ZeeMan

You are in the ugly duck phase, hang-in there @aaalan, things will start to sprout soon!

6-Month Update:

The density has improved, but it's also still lacking in the front behind the hairline....so the waiting continues, hoping for the density to fill-in. The crown is getting better, and the beard hair are a bit unruly, hoping for them to jell better in the coming months.

@Bb111 Looks amazing at 10-months, the density has definitely improved. Thanks for sharing.

Looking good @readyforresults, looking forward to the detailed write-up.

The hotel (Westin) room looks familiar, enjoy the breakfast buffet! 

On 4/22/2023 at 9:39 AM, aaalan said:

I am not wearing caps religiously when out…. Do you recommend in the sun? 

It’s up to you, I did to avoid stares and sunburn. Cheers!

3 hours ago, aaalan said:

Haha thank you!! 
 

just that the dense hairline upfront has lost all the hair.. shock-loss I hope and they will sprout 🌱 again!!

It will all grow, at this stage, patience is key, and stick to the process (meds, health eating,exercise etc), and wear a cap. At the 4 month mark, all of this will be a distant memory!

6 hours ago, SLA said:

Thanks @ZeeMan- Yes, super happy. I think people notice, but I suspect not everyone notices as much as we think :).

...and likewise, I just checked out your journey and your results are looking phenomenal! Love your hairline design!

 

It's going to be a hairy 2023, guaranteed by @Eugenix Hair Sciences 💯

Looking amazing @SLA, you must be on cloud-9. Your student probably meant to say - SLA, you look 20 years younger! 😁

Enjoy the ugly-duck phase, you are going to miss these days, NOT! 😄

Looking on track for 40-days! 

12 hours ago, Zoomster said:

Happy Easter 🐣 All

6 Months update ;

The months don’t be long passing by month once the dreaded ugly duckling phase passes ..I continue to use the cyclical hair vitamins provided by the clinic along with the continued use of 1mg Oral finasteride..ive muscled on through with the oral minoxidil though I’ve reduced the dose to 1.25 mg from 2.5 mg due to one to many palpitations for my liking ..it’s a really beneficial post HT med if you can tolerate it and I’d really suggest everyone to at least try it .

What can I say thus far re my life changing procedure ..not much more really ..it’s like a fine wine ..it just keeps getting better and better with age ..temple points ,widows peak ,side part and crown all continue to improve along with density in general throughout. .

All the stars seemed to have aligned for my HT journey and for that im very ,eternally grateful to everyone involved .

Karl 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats @Zoomster, that donor looks untouched...the Eugenix midas touch! Enjoy!

Month-5 Update

Had a fresh cut yesterday, there are some density gaps in the front as can be seen from the pics, hoping for those gaps to fill in months to come.

Rest looks on track.

Wow, @MazAB you look like a 20-year old, congrats! With at least 40% more growth to come, amazing.

Looking excellent for 21 days @aaalan, you can review my thread for what to look forward to...be patient, its gonna be a hairy 2023!

Wow, amazing transformation @Bb111 

I think you are 30-40% there, so look forward to 60%+ more growth, exciting times! It's gonna be a hairy 2023

8 hours ago, GeneralNorwood said:

@BHRClinic

Dr Bisanga came to Warsaw, Poland 2 days ago. I had consultation with him, which was for free. 

He was heavely critisising this hair transplant. 

His main points : 

- My hair transplant was made without a plan. It was like building a house without foundation. 

- Donor managment was bad and it didn't take into account future progression of baldness. 

- Hairline was made too low and it was a waste of precious grafts. In his opinion Caucasians have higher foreheads and my hairline shouldn't be lowered but made on the level of native hair. 

- HT on temples was mistake too. In his opinion  it was a waste of grafts and caucasians don't have such prominent hair on the temples. He said that maybe it can look great on instagram, but it's not natural. 

- He used some special device and calculated that i have 60+ grafts per cm/2 in donor area. He estimated that i have 3200 grafts in safe zone for future HT. 

-He said that i have retrograde alopecia starting from the nape of the neck. 

- I have a lot of miniaturised, vellus hair on the midscalp and crown. 

- There is visible border between transplanted hair and nontransplanted, it looks very unnatural. 

- Next steps should be made carefully. He estimated that for 2HT i need 2500 grafts for midscalp and lateral humps. I asked him what about the crown. He said that if we had unlimited donor, crown work would require 3000 grafts. 

- He was talking about some differences between my beard hair and scalp hair. The pojnt was that my beard is not so good for HT.

- He recommended switching from liquid minoxidil to oral minoxidil 5mg. 

- He recorded video to teach "How to not make HT in caucasian male". 

 

 

So generally, this information that 2HT for midscalp and lateral humps will pretty much use all of my left donor is worrying for me. What about the crown... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is photo that i received today from BHR clinic with message " We saw your topic on forum (hairrastoration). To be honest, we believe that the actual photos you have posted do not show the real picture, which unfortunately looks worse " 

 

Ultimately, it all depends on how you feel about your hair? Are you satisfied/happy etc? People will always talk, but you are wise enough to ignore the nay-sayers!!

Your beard is waiting to be transplanted to the crown

You do have a great donor, so go for it! Hair greed, that is a natural outcome, just look at Melvin, Armen, Carl, etc....:D

Personally I'll wait for the full 12-months before deciding what to enhance next, I'm leaning towards a bit more aggressive temples.

Nice progress @BaldingEagle1, I can see the confidence in your face. Cheers!

Looking good @Bb111, you look like a completely different person from where you started, how are you feeling about that? Hair is no more on your mind? Cheers!

On 3/12/2023 at 12:07 AM, ITA said:

What reason do you have to change the colors of the pics? 

@ITA The B&W pic was meant to highlight the lack of density in the front center where grafts were transplanted. I've seen new hair popping there in the last couple weeks, and confident it will fill in over the months.

4-Month Update

I'm making decent progress at month 4, new hair is popping every day, and slowly the density in the transplanted area is getting better. I got a haircut few weeks back, and the back/donor seems to have recovered decently as well. I'll trim it down to a #1 next time to see how it looks, confident it will be just fine. The temples are getting better each day, and the beard hair in the crown are definitely of a thicker texture, but they are all growing out. I'm looking forward to the next few months for the density to get better, and rock my new look  

Almost Month#4, will do a more thorough post in a couple weeks, but here is the progress so far...no more ugly duckling!

I'm deliberately focusing on the density gap in the middle where hair were transplanted....looking forward to the growth in the next few months!

1 hour ago, BaldingEagle1 said:

Month 0 to Month 3 comparison from top only..

 

Ahh, I'm lovin it so far!

Looking good @BaldingEagle1

The fun starts now!

4 hours ago, SLA said:

Month 4

Things are definitely shaping up as I am thrilled with the progress so far! Everything from the design (especially the cowlick) to the hair growth, to the way the beard hairs (1,200 grafts) blend with scalp (Thanks Doc). Even in harsh lighting, when things are a little more see-through, I'm still content as for me it looks like acceptable cosmetic density. For me, it also helps that I am 49 in that everything looks age appropriate and salt & pepper hair aids as well. 

HTs are an illusion of density and as I learned from @Zoomster, a long time ago, when he posted after his 1st HT, that you need to style properly and take time for length to grow to shingle on top of each other; that is exactly what is happening now.

Eugenix has built a reputation for serving high norwoods and I'm getting the impression that they know exactly where to add hair, and how much to add for those with advanced hair loss to build that illusion properly; it is the interior decorating that they seem to excel in to know what to put where and how much.

Since it has been years since I actually brushed hair (lol), it took me a little bit to figure out how exactly it is done, but I think I figured out the side part/diagonal back comb witnessed from illusion master @Melvin- Moderatoris the best look for face framing and coverage. Brushing hair has become my ultimate pleasure :). 

Hopefully, all will continue to improve. I see small hairs in the hairline that have recently popped.

So far, has this made a difference in my confidence and life satisfaction....Yes! One co-worker commented after 1 month "SLA, I love your new look" and most recently, "Your hair grows so fast!" I had a big chuckle inside thinking, "If she only knew!" I'll tell her one day.

If all goes well, I will return to Eugenix around the 1 year mark to fill in the ~25% left to be done in the crown.

Here are some photos to show the progress.

 

Looking right on track for month#4, you are going to be brushing more and more, better buy more brushes