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Hey I hope this message managed to find you, It's been 6 months since your last update. Has much changed?

Hi Rinaldi!

This is me today! I believe it has been 611 days, or 87 weeks, or 20 months since my procedure with Dr. Path.

Its been a crazy, complete success from my point of view. Although my temples still look a little sparse under direct light, but nothing too obvious so I'm not too bothered when I look into the mirror.

Will I consider a second procedure with Dr. Path to patch up the temples? Sure! But maybe when I am in a lull period at work. Right now things are crazy, but nothing some confidence from having a full head of hair can't help.

Is the 5mg finasteride prescribed by a local GP?

That seems the more cost effective way to go.

 

My primary care physician prescribes the generic 1mg version but that still costs more.

 

Until I discovered you don't need a prescription for meds across the causeway.....

What can i say...... M'sia boleh :p

Hey there! I actually bought mine from an online pharmacy, saves me a ton of money and I have no issues with it so far. I'll PM you the site

im sure I speak for many here, we are all happy for your progress!

 

I am considering Dr. Path as well for FUT.

 

Question, is your hair diameter very thick and is your hair density abundant too?

Hi friend!

Being of Oriental descent, I think my hair diameter by nature is considerably thicker than those of either Caucasian or African origin (One Source).

Unfortunately, when it comes to density, mine is not particularly dense. In fact, I would consider it slightly below average amongst other East Asians.

But the 'thickness' (diameter of the hair shaft) makes up for it, and I think in my case gives it an illusion of density.

Fantastic progress! That being said, are you going to see Dr Path for a review or .... Dare i say, round 2?

I might go back sometime next year to patch up my temples, under certain angles and lighting conditions I can still discern a slight bareness.

But my wife and my friends tell me that's completely unnecessary, they can't see anything wrong with my hair now

Hi friends! I'm sorry to have gone AWOL, has been busy enjoying life with a full head of hair. A picture says more than a thousand words, so here's my update as of 1st June 2017 (59 weeks and 5 days post-op).

I'm using Finasteride (5mg cut into 4 pieces) once daily and Rogaine twice daily to maintain existing hairs.

Dry hair, from the front, at week 36.

Dry hair, from the top, at week 36.

From the front at week 36, I'm very pleased.

Here's how it looks from the top at Week 36.

Ah, how is your scar now? Could we see a pic of that?

Hi ConfusedRose, sorry for the radio silence, I've been swamped for the past couple of months. I'll try to get you some shots of the scar but I'll have to get my wife to help me.

Can i ask why you chose fut over fue?

Yeah sure! I think three reasons.

First is the price. As far as Dr. Path is concerned, FUE is about 2-3 times more expensive per graft. Secondly, I think it was his recommendation that we go FUT to harvest more grafts in one session. Thirdly, I had the feeling he preferred to do FUT in general anyway, vs. FUE.

hey! great results, how much was the grafts per cm2? 30?40?50?

Thanks! To be honest, I didn't quite take note of the surface area. But I think my hair is naturally fairly thick, so it helps to give an illusion of density.

Hi guys, quick update for week 30.

Here's how it looks from the front, 24 weeks post-op:

Thank you all

Like @Thetoofhurts mentioned above, I will tend to think it looks really good, until I see myself until harsh lighting. That gets me thinking about HT 2 as well!

I had a brief chat with Dr. Path and his advice is that for this op, he grafted for 35% density at the frontal area and didn't touch the crown. For HT 2, which can be done in a year after HT 1, we could shoot for another ~1,600 grafts at the frontal area (bringing it to 50% density) and 1,200 grafts for the crown area to bring it to 40% density.

Seeing my current results, I can't even imagine how good HT 2 may turn out

Dear friends, a quick update for today (Week 24)!

Under the lighting that I usually take (hair dry, with no Rogaine):

Under the morning sun, bright and shiny (after applying Rogaine):

Another snap of how it looks 'in-the-wild', this was taken at Week 21.

There's a few strands of transplanted hair that's already white

Here's how it looks from the front, week 22 post-op:

Here's a close-up of the transplant after the hair dries and I ruffle it a little bit, week 22 post-op:

Hey guys! Back with updates on Week 22.

Here's a picture of the hair still wet (after showering and applying Rogaine Foam):

The donor site looks like this 17 weeks post-op.

Fellow Sgrean and patient of Dr Path's over CNY 2016. Recognized a local HT doc who was interning with him there, Dr Tyng Tan. Extremely pleased with my experience although I didn't document my progress. ?

 

Hope to see more of your results in this thread!

Hello! Nice to meet another Singaporean who is Dr. Path's patient. You should be several months ahead of me in terms of recovery then, hope it's been and will continue to be life changing for you! Even at 17+ weeks into the procedure, I'm quite at the stage where I'm very comfortable heading out everyday and not too concerned about my appearance (unlike when I was facing bad hair loss pre-HT).

Here's my progress on 5th August 2016 (17 weeks post-op).

To my fellow Singaporeans, have a great National Day and majula Singapura!

As for my post-op care, I'm doing nothing really extraordinary. I'm using Rogaine Foam twice a day, copiously on the recipient site, and Finpecia 1mg once every night. I also use Nioxin as my shampoo twice daily.

hey congrats, I truly understand how every little step in the recovery process feels gratifying, you've already come a long way since your surgery... even scar looks like its healing well, recovered from shock loss and improving day by day, congrats and continue healing well -

Thank you! I'm super stoked, just 13 weeks in!

Here's a quick snap that I took 'in the wild' of my first hat-less day. Can't wait for it to really come in!

For all my follicle-challenged brothers out there, hang in there.

I'm quite truly bursting with excitement, the first day going hat-less is a monumental milestone in this journey!