days after the One Year mark, which was at the end of October, but I just never got round to writing this. So, thoughts and feelings on how I feel one year on. Firstly, Dr Feller made absolutely the right call with the shape of the hairline. I was always a bit receding, and this has shed a few years off but still provided me with a mature hairline for someone in their early 30s. Also, the fears I initially had post-op that it looked slightly lopsided seemed superficial when the hair grew out. The hairline looks completely natural so all good there. My family and friends have all been amazed at the transformation. They've all said I look so much younger, and more handsome The friends who didn't know I had something done, haven't been able to work out why my hair was so much thicker. The only, *only* time I got rumbled was a couple of weeks ago when I walked into a barbers I'd never been in and after sitting down he flicked at my hair and immediately clocked that I'd had a hair transplant. I was pretty thankful there was no one else in there as I got pretty embarrassed! I asked him how he knew and he said he could just tell, but he said 'it's a good one', so got the barbers approval... Personally I think the coverage was spot on, but the transplanted area needs thickening up. It actually looks good when wet and when there's even light, but it can look a bit wispy and thin when in direct sunlight or under a strong light-source. For the time being I'm very happy. It's true when they say you forget how you used to look, so whenever I have a day when I'm like 'My hair looks shit' (which we all have whether you have a full head of hair or not), I just click on the 'Hair' album I created on my phone, and look at all the old pictures I have on there from before the HT. Works a treat Will write another review in a few months, and then I think that'll be that until the next one. Thanks all, and happy to hear any feedback

Grow well mate, look forward to seeing your progress over the coming months...!

Cheers Spex, your support and guidance greatly appreciated, as always

Wow!! That is a pretty significant change isn't it. Will be posting a few side-by-side ones next month for the one year mark, plus one with the wet look which I haven't done yet, as I think it'll highlight how far it has come since pre-op.

Sorry for anyone following this for the delay in posting - was away on Summer vacation and have had a hell of a lot of work to catch up on since I got back. I've really started to settle into the look now, and I think Dr Feller was spot-on with the hair-line. It really has made a dramatic difference to my appearance, and I've DEFINITELY noticed getting checked out by a lot more honeys this Summer, and tasty ones at that I guess all I'm hoping for is some more density. As you can see from the first couple of pictures, the front is looking good, and a lot thicker than a few months ago. It's when you see it from the top that the thinness shows. This may or may not change that much over the coming months, and sure it'll be a shame if it doesn't, but the main thing is the front is looking very good, and it's already made such a huge difference to my appearance. Look forward to updating you all with the One Year mark, where I'll add a few more photos with a wet look, as well as dry.

Cheers everyone, good to read through your replies. Tacolinowest - family and friends are stunned to be honest, at least those who don't have the benefit of seeing me everyday. The ones who see me sporadically all say how much thicker it looks, and those who haven't seen me since pre-op can't quite figure out what's happened, other than I'm 'looking really well' Spanker - Dr Feller said I've got a good amount of donor supply, but I'm in no rush. I'll see how it pans out, and I definitely won't be planning another one until I see the full benefits of this one. FriskyDonor - cheers mate, and grow well! It's a long road - DM me anytime if you fancy a chat about it. TommyLucchese - thanks for that dude, good to hear. It's something that I've needed to be reminded of - this is by no means the end of the process, and there is still plenty of maturing to come. Am gonna go and check out your pics now!

Thanks Mike, and I think you're absolutely right - I think I almost made myself think that the 8-month mark was it, and everything subsequent to that is minor. From what others have said, there's still plenty more to come, so it's a case of relaxing and trusting in the process. And looking at the the before and after pictures at the minute have made me re-assess how far I've come!!

Hey everyone, So the 8-month mark has been and gone, and it's a hard one to describe. I've spoken to Spex about this in the last week, as my overall feeling was, if I'm being honest, of slight disappointment. I had set this stage as the first time I could really gage how it's come along. But looking back, I'd say the mark that really blew me away was around the 6-month stage. My hairline had begun to be formed, and it was all very exciting. So looking forward I imagined my hair to be a lot thicker than it is now. Spex gave me good advice, and it was to assess how far I've come altogether, rather than where I 'should' be. Looking at the pictures side-by-side of where I was pre-op and where I am now left me stunned. You really do forget. I can't believe how bald I was going. So compared to then, it has been a massive success. I guess the only battle is with my own personal goals. I would like it to be a lot thicker on the sides, and you can see from the photos that it's still quite thin in those areas. I'm hoping that in the next few months they'll thicken up considerably, but I'm already preparing myself for this to be unlikely. Fingers crossed. Happy to hear everyone else's honest opinions.

Hey guys, sorry for the late response - lots of work on at the minute. Mike - cheers dude! Appreciate that. It's ups and downs at the minute (though very few downs), as I come to terms with what I can and cannot do with my hair. There's that initial amazement at what's happening, then there's the impatience (for some impatience probably comes first), so it's a case of being patient and trusting in the process and seeing what happens. Tacolinowest - early days mate. I don't want to be rating it till the process has come to its conclusion, and even then a rating seems wrong. How can you gage this? It's different for everyone. We lose perspective. Two months ago I was at a '10' - I had hair - the first time in years. I've become used to that now and I'm looking for the 'next level'. So it's about being comfortable in whatever the process brings.

Just a quick update to keep things ticking along. I haven't noticed much change over the last month, which has made me feel that things have started to slow down a bit, only for me to see friends I hadn't seen in a few weeks who have re-assured me that there is definitely a lot of growth still happening. Because the hairline is shaped now, it's all about the thickening and maturing, which you don't notice on a day to day basis. I remember Dr Feller saying to me on the day "You'll forget what it was like." I couldn't believe it, Of course I'll remember what it was like! But sure enough as the weeks go by, you do become used to this look, and because once upon a time we did have this look before, we very easily settle back into it, and the (good) 'problems' that arise with it i.e. adding an extra 20mins before going out to style/re-style your hair over and over again. So all good, and looking forward to sharing the 8 month mark, though can't imagine much of a change to now.

Look forward to seeing your progress - grow well!

Yeah, want to give it to the 8 month mark. If there's a big change by the end of the month I'll post something up...

Dude don't worry about it. We went with a highly experienced surgeon, who does these kind of ops day in day out for a living, and has had countless amounts of positive evidence posted backing his work. No hairline is perfect and with the amount of aggressive hairloss we've had, it's only sensible to give a conservative hairline. I was super analytical the first few weeks, but once you get over this tricky period you'll settle into it. The staples at the back were such a b****, sleeping on them so frustrating, but once out it was a relief. All will be good mate.

Thanks for the replies everyone - that's what I thought, good to know this is definitely the case. Will be in touch with an update and more pictures at the end of June

So it's been just over six months, and surprisingly, this has been the most difficult period. Having a hair line again has meant that I've begun spending up 15-30mins styling my hair in the mirror before I go out! Whereas before there wasn't much I could do, now it's so tantalisingly close that I just wish it was fuller instead of this in-between stage. Also, what has surprised me is how quickly you get used to it. Last month I was loving it - constantly amazed at the transformation. This month though I've settled into the look, and have begun to have my first taste of what hair-greed is. I really, really can't wait for it to fully grow and even then, I can imagine wanting a bit more. Terrible, but from I've read, unfortunately quite natural. Now having to find myself a good hair-dresser, and strange having to think about hair styles again. One thing though, people have been amazed at how it looks - and friends who hadn't seen me in a few weeks, mention that it looks thicker than when they last saw me, so things are happening quite quickly. I take great satisfaction from telling them this is only the half-way mark I know I said I wouldn't judge it till at least the 8 month stage, but with it looking like this, it's very hard not to. Next update will be in a couple months! p.s. The transplanted hair is very curly - does this blend in eventually?