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Good luck with the HT! Looking forward to hearing your experience of it.

I had obviously hoped for more density after 4 months. Of course I am happy to have more hair than I did before the op. Still, getting more density would be great. I still wear a cap at most times when I go outside. Some of you who read this would know what can be realistically expected after about 4 and half months of where I am. Can more density be expected by the 6th month? Or would it be same as 4th month? I haven't had a hair cut since the OP. Will get a hair cut later this week and will post images.

Go away! You are making me jealous This is fantastic! Congratulations!

Sorry for late response. Have you had your HT yet? I don't know to be honest who is the best doctor in India for a HT. This forum has been around for a while and there have been folks who got HT in India that were a success. I reckon the recommended doctors on this forum would be good ones.

This is my pre op pic here for comparison. Your honest feedback would be appreciated.

Sorry for being quiet last couple of months. Had met with an accident and then got busy with work. I injured my left hand in accident but nothing else much. It's all well now. Today is 4 months and 10 days since the HT. Still shedding some hair. Transplanted hair grew very fast along with my other hair. The density part worries me a little bit. I don't know if I can expect more hair to show up in next few months. Here's some pics I took a few minutes ago.

Wow! This is very impressive for 7 months. I'd be happy even if this was the final result. I hope mine is as good in 7 months or at least close to it. The difference between your latest pics and the ones before your HT is huge! Congratulations buddy! Hope you get even more density in months to come.

First of all, congratulations on going ahead with the HT. I hope you don't feel guilty over spending money on this. Did I have this same feeling about HT? Well, I didn't really bother much over my look for years. Even when I started noticing that I was balding. And that was a mistake actually. I should have tried to do something about it seriously when it had just started. But, I didn't. Fast forward 6-7 years later, I look at myself in the mirror and see how much it has gotten worse. I felt like I would lose almost all my hair sooner than I was preparing for. That's when I decided to go ahead with it. I also have relatives who probably can't afford this. I don't earn that much myself. I didn't tell anyone but my family about my decision to get a HT. They were all supportive of it. Most likely because they know I used to have a much better social life when I had full hair. I got my HT done about 24 days ago. Have met some relatives since. They figured I got a HT done, and they all seem happy for me. If you can afford it and it's what you want to do, don't feel bad at all about it. It could have been, God forbid, a kidney or liver, you know. If you can fix it and would like to, you should. I live and work in Delhi. If you're around and feel like talking to a fellow HT patient, I'd be happy to. By the way, you can also follow my HT progress for which I created a thread. And let us know how your HT goes/is going. All the best!

Day 24 today. I have started shedding hair last couple of days. Although I have read how it is normal to be shedding hair at some point after the HT, I can't help wondering if I am shedding them too early. No bleeding or any such thing but I think I'm shedding about 15-25 hair each time I shower.

Hi Dmitri, I have mentioned the name of the clinic and the doctor who performed the HT on the thread title. It's Dermaclinix and the doctor was Dr Jyoti Gupta. I live and work in New Delhi, India for now. So, I had looked for a HT clinic in the city itself. After several online research including this forum, I decided to go ahead with Dermaclinix as their top 2 doctors, Dr Kavish Chouhan and Dr Armendra Kumar are both from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), India's premium medical institute. I don't know if their price varies from patient to patient. I was quoted around INR 45-50 ($00.65 - $00.75) per graft for either Dr Kavish Chouhan or Dr Armendra Kumar. In the end I decided to go ahead with Dr Jyoti from the same clinic who charges less than them, most likely because she's an MD from Safdarjung, another great medical institute but not as prestigious as AIIMS. Her price at the time was INR 30-40 per graft. That's almost like $00.50 or $00.60 per graft. I trusted the Clinic manager Reshma's words that Dr Jyoti was as good as any other in this field. So I went with Dr Jyoti. I personally found her and her team to be good extremely good. Although I still have to see how I progress with my HT going forward, I am happy with it so far. I don't know where you are based or if New Delhi is too far for you. If you're considering any doctor or clinic, try to also look for the negative reviews. That's how I decided to go ahead with Dr Jyoti of Dermaclinix as I couldn't find any negative review about her or the clinic.

Day 20 since op. I haven't experienced shedding of hair as of yet. Maybe 3-5, I don't know for sure. The transplanted hair are growing along with the rest of my hair instead. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing. I see that my recipient area is looking red/pink. It's a normal thing after HT, right? Why does it get red after a HT? I don't know how long it's gonna stay that way. Not very long, I hope.

Thanks Dolph for your response and feedback. I am almost scab free by now. And yes, the hairline is acrually fine. I had to compare it with my pic from ten years ago and found the current hairline is same as my original hairline. So, I take back my word about feeling disappointed with it. It's day 16 since the OP. Here's some pics in natural light (couldn't take pic of the donor area as I was taking the pics myself):

Day 12 pics (not natural light). Will post week 2 pics in natural light. It's been 12 days since the OP. I have been very careful not to let the grafts fall. Been sleeping the same position since the OP and still not confident in sleeping on the recipient area. Although I was instructed to wash the transplanted hair with shampoo twice a day since day 3, I have been very cautious as I don't want to risk losing the grafts. It was only yesterday that I started gently touching the transplanted grafts with my finger tips while shampooing. Some crusts or scabs came off with some hair but like only 4 or 5. Now when I look at the picture of the recipient area, it looks like less grafts to me. I don't know if it's a normal day 12 look or if I lost some grafts. Therefore I appreciate any feedback to understand how I am progressing.

Hi Ajeet, that's very impressive result. 7500 grafts is a lot though. I have been reading good reviews of Dr Arika Bansal on this forum from the patients. I tried to get my HT done with them too but decided to go with Dermaclinix instead who I think and hope are equally good. Although 7500 grafts could cost a lot, if you're happy with the results, it's all worth it, isn't it? This looks very good already but it may not even be the final result yet as I'm told the complete process can take up to 12 months.

Very impressive for just 5 months. Happy for you, JustJax. Hope you get more density in coming months.