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RyanVodka

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United States
  • State
    AZ

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 5 years
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood II
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain Existing Hair
    Maintain and Regrow Hair
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration
    Considering Non-Surgical Treatments
    I'm here for support

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    No
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Generic Minoxidil 5% for Men
    Revita Shampoo

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  1. Hi sean thanks for the response. The last picture I posted was of my hair was a bit longer than a #5 guard. It appears from your picture that we have similar spots behind the ears where hair was either damaged or over extracted. It is my opinion that our Dr's extraction process is flawed. The donor extraction area is too condensed and not enough time was spent determining if there would be enough hair left for adequate coverage. It seems the doctors in Europe take much more care in making sure only a certain percentage of the donor is extracted from each area. The person responsible for contacting me from the doctors office says the Dr, is willing to try to help make things right, however I'm not sure its even worth going through the process of using donor to cover the over extractions.
  2. The clinic said thinness at low buzz length is to be expected with my hair type, they offered a free smp session. I emailed them back and said Its not thin at low buzz, its nearly transparent at an inch. It doesn't make sense for me to fly across the country for a free smp session. I feel it is the clinics job regardless of hair type to make sure the donor will be acceptable density following the procedure. I basically got the "whoops, guess you didnt have as much hair left as we thought" come get some tattoos put on. Even with unfavorable hair characteristics I dont see how 2300 total grafts could tap out my donor. Not sure what to do at this point but I know that SMP is not going to give me the results im looking for.
  3. I was told prior to the procedure that I had "plenty of donor left". My first procedure was only 1200 and my second was 1000. Notice this picture here how insanely thin it is in certain spots it is noticeable at basically ANY length. The whole donor looks thin but mostly there are two spots behind each ear that are most noticeable, its been 9 months since my procedure so basically there is zero chance of it being shock loss. I look at the pictures and honestly cant believe the amount of money I spent to get this kind of result.
  4. Hi sean, none of my posts are awaiting moderation. I was going to post and update and ended up deleting it. As you know I'm just having another rough day. Dr. R had his assistant email me somewhat recently and basically said my thinness is a result of my hair characteristics which is complete bullshit. I had an average to above average density and medium caliber dark hair. There is no way I should be having people commenting on the thinness of my donor when its 1/2 inch and longer after 2200 grafts. During my second procedure there was a different extractor other than mike doing a portion of my grafts who was clearly less experienced than mike was. I am convinced that it was bad extracting or a severe reaction to a second FUE procedure that caused my donor issues. I am just heart broken that I spent all this money and here I am 9 months post op with a donor way worse than what a FUT procedure would have gave me. Honestly don't know what else to say but obviously you know how it feels. Just went to my barber and even at 5/8ths of an inch he was staring at the back of my head confused asking why the hair was so thin. When I take pictures of the donor close up it seems like there is a decent amount of hairs that aren't as thick as the rest. I am still trying to hold out hope that some how the second procedure caused some hairs to weaken and that they will eventually return.
  5. Don't do it, either get used to the bald head or wait for an alternative in 5-10 years.
  6. hello everyone, I am sorry to revive this thread again but it seems I was wrong about the improved donor. It believe my hair was just longer than I previously thought. I just had my hair buzzed down to a 3 guard two days ago and it appears it is basically just as thin as it was 3 months ago. I am now over 7 months post op, any hope that this was shock loss is basically gone. Ultimately I believe that my donor area was just too conservative and was over harvested as a result of it. I've noticed that nearly all the top surgeons in Europe go outside of the 100% safe zone in order to give the best cosmetic result. I understand the logic behind being ultra conservative but in my case I think it was a mistake to extract like I was going to become a norwood 7 at the expense of density. I really wish more of my donor would have been utilized including the back and sides of my head. Here is an image of a lorenzo procedure simliar to mine, notice how much larger of an area the grafts have been extracted from. At this point in time I would recommended going elsewhere for FUE.
  7. donor update 10 days until 7 months. Length is 1/2 inch
  8. Hey guys just thought Id update this thread. I am 2 weeks away from 7 months (just got a haircut) and I am pretty sure the donor has significantly improved recently. Its looking like it will end up being an acceptable density. I will update in 2 weeks with pictures.
  9. the third picture you recently posted of your donor looks fine, wouldnt even be able to tell anything was done. It may be shock loss or you may just need to grow your hair out to that length.
  10. Thanks for your response, I am going to update them in about 2 months to show them where I am at and see if there is any improvement. It is really strange, I remember taking photos shortly after the procedure and not noticing anything out of the ordinary as far as donor depletion. Then after I got the haircut at like 4 months it seemed like it came out of nowhere. I wonder if its possible to slowly lose hair in the donor even months after the procedure. Can propecia cause you to shed in the donor area as well? Gillenator, that is definitely a valid point. I think just overall I have noticed Dr. R is a lot more conservative where he takes donor hair from in his patients. Ive looked at many donor images from surgeon in europe and they seem to be a lot more comfortable taking hair from areas that have a high chance of thinning as the patient ages. I must say I do wish they had been spread out more but then again maybe that would come back to bite me if those hairs eventually thinned down the line.
  11. Well today is just one of those days, went outside and took a picture of my donor and it looks terrible to say the least. I am trying to stay optimistic but it is rather difficult. I am about 3 weeks away from the 5 month mark. I never thought it could possibly be this noticeable with a 1/2 inch of growth and only 2200 grafts extracted. I also dont understand why the inch of donor space below where my grafts were taken wasnt used. What has me really down is the fact that Im starting to realize that on most of the donors of similar sized procedures the hairs were taken from a lot larger area than mine were. It has me really worried that this is in fact an over harvested area and not late shock loss.
  12. I believe the punch size was between .8 and .9 depending on graft size and it was motor. I considered going to europe to have a manual punch procedure done but just couldnt stomach traveling that far.
  13. Thanks Blake, I'll admit I am very concerned that this is here to stay, however I have begun applying minox on the donor area and plan to update in the next month or two. I still have faith that my surgeon knew exactly what he was doing and that I'll come out looking just fine. The good news though is that today is exactly 4 months from the procedure and 6 months since I started propecia and I have to say the recipient looks incredible. Here is the difference 2200 grafts and 6 months of propecia has made.
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