vermaj

6 months update. 
These are all taken in varied lightings and as you can see, there is still some improvement left to be done. 

I can see that the bald spots have started to fill in, but I don't know the caliber yet as the density is still little low relatively to other areas, so I am going to hang tight for few more months to see .

I have also added one pic in this comment from before my 2nd HT for you guys to compare so I can say that there is definitely some improvements . 

Let me know what you guys think. 

As promised, today I complete 5 months and these are the pictures I took within last week.

 Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

The pictures are in bright and harsh light and one of them is from front of how it is shaping my face , so there is no ambiguity. 
The second picture is the most recent 5 months picture. Rest are 3-4 days old. 
I can say there is definitely growth , but I cannot say for sure if all of them grew, I have to wait another 4-5 months for that.
Happy to answer any questions you guys may have and your feedbacks however they may be are highly appreciated.   

It totally depends on what are you trying to achieve and how many grafts do you have remaining. 
If you are receding in the future which you probably will , then you need to conserve grafts for that too. 
So in that case the doctor is conservative , and it is probably for the best 

Sorry can't give out contact number , but I am so far satisfied with my timeline . 
I will be completing 5 months on aug 5 , so I will post my results then. 

Somebody called my name ? 😁 

It's so strange that despite posting so many pictures noone would comment on the actual post about the results. 
And regarding my results, I am just shy of 5 months and I am satisfied by the timeline of how it's coming out to be. 

I had my first surgery with drBhatti and I was satisfied and hence went for a second with him. I can reassure that , the doctor does the major part of the surgery which was my major point too. 

So @Bharath , it's a very personal opinion and be your own judge kinda thing. Not to say that Eugenix is bad or anything , but the concept of vague packages doesnt sits well with me . 

4 months update . 
Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

 

I would really appreciate if you give some thoughts/feedback to this . 

3.5 months:

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

**Note that some of the pictures are taken in different lightings, I tried to took them in the bright light as possible for better quality. 
 

3 months , 7 days :

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

**Note that some of the pictures are taken in different lightings, I tried to took them in the bright light as possible for better quality. 
 

3 months :

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

**Note that some of the pictures are taken in different lightings, I tried to took them in the bright light as possible for better quality. 
 

2.5 months update :

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

2 months : 

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

1.5 months update  :

I haven't been posting much due to work keeping me busy but here are some of the updates as I have been clicking pictures to maintain a proper timeline . I am currently at 3.5 months and I do see some growth. I will post them in the following posts. 

Current medication :
Just finasteride 1mg everyday and 5mg biotin.
Also minoxidil every night 5 %

One month , 1 week or 5 weeks update.
I am at my ugly duckling phase now, almost all the transplanted hair have been lost . 
Donor is almost healed now, but there is still some itching or pain when I touch it. 

I have resumed all the activities and having 1mg finasteride and biotin once in night. 
Minoxidil 5% once in the night. Feel free to comment/advice. 

 

Hang in there man, I know it must be really frustrating but I think you will be one of the gate growers.
On another note, I looked through all your post, but all the pictures I find are very low quality. It is not really helpful for us to see what is going on there with the picture qualities that you have. So if possible next time maybe take different angles of picture with a better clarity for us to comment more.

On 12/17/2021 at 7:03 PM, _lshy said:

 

Good luck man . 
Dont worry too much about the hot water , just make sure its lukewarm and not severely hot. 

On 2/22/2022 at 9:59 PM, itxrd said:

Nice one Vermaj! How's the hair been since then? When you going and will you need to shave your head? 

Hey, I already went. 
Look up my recent thread for the pictures. 

13 day update.
The scabs have started to come out by the means of pink shampoo, gilette foam and aloevera water day and night. 
I have also started finasteride 1mg and biotin.
Haven't yet started with shampooing, but will do from 19 th march .   There is a amount of irritation, but probably I havent yet started the shampoo yet that's why. 
Currently enjoying the little stubs I have until the "ugly" ugly duckling phase start. 

Guys , I know this is not a Eugenix post , but being a long standing member of this community, I would really appreciate to gather your thoughts about my journey. 
Hope you all have a good weekend  

On 1/16/2022 at 6:27 PM, Etownone said:

He hides the face in just about all his pics.  But I made it extra clear to him to hide my face.   I like to remain anonymous.   

I'll be doing mine in NJ.   Jan 31, Feb 1.   

good luck.
How much does he charges per graft ? 

2 hours ago, deadman said:

@vermaj

Hello, if it's okay to PM you? I might have a few questions?

Sure . 

Wow, this thread is awful lot quiet. 
bump!!

Thanks man. 
Trying the post op care now

Hey all, 
hope you all are doing well. I have been a long time lurker here and got my first hair transplant with dr Bhatti in 2016 dec for my hairline. 
You can find my first transplant here https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/47566-2135-frontal-grafts-by-drbhatti-on-24-th-dec-2016/ .
I knew how he worked , it was plain and simple with a single point of contact and all the work except planting grafts was 100 % done by dr Bhatti made him my obvious choice. My first procedure also played a biased role in that. 

Background : 
I was satisfied with my first transplant although it lacked some more density than I wanted. But being my early progression of hair loss, I needed to preserve my grafts well for future. I was not on finasteride but I planning on getting on them. 

I consulted the doctor through emails and we decided that we would need around 2500 grafts to put in my front-mid section , with mid section being the first priority. 
According to doctor , my native hair is not receding that fast and I can do well with fins . 

Day of the procedure : 
I arrived at 7 am in the clinic. The pick up and drop off service was top notch. 
I discussed the plan with dr Bhatti , he inspected my donor and told me I have a good donor. 
Then the harvesting and slit formation was started by the dr. 
I was given some breakfast in between , and then the technicians planted the grafts. 

Whilst waiting for this to kick in the first tech attempted to place a cannula in my vein for an IV. The first tech had a lot of trouble finding a vein in either of my arms and had to call in a colleague to assist. Then anesthetists finally managed to find it . 
After that doctor Bhatti came in to give anesthesia shots in my head which was first painful , but after that he took 15 minutes of breaks in putting anesthesia in order for me to be comfortable. 

Then once it was done, he started harvesting and the techs started collecting my grafts simultaneously  .  He took 2 breaks of 5 minutes in between to give me some rest or not scar it ? I was given tea after harvesting was done. 
I think he first harvested 2000 grafts and later came in to get 300 more . 
Then once the harvesting was done , the sliting part started and the channels were open. I was trying to be as calm as possible and the whole time the doctor was there, it was not much talk and only work. When the dr left , the techs started talking amongst themselves. It was comforting since I knew the local dialect. 

Then I was given lunch and then the planting started soon as I was not supposed to waste time since its not for the grafts to be out that much.
Now came time to place the grafts, during which I was hooked back up to the drip so slept for the majority of this. I could definitely sense a mixture of more and less experienced techs (4 in total) performing the procedure. From my impression it felt as though the more experienced tech was working on my hairline which made me feel a little more confident, although I suppose the proof will be in the end result! The techs (especially the more experienced seeming lady) kept saying I had really good grafts and that my donor area is also very good. I kept asking them to be sure and they kept saying that it's going to be a good result. 

They could do 2398 grafts in that session as they did not want to overharvest, and I agreed. 

Here are the numbers , as they said the higher hair grafts are going to be more ion center. 
1*417
2*1589
392*3

There were couple of 100's in my temples too. 

I still have around 1500 grafts remaining in my donor area for my future surgery and around 1000 beard grafts. 

Cheers and happy growing . 
 

45 minutes ago, OliverAtom said:

Wow, with that amazing donor you have, you should go right away for a 2nd procedure. 

Just do it 😉

Thanks mate . 
hopefully I have enough grafts to get a decent coverage. 

10 minutes ago, JC71 said:

 

Did you wrote something JC71? I didn’t see anything but got a notification