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Do you mean the side triangles? So he is sure what you are asking... I went back to the first page and I think that that's how the doctor designed the hairline but Luke should know better, it's not the same seeing photos than seeing your own head in the mirror.

The worst side effect for me is that libido has gone down considerably and only comes back when I intimate. I think that your symptom is because of the lower level of dihydrotestosterone. In my case I'm far more calmer and relaxed when I use finasteride but that's not a good thing because it's like you don't have as much energy or "power" within. Doing physical exercise and sports helps me to recover that energy, try it. It works for me. We men are all hormonal.

The good thing, Payam, is that Asmed has this 90% surviving grafts guarantee so if you don't get that go back to them like other disappointed patients have done and keep us posted. We appreciate their sincerity so we know how Asmed deals with their not so good results. It's early though, you have to wait at least one year for the definitive result. I know that time goes slow after a HT but there's nothing we can do but wait. In the meantime, remember to eat healthy (including fruit, vitamins...). I'd recommend minoxidil and finasteride which is what most doctors and patients recommend (I don't remember if you use them or not). I have used finasteride since I was 19 or 20 and one month after the HT (as recommended by the doctor) I went back to minoxidil, now foam instead of liquid. I keep buying the shampoo that Asmed use (Seba Med Everyday) because I like it.

Such a wonderful result, especially the density. It's so wonderfully dense! I would be trying different hairstyles all day long if I were you. Congratulations once again and thanks for posting the new photos.

Payam, why do you disapprove his message when many recent Asmed patients have shared exactly the same concerns, including you? You only disagree with him on two subjective points: good results ratio and hairline design. Regarding hairlines, it's totally subjective, I like Koray's design but I understand that it might look artificial to others. It depends on your original hairline and face considerably, but it's quite different to what Feriduni would do, to name two doctors I asked. I liked Koray's hairline because it looked good on my face. So it's both subjective and it's influenced by your face and original hairline. Mine looks great on my face and it's similar to my hairline before the loss (I keep the temples). If others don't like them, that's okay. Results? I have seen a few awesome results but also some others that lack density even after one year, you have seen them too. So yes, I agree with you not all but not any are bad. I have realised that some people consider a good result what others wouldn't but I believe that this is partly influenced by two facts. Firstly, trying to cheer up the patients; secondly protecting the doctors' reputation. I find some cases to not be good or bad, but enough and slightly disappointing. I also check the pre-HT photos because it's not the same covering the front than covering almost the full top of the head. I also pay special attention at the front and the overall homogeneity so basic hairstyles can be done and hair looks consistent overall. I can't comment on my results at all because I had it done just over two months ago. I would say it's going well this far because I see small thin hairs already but it's so early and uncertain at this stage that I consider that it's pointless to try to reach any conclusion and that doing that would confuse me and confuse other people.

Those are high-quality photos. I like the hairline! Yeah, you could use some more density but you still have some months ahead of you before you reach the first year. The progress has been really good this far. I am happy for you.

Thanks for sharing with us your photos. So seven months, right? I like how your hair looks from the sides but can you show also the front with the hair pushed backwards?

That is a beautiful hair you have there and the receding hairline is no more. I'm so happy for you.

@SquidwardYes, Asmed also wrote me an email explaining that the guarantee is 90% of survival rate and that they believe that most of the times the survival rate is higher. That is one of the reasons why I chose them. If you get +90% survival rate you get a great result (at worst 10% fewer grafts which shouldn't be too bad) and if you don't get 90% they fix it for you. So @Payam, think about this, you have that guarantee too, but I assume that you have to wait one year for that.

However, Melvin, your hairline is great. I know you had more than one surgery, I have checked your threads, but the reason why Payam is dissatisfied is because of the low density in the hairline. As everyone says, hopefully it improves in the next months as the final result is expected one year after the HT. If one year later he still looks like this he would need a touch up for his hairline to be nice.

You still have around six more months for density improvement (one year mark). Are you feeling better now?

I understand. Do not worry then. My head was shaved two months ago before the HT and I am still waiting a bit longer before I go to the hairdresser's so he has longer hair to work with, but I don't think I'll wait until the native hair is long enough to style it forwards. We'll see.

For seven months it looks pretty good considering your hair loss. It looks uniform, perhaps you even get extra density in the coming months!

The density is obviously low, but I don't know how much progress you can expect after the fifth month, people that had their HT done over a year ago will be able to tell. I had it just two months ago.

Did you shave your head just five days after the HT? It's been two months for me and I still haven't touched anything. I would like to style it forwards and after a year has passed by backwards, but it's still too short for anything.

I have read that it is better to use it twice a week even if it's 1%? Why three times a week?

It looks like you had diffuse NW4-something. I am not an expert but it looks like good progress, but it should thicken up and/or have a bit more density in the coming months, keep us posted.

I haven't been around here but I will read you guys in the following days. I like this result very much, Schwelm. For me my goal is to be able to comb my hair backwards. If the hairline and density are fine then you are able to do that. You are living proof that that is possible with a good hair transplant because you are able to comb your hair backwards and it looks fine after 6 months. That is what I want for myself. You can do any hairstyle now as far as I can see. So people say you can't expect your HT to look as good as before you had a receding line and I disagree, I have seen cases like this where it looks natural and the density is enough to comb the hair backwards. This is my goal and only if I get it I'll be satisfied because I was NW 3-ish before it. Your hair doesn't look artificial at all, look at men without HT done, the hairline is not always a perfect shape even if the hair itself looks perfect. After six months you already look great, in my opinion.

I have heard many people sharing Payam's concerns about the four over 2,500 grafts each surgeries done simultaneously by Dr Koray Erdogan and the multiple technicians, he is just the most vocal about it on this forum. The people I met in Istanbul were similarly concerned and surprised about it. His hair evolution is a different topic and we should be able to separate both. I think we all agree about five months being too early to judge the results. I believe that that's a different story and could be successful and satisfying regardless of his concerns about the doctor and Asmed clinic. EDIT: Mick50, I sent you a PM, thanks for the information.

Mick50, I would like to see those new photos. I am happy that density improved for you. Payam, if you can, post those photos with dry hair and not just the sides but front with hair pushed backwards. You are at month fifth right now so there is still room for improvement. Nothing in my case worth mentioning but a quick update. Today is the 14th day, reddish in recipient area was gone on day 7, now it is somewhat pinkish. I haven't shed yet but hair started to curl a little bit, I'm not sure what it means, but now it's no longer like a hedgehog. I am Caucasian with slightly wavy hair when it's longer. EDIT: The new photo is a bit dark but your hair looks awesome there. What was your doctor?

We are here to support you but we need better photos where the full front and/or sides are shown. Because your hair is long you can push it backwards or tie it back so we can see. Best wishes.

Okay so basically you wait six weeks before buzzing the recipient area, for protecting grafts I assume, and then you'd keep the hair short until it all is uniform. Thanks for the tips. I wasn't sure how long you have to wait until buzzing the recipient area. I wonder if anyone is playing with different tricks.

For us the real pain was in the donor area during the first week. Of course FUE can be "1" and even 0 once the anesthesia is working. If they did it without anesthesia you would have died, macho man. Just kidding.

Months after Payam, we also had surgery done the same day the four of us, they were not small operations, all of us have above 2,500 grafts each and the following day it was the same. One of the guys I've met had a woman doing the incisions but he doesn't want to say his name as he thinks he might need to go back for follow-up or touch-up in the future. Some people don't want to talk about this openly but they do privately and obviously I respect their anonymity.

Yeah but despite that doctors always tell you not to take coffee and not to smoke... It seems that smoking and drinking coffee affect blood pressure.