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👆🏻I agree with this. I believe the situation will improve. I think it’s just an unfortunate part of the ugly duckling stage.

I’ve heard the same from others. I’ve never seen it with my own eyes other than in pictures that posters on the forum have shared. My only thought on it is that the back of your head has experienced a pretty large trauma and that maybe there’s some hair that was potentially going to shed soon but the trauma caused it to shed early-I could be wrong, though, it could be something else completely. Maybe the hair in your donor experienced the same kind of shock that the hair around where the strip was taken experienced? I don’t wanna say that yours would be worse with having so many grafts pulled at once because I think it’s more dependent on how the individual heals and deals with the trauma. I can say that those posters all said that they felt it got better within about the same time that their shocked our hair came back in. Someone once said to another poster that maybe it was always like that and that they just really hadn’t noticed before because they weren’t paying as close attention as they were before the strip was taken out-I don’t know if I buy that, however, because I was really looking at my donor before that strip was taken out. I don’t know what your medication situation is like but I’ve heard a number of doctors say that Fin will help to speed up the process of those hairs coming back.

It should fill in a little more. The hair around the scar shocks out due to the trauma at the scar but typically comes back. Considering you’re a little over a month in the process you still have a little time for this process to resolve. I had a strip performed in 2019 and if I had cut my hair to your length at a little over a month this is exactly what it would have looked like. I purposefully kept my hair longer during the process to conceal it while that hair around the scar grew back. I cut my hair pretty short at months 3, 5, and 7 documenting the way the hair back their concealed the scar. Note the slight scar visibility at 3 months:It was enough to make me uncomfortable but if anyone noticed, they didn’t ask about it. At month 5 it had mostly resolved with a slight indentation in the hair where the scar is:By month 7 that indentation was even less, if noticeable at all. It had resolved by month 6 but I didn’t take pictures of it. This is what it looked like at month 7:I cut my hair down to an inch in these photos to document the process, however, I’ve cut my hair down to a 5 with my clippers in the years since and it wasn’t noticeable. So, in my opinion, having experienced it firsthand and having read other poster’s experiences on the forum, unless you do something to cause the strip scar to widen in the first 6 months, this will resolve itself. I guess it really depends on how long you liked to wear your hair (in regard to how much you’ll worry about it later on) but I have always worn my hair longer anyway. I’m not a guy that has ever really worn a fade. Even still, I plan on having a small FUE later down the line to put in the scar to conceal it even more. It sucks now with it being so visible but it’s still so early and there are some guys on here that can get away with with it being clipped down to a 3 or 4. For me, with my hair cut down to a 5, it’s a total non-issue.

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That scar looks pretty on point for one month. The shock loss will start to resolve itself around 3-6 months. I’ve never seen anybody on the forum have it beyond that and most usually resolve around the 3 month mark. @MaximusEastwoodYou really hadn’t shed all that much at your one month. Have you seen more shed since? It still looks👌🏻👌🏻!

👏🏻Gorgeous👏🏻

Very soft and natural. Wonderful work!

Members are allowed to voice their opinions. No one is saying that members can’t voice their opinions. Members are just being encouraged to be respectful and constructive while doing so.

Me 3 for an update!

Please pardon my crude drawings but I think if you were to extend the temple points by a bit it would help to close off the forehead and frame your face a little better. Something along the lines of this:again, it’s very crude, however, I think it would really close off your forehead giving you a better frame. Just my 2 cents. Tbh, your hairline looks great. Congrats.

Bro, this is fan-f’ing-tastic. Congrats!!

This is absolutely 🔥🔥. It’s full. The length looks really good on you. The scars are completely hidden. You still have 11-17 more months of everything…👌🏻👌🏻 Well done @Eugenix Hair Sciences and congrats @Gatsby

Thank you, doctor. This is what I wanted to see. I would say the results are very significant! Lol Especially with the amount of grafts used! Great job!!

First of all, what a really interesting hair loss pattern. Not totally unique but I don’t think I’ve seen a case quite like this on the forum. Second, holy moly, how did you cover so much real estate with so few grafts? Simply incredible. And that hairline looks like it was created by nature itself. This guy must feel like all of that hair loss weight has been lifted off of his shoulders! Last, I would love to see the work immediately post-op. Do you have any immediate post-op pictures available to share? Thank you for posting this case, doctor. Everybody is probably going to say the same thing but congratulations! This is truly awesome!

I know you were speaking to the clinic. I just didn’t want you to think that I or the clinic were trying to say that you were not allowed to share your opinion in your first critique of these results. I was saying that while you didn’t agree that there was much difference in the before and afters you were, at least respectful about what you were saying. also, thank you for your compliment.

Yeah, this is a giant leap from where you started! And you’ve still got some months of growth to look forward to and then even more months of maturation. Really really nice improvement here.👌🏻

I would just like to clarify that in no way is anyone trying to tell you that you are not allowed to share your opinion. By all means, share it. Your post was respectful, you just didn’t get the results. Understandable. My first post in this thread was not directed at you.

@hairtherethank you! @Gatsbythank you two times! ✌🏻☺️

It’s a very good point. We haven’t been informed of any particulars about the case. If the clinic didn’t happen to share then it is up to us as forum members to ask questions about the case if one cares to ask. That’s goes for every clinic on this forum. Thank you very much. I really appreciate your kind words.

Thank you. I don’t argue your opinion about what is being presented. I don’t agree with it. I can see an improvement in the photos shared by the clinic even if it is minimal. But that’s not my point. I shared my photos to show that the clinic produces excellent results and if you go back and look at other results you’ll probably find other results that you’re underwhelmed with-you’ll find that with pretty much every clinic posting their results-but you’ll also find some amazing results. You just have to put in the effort to find it. What I’m really commenting on here, though, is the language being used when criticizing the results posted above. It’s perfectly fine to not care for what you’re being presented with. It’s also good to constructively critique those results…but please, when speaking about it, understand that these pictures are of real people and those people could absolutely be here on this forum lurking. Maybe wanting to share their stories. When they see hurtful words like this it can be very off-putting and could potentially turn them off from posting and sharing. Thats my main point. It’s not about the results shared but about the way people are talking about it. That kind of talk is not constructive. It’s just mean and, I repeat, the process of getting a hair transplant can be extremely emotionally difficult. Please be aware of what you are saying when talking about the results and the people in the pictures. Please be better on the forum.

Everything looks great. Donor looks totally untouched. Recipient is obviously still red but that will resolve-at least you still have an idea of what you’re hairline will look like.. Everything looks on point!

Gold. I’d love to see the crown, too! That stache works for you, my man.

@thetdog666I’m not defending the surgeon as much as I’m saying to stop with the garbage language that’s being used to trash someone’s result when they’re not here to defend themselves. if you think that’s funny then go back to r/tressless where that kind of behavior is cool. On this forum we’re here to help each other. I do defend the clinic, though. I don’t care about anybody’s opinion. I’ll never be able to change that if someone isn’t willing to do their homework and go back to see this clinic’s history of excellence on this forum throughout the years. There is a wealth of information on this forum. It’s literally at your fingertips. Your words tell me that you’re only looking at what’s right on front of you and not going back to look at the whole picture. That’s lazy. From over a decade of experience on this forum I will tell you that you will end up unhappy. moreoff, though, I’m just saying, watch what you say on here because you don’t know who sees your words. I’m just saying…be kind. ————————————————— editing for context: I feel like my original post was pretty clear. I’m not calling out everybody in this thread. Those who are just sharing their opinions, I don’t take offense to. I also added my pics to show that this clinic puts out excellent results. That seems clear to me but since it wasn’t to @thetdog666I figured I should add this.

I would like to share my result from this clinic but before I do i’d like to talk about forum etiquette. Etiquette that has been around longer than any poster in this thread. Everyone who is here and has had the opportunity to get their hair fixed knows how emotionally impactful it can be on their psyche. It’s perfectly fine to voice your criticisms on the forum; that is quite literally a part of what the forum was created for, however, you have no idea if the patients in these posted results are lurking on this forum and for them to read these words that you are posting could seriously be damaging. Your opinions are your own and I won’t argue that. They’re just how you feel but to laugh about the results and say that they are awful is truly disrespectful to both the patients and the clinic. This is me pre-op in 2019Immediately post-op 2500 grafts12 months 15 monthsand then I took this just nowMy result is excellent and I cannot wait to go back to Dr. Arocha’s clinic to get my crown worked on. I am but one of thousands and thousands of patients that this clinic has worked on. Some results similar to mine. Some not. There are so many patient posted results and clinic posted results on the forum that are amazing. Take a look at my thread. I shared my entire journey. All you have to do is use the search tool to look at posted results. Again, your opinions are your own but I encourage you to use better language when criticizing what you see. You have no idea if the patient is lurking and your words can be crushing. Be good people.

You have made incredible progress from where you started. Where your grafts were not implanted there is considerable thinning compared to what was, however, with the exception of that middle spot in your hairline everything has grown out really well. You’ve still got time to see noticeable difference with potential further growth and maturation. my apologies if you’ve already answered this but what are your reasons for not starting Fin? Are you nervous about the sides or is it just hard to get your hands on?