bobbleboy

Sorry to be crude but I've seen it referred to this on here so that's how I'll refer to it. ha!
Anyhow, has anyone else experienced this with Fin? And if so, does it go away after stopping ?

7 hours ago, Ian. said:

Would love to see how the final results turned out if you get a chance.

6 hours ago, yesplease said:

Agree! Would be cool to see your fully matured result. 

Getting a look at a graft placement photo from surgery would be cool as well. 

also, what’s your age? Are you using fin/minox? 

Hi all. Thanks for asking. Happy to show off the results!
Please excuse my quarantine hairstyle. 

To answer YesPlease, I'm 38 and using both fin and minox. 5mg fin split in thirds, taking 1/3 a week. Minox foam once a day. Also using NutraViv, and True HNS. 

• Do you regret getting FUT?

Only thing I regret is waiting 10 years. Best money I’ve spent. Absolute life changer in confidence. Never worrying about the wind or getting in a pool. No more hats. 2000 grafts with Cooley. 

• How's the scar?

Nearly invisible. At 10 months, there is zero tightness or redness. Feels same as it did before the FUT. I confidently go down to a grade 3 clipper once a month. 

• How was the recovery?

At the time, it was a bit uncomfortable. The pain was pretty bearable. I’m a type 1 diabetic, which means 2 things: I’m used to getting poked with needles so this pain was a breeze, and secondly it means I should technically take longer to heal. To the contrary, I healed AND grew early. Maybe 3 months before zero pain, 4 months before growth began. Having said that, I was diligent with the instructions Cooley provided. Sprayed the vitamin blend on the grafts every hour for a week (which is a little strange to have cellophane on your head that long but looking back, absolutely worth it). I also got PRP / Acell as part of the treatment which I can’t help but believe contributed to the success in a big way. I bought a bag of “Hair Shake” powder from his office and made a smoothie every morning until it was gone. I Started on fin (1 5mg pill split in thirds to take M / W / F of every week) and continued Min foam twice daily. 
I also took biotin supplements. Still do. TRUE NHS is the name. Got it on amazon. 

• Do you feel good about the results?

I feel great about them. The few friends that know I’ve had it done are amazed at the naturalness of it. Everyone else suspects nothing. 

• How is your laxity? (before and after)

Great. 

On 1/26/2020 at 3:40 PM, hairlossPA said:

yes. and the thread he’s referring to is actually mine. which is here:

https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55987-fut-experiences-please-tell-your-story/

 

The clippers were a number 3. That’s the lowest Cooley advises. 

8 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

that’s an insane donor area. that’s gotta be a #2 on the sides? 2.5?

Are you referring to the length on clippers?

14 hours ago, yesplease said:

Looks phenomenal, good for you. 

would love to see some more photos of 9 months with different angles, etc 

also there’s a current thread about opinions from those who’ve had FUT. would love to hear your feedback there. 
 

thx 

 

 

Could you point me towards the thread you’re referring to?

14 hours ago, yesplease said:

Looks phenomenal, good for you. 

would love to see some more photos of 9 months with different angles, etc 

also there’s a current thread about opinions from those who’ve had FUT. would love to hear your feedback there. 
 

thx 

 

 

I’ll look at that thread. 

Here’s another angle of “scar” area. Which is basically invisible. Cooley calls his donor area his “perfect crime.” lol 
 

On 1/23/2020 at 11:31 PM, hairlossPA said:

yeah curious to see the donor area/scar. how low can you take it 

Here ya go. This is just after a haircut at #3. That’s what Cooley advised as the shortest to go. 

20 minutes ago, Hairhungry215 said:

dude that looks great man wow what awesome results....is there any chance i could talk to you about your procedure...like i said i meet with cooley next month and am just nervous about going through with it. 

Sure man. PM me and ask away. 

Couldn't be happier. 9 months in. 

Has anyone had experience with this stuff? 

Hairgenics Pronexa Clinical Strength Hair Growth & Regrowth Therapy Hair Loss Shampoo With Biotin, Collagen, and DHT Blockers for Thinning Hair

I've been using for months. Seems to be ok, but it's expensive. Anyone else confident in it's ability to prevent hair loss?
Or any other suggestions?

 

Getting better every day!
All work was done to frontal hairline. 
 

Is it safe? 
I’m all healed up and showing good growth. 

3 hours ago, hairlossPA said:

any update between 3 and 4 months?

@hairlossPA glad you asked 🙂
 
I’m very happy with the hairline density at only 4.5 months! I’m going out without any concealer or hat at this point and feeling confident. 
I’m a little concerned about the density on top and on crown at the moment. Dr Cooley assured me those areas should see improvement around 9-12 months, considering I got the PRP Acell treatment, as well as started finasteride and daily minox.
I’m debating whether or not to continue Nugenix testosterone booster in case that’s contributing. I’m hoping a lot of it is shock loss. 

 

Hey all. 4 month update! I'm finally feeling confident enough to go out without a hat! Density is getting substantial enough that with a little help from a concealer, I've got a solid hairline! If it's already doing this well, I'm excited to see the next 8 months of progress!
 

Hey all. 4 month update! I'm finally feeling confident enough to go out without a hat! Density is getting substantial enough that with a little help from a concealer, I've got a solid hairline! If it's already doing this well, I'm excited to see the next 8 months of progress!

7 minutes ago, HLPToronto said:

You should have solid results ( saying just by looking at your native hair caliber )

This type of thick hair caliber in addition to # of doubles/trips ( if one  is lucky enough to have a lot ) should provide good density in the end. Have you had crown HT too or only the frontal section ?

good luck and yes stay the course  

Thanks for the encouragement @HLPToronto! I've only have frontal HT. Might consider the crown if I don't see results from PRP Acell, Fin, biotin, collagen and Minox over the next year. I'm ok with a little thinning back there so long as it's not a shiny reflection dome ha! As my wife reminds me, I'm 6'5", so few people can even see up there. 

Aside from the treatments mentioned above, any recommendations on helping growth? 

I'm hoping to be on the verge of seeing some real growth. If I squint I can't kind of imagine the hairline, and it's definitely bit thicker than 3 months ago. I'm hoping the PRP Acell as well as the rogaine twice a day and finasteride will thicken the crown, where I didn't have FUT.  Dr. Cooley feels confident I should see some thickening there. I've also added biotin, collagen and Pronexa shampoo to my regimen. 
More to come!

Here's a 3 month update! 
STARTING to see little follicles and if I squint I can imagine the impending hairline. 
Started using Hairgenics shampoo, biotin supplement, and cologen. Anything to support the cause. 

 

1 hour ago, jj51702 said:

Yup, normal to lose most of the newly transplanted hair. Why are u using nugenix? Did u run that by dr Cooley beforehand?

@jj51702 I'm taking nugenix for a few reason. 1, to offset some sexual side effects of a few other meds (lexapro, finasteride) but also to help slim down and tone muscle. Mostly the libido part though, which I can confirm is working 😂
I ran it by Cooley and he said give it a year, if hair loss is prevalent, we can switch to dutasteride (assuming i wanted to stay on testosterone)

3 hours ago, xadiohead said:

Why are you only taking it 3 times a week?   It only has about an 8 hour half life.  Did a doctor recommend this?    I would suggest taking 1mg everyday over taking 1.25 just three times a week.    If you only want to take something 3 times a week then switch to dutasteride.  It's half life is 5 weeks.  

@xadiohead that's just what Cooley prescribed. It's a 5mg pill split in 3's and taken monday, wednesday and friday. But now I'm curious and will ask him about dutasteride. Thanks!

3 hours ago, Raphael84 said:

@bobbleboy

Congratulations on your recent procedure. All looks completely normal. I would say most guys experience a full shed and I remember my 2 month post op situation. After experiencing heavy shock loss I looked significantly worse than I did pre HT. It was tough for a few months. But by month 4 I was on my way. I was fortunate to be an early grower.

The need for patience has started.

Happy growing brother!

@Raphael84 thank you ! That good to hear because even thought I was warned about shock loss I still worried that things look worse! Patience commence. 

This is 4 weeks out from 2000 grafts with Cooley in the front sides. This amount of shedding is normal, right? 

Just want to make sure the testosterone supplement (Nugenix) isn’t the cause. Been in that about a week, but taking 1.25mg of finasteride 3 times week. 

Just need some reassurance :)

4 Week Update! 
So all has healed up well. The stitches are out and the donor strip no longer feels tight. 
As you can see, shedding has begun as expected. Gotta say I got kinda attached to those transplanted follicles haha. But excited for new growth! 

Gonna be wearing a hat for a while longer, as it's in the awkward adolescence stage. 
 

On 4/14/2019 at 10:49 PM, RecessionProof said:

Didn't know about those protein shakes, might as well give them a shot as well! I think we both had FUT procedures on the same day, happy growing

@RecessionProof very cool! How many grafts did you get and with which doc? Be curious to see photos.