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Hi, The clinic have responded to my 10 month update and have conceded again that the result is not what they would like and are asking me to book in again at my convenience. i have informed them that i have no intention of booking in with them again as i do not wish to entrust them with my VERY limited donor. I have asked for a refund and will update the thread with their response. Sunnycool3, I do not use propecia, only use minoxodil. The clinic was aware that i could not use it due to the side effects i suffered last time.

Nothing to report. The result is establishing itself as poor for the number of grafts I had. The pictures are slightly misleading as I have not cut my hair on top for two months now. I have added wet hair shots for better representation

FUE2014, I gave the clinic the benefit of the doubt beforehand thinking I will see how the results turn out. 10 months in and I am very disappointed. I could not recommend this clinic to anyone and can not argue with your comments above. Today is the first time I have voiced my disappointment to the clinic about this poor result.

Hi gibbsville, Considering how poor the density is in the hairline, i'd go along with that. The hairline has been the biggest disappointment - they've lowered it without any real density.

Hi Yonex, Sorry for the slow reply. The clinic has already admitted the result is not what they would have hoped for. They have offered another surgery 'free' but there is no chance I am going back to them with the very limited donor I have left. I do have plans for another surgery to strengthen the hairline but only a small number of grafts. Not sure when I will do this, may well wait a while to see how may hairloss progresses so I make the best use of the remaining grafts I have left.

At present i'm fairly disappointed with the result and hope that I get some further growth in the next 3 months but am not holding my breath. The hairline and midscalp in particular are weak.

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Hi, I took the pictures below last month but didn't get a chance to post them

That's correct. I was in and out of consciousness but recall atleast two people at any one time working on me.

I have heard back from the clinic regarding my progress and they have accepted that the results are not what they would expect for 7 months. They have already mentioned a free HT if the results are still lacking by 12 months - not exactly filling me with much confidence. They've also mentioned washing my hair 2-3 times a day which is highly impractical and surely not what should be expected to be done by the 7 month stage?

Thanks for the reassurance, it's good to hear that you're still seeing growth from the first procedure. I've been reading your thread - good luck with your growth!

Thanks, here's hoping! Will definitely be keeping the thread updated - seen too many posters just disappear without knowing the end result.

It's actually only 7 months. I have emailed them my pictures today and have requested Dr Hakan comment on them as I am disappointed with the results so far. Hope to hear back from him in the next couple of days

I would be interested to hear people's views on my progress so far. Am I being unrealistic with my expectations - I was expecting more at this stage.

To confirm, this 4,500 procedure was done in the one day after the clinic assured me they had enough staff to ensure the turnaround would be quick enough not to effect the quality of the grafts.

I had a consultation with Dr Lorenzo last year in Manchester and he would not consider such a large session and was willing to do no more than 3,000 grafts. From my results so far, i'm beginning to think a smaller FUE session may have been the way to go. I didn't take any donor pics this month but did take one at the 6 month mark which I included in the 6 month update post. I will take it again next month. Thanks for the suggestion on the hairstyle. I have actually just cut my hair to 4.5 on top and 2.5 on the sides a few days ago to help the contrast. The longer it grows out, the less good it looks and also allows me to apply the rogaine better.

I fell like I may have seen some very slight improvement in the last month but the pictures don't show this. I had a comment today from a friend who confirmed he thought it was looking better, hopefully the 8 month update will back this up.

Hi, I would agree with this, also that perhaps large FUE sessions may not be the way to go. Unfortunately, when you're desperate to restore hair you look at the odd successful large session and think it will apply to you. I had accepted I would need a second HT to get decent coverage but I won't be getting the 8,000 you mention above. Apparently I have 1,500 from my donor area and another 1,000 from the beard area.

Hi Ahmed, I have sent you a PM.

Unfortunately, nothing to report at this stage - not seen much or any improvement for the last few months but I am staying positive that the next 4-6 months will be more positive. I got a haircut since my last update, grade #4 a couple of weeks back, and have started using minoxidil to see if it can help kick start any growth. I was on it for quite a while a couple of years back but the results subsided in the end and I stopped. Can't see myself using this in the long term at present, but for the short term to help growth I will keep with it.

Hi, Sorry for the slow reply. I've been away on holiday and to be honest I try not to log on as much - helps keep me my mind off of it. Falco123, Thanks and best of luck with your growth. Hopefully the 6-12 month mark will be good to the both of us. Sometimes looking at the results online posted by the clinics can give you unrealistic expectations about time frames - perhaps they are just the lucky few! Are you on medication? I started rogaine today after previously being reluctant to having been on it for a number of years previously and seeing the results subside, but the clinic keeps recommending to use it, so I will give it another shot at least and see if it kick starts any growth. Dutch / Cueball35, Thanks for the reassurances. Been thinking about it less recently which has been positive. Was on holiday last week and the photos to say the least did not come up well - some shots it looked like I had a slick bald head under natural sunlight . I decided to shave my hair down to a #4 grade a couple of days back which is just easier to manage and apply the rogaine. I will definitely keep the thread updated with monthly updates. I know how invaluable threads which are regularly updated can be - too often people just disappear without you ever seeing the end result. 6 month update pics will be posted next weekend.

4 days short of my fifth month and little to report, the growth has stagnated in the last couple of months with the clinic saying I am still in the hock loss phase. The hairline in particular is looking weak but here's hoping for improvement in the next couple of months. I got my hair cut to a grade 6 on top a few weeks back so the hair is shorter than the last couple of updates and I have added a couple of wet hair shots.

Looks like there has been a slight improvement on my right side, but the middle and hairline has shown no improvement. I can see some small hairs popping up here and there but not enough to make me overly enthusiastic about the results at present.

Hi Mickey, The surgery have updated their website where they state that a 4,000-4,500 FUE session will take 6-7 hours.

Thanks, KO!