fatbastard12345

8 hours ago, Pete-from-Farjo said:

Obviously it depends on the extent of someone's hair loss, but most of us don't get back our original hair density through transplantation. Harsh lighting will always exaggerate the thinner areas. 

At seven months there's still the possibility of further improvement so wait and see before planning further work.

You don't need original density for your hair to look fine under bright lights. The other side of my transplant looks just fine despite not being of original density.

4 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

You’ve been give excellent information. Reminds me of why this forum is an excellent source of information. Firstly, you’re only at 7 months you have plenty of time to thicken up. Secondly, light skin dark hair contrast will make things appear worse. Lastly, there will always be certain situations that highlight weaknesses.

Hair transplant surgery does not bring back original density. That said, you will continue to improve in the following months stay patient.

But I'm not aiming for original density. The opposite side of my head which doesn't appear to be thinning looks just fine under bright lights despite not being of original density. 

8 hours ago, LaserCap said:

I am glad you brought up the subject, it comes up often.

First problem, you have dark hair and light scalp.  The contrast is such that if you get under intense lighting, you will see right through.  This contrast makes it worse than what it truly is.  By definition, more hair will allow for more density.  But consider the diameter of a hair shaft.  It covers nothing. Tons of grafts and many procedures will help but will not prevent it.  And forget about the sun.  Patients think that a transplant will help avoid this issue.  It doesn't.  

My first suggestion is get sun-block.  The second, avoid looking at yourself in a restroom or areas that have intense lighting otherwise you'll be questioning yourself.

This procedure involved filling in both corners of a Norwood 3. There were more hairs transplanted on one side than the other. The side with more transplanted hairs looks just fine under bright lights. Your answer seems to assume there's nothing transplants can do solve this issue.  

This is 7 months of progress. You can see my scalp under bright lights. This also makes me reluctant to take selfies under the sun. 

Will this improve or will I need a second procedure for further density?

21 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Your hair looks fantastic, but at 7 months you still have plenty of time to thicken and increase in density. I think it's too soon to plan on a second procedure. I'm not saying you won't want more density, but your result will undoubtedly only get better from here on out. So far though it looks like it's going to be a home run.

Thanks for the tip. Diep's wait times are so long I'll know conclusively whether or not I want a second procedure by then

I already plan on getting a second procedure to increase density. It may not be noticeable on camera but the right side of my hair is quite thin. Underneath sunlight, it looks like I'm going bald in the area. Not a perfect procedure but with only 1776 grafts, Diep did an amazing job and I can only ask for so much.

7.5 Months 

6 Month Mark 🙌

I plan on growing my hair out. Donor hair was extracted from the back and sides of my head. My FUE scars are still visible. The areas from where the hairs were extracted are lighter.  

The transplanted hair doesn't look good when viewed from a below angle but it looks all right from the front. Also, I can't take selfies outside in the sun because the transplanted hairs come out looking too thin.





 

About 5 months and 2 weeks. I really hope this thickens. I'm slightly worried.

On 1/31/2019 at 1:04 PM, shookwon33 said:

@fatbastard12345 any chance you have any updated pictures of your donor my mans? hope all is well

i live by myself so it's hard to take a picture of the back of my head, but since i got FUE - no scarring in the donor area can be seen.

22 hours ago, literalno said:

similar to me at 5 months. Hoping for the both of us!

we rollin 🙌🏼

On 1/12/2019 at 11:59 PM, shookwon33 said:

ohhhh man looking good my man for just 4 months and a half @fatbastard12345. Thanks for the constant updates man looking forward to my procedure in 4 months in May.

cool. when did you schedule? i'm curious as to how long the wait time is these days.

@shookwon33  @Melvin-Moderator

4 MONTHS 2 WEEKS POST-OP

4 hours ago, shookwon33 said:

Very exciting @fatbastard12345. Thanks for keeping us updated. You may be an early grower what do you think? @Melvin-Moderator

No. I don't think I'm early. I think I'm growing at at a regular pace, but I may be wrong. Hehe. If I reach 100% density in a year, I think I'm currently at about 14%

3.5 Months Post-Op

The donor is healed. The area started feeling normal again at about 2 months. I don't know if the scar is still visible because my hair is too long to see it.

Just now, Melvin-Moderator said:

Yea it looked more or less the same, you’re in for a good result. Hope you don’t forget about us when your hair grows in.

Haha. I had no idea how much you guys appreciated these updates, so now I'll definitely make a point to keep you guys updated. Are you satisfied with the density of your transplant? From the Dr. Diep videos I've seen, even the guys with seemingly perfectly results wish they had more grafts. 

22 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

There’s some early growth at 3 months which is promising, please keep us updated. 

This is considered early? Hell yeah! Would you say this is more or less how your hair looked at 3 months post-op? Or was it too long ago to remember?

On 10/26/2018 at 11:23 PM, shookwon33 said:

Did you happen to take any other post procedure picks like perhaps 7 days post op etc?

*sad-emoji-face*

I have been trimming the transplanted hairs because they are very thin and get all crumpled when my baseball cap presses on them all day, so I prefer to keep them short.

3 Months 1 Week Post Op

4 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

how old are you? are you on fin or minoxidil? 

Lol. My age is in the title, dude. I'm 25. I'm not on any medication for hair. Although, I did get an a-cell injection on the day of the procedure.

1 minute ago, shookwon33 said:

@fatbastard12345 Looking very good wow. I am guessing you decided just to fill in the recession corners? Did you lower the nature peak of the hairline at all? Also did you opt to get the a-cell injection? I believe it's 500$ extra

Yep. Just the corners. I did not lower the widow's peak. I told Dr. Diep I wanted a hairline more proportional to my face and he actually drew me a hairline above my widow's peak. I did get the A-Cell injection, and yeah - it's $500 bucks.

4 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

donor looks good. pics of your hair grown out pre-op?

14 hours ago, shookwon33 said:

Oh wow yeah my waitlist is super long unfortunately. So you just had your FUE in august? How'd it go man?!

Great. Just patiently waiting for my results. Check my profile. I just uploaded an 8 week post-op, front and back.