LonelyGraft

What punch size?

On 7/28/2020 at 12:04 PM, fabofly said:

you hve no clue what you are talking about and your post implies that white males are the default and "natural" hairline. I really hope your not a professional spouting that kind of non sense.

Woah take it easy... Did you ever stop to think that his advice was geared towards the OP since he’s white...?

Pics?

On 7/25/2020 at 7:09 AM, Rolandas said:

Absolutely! Even taking into account how thin my hair is and how many complications I had during surgery it's unbelievable growth. Seems like 2.73 average graft implanted gives its benefits.

Yeah I'm planning to get second HT done some time next year to fill in mid scalp and crown. Dr. Ferreira estimated 2000-2500 grafts in there + few hundreds grafts to touch-up hairline.

He already discussed touch up with you this early on? 

Just now, Hammer1010 said:

I usually brush to the side 

What I was asking is did erdogan design your hairline or did u give much of the input?

Your result is great and seems to have held up. The hairline seems less aggressive than what erdogan typically does. How did the hairline design step go?

Progress looks good. Any donor pics?

19 hours ago, BuddyX said:

Cheers mate.  Funnily enough a couple of other people asked my age recently.  I'm actually using that as a question for a giveaway i'm doing very soon, so can't say just yet.  I'll give you a clue though - it's between 15 and 100 !  Lol.

In the meantime, here's a mini update. Enjoy.

 

 

Cool 😎. How short can u go before scarring/thinning can be noticed?

Would like to see pics of the donor

1 hour ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Okay that’s a better comparison. I would  say it looks close, slightly thinner. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, it does appear to be shedding. The hairline still looks good and strong. I have a feeling it is a seasonal shed. 

Did this happen during your first procedure as well? Do you suffer from any scalp or skin issues? I know when I have scalp inflammation for a prolonged period it can trigger a lot of shedding

How does your donor look?

7 hours ago, Zoomster said:

Two things worth considering... My Donor is actually grown out here about a month.. The barber cut was only recipient.. Secondly without a doubt finasteride is helping my donor... DHT is a drag on donor too I'm sure 

 

Thanks zoom. Do you happen to know what size punches were used on head and beard donor?

What’s the rubber band for?

11 minutes ago, Zoomster said:

Here’s some sharper resolution outdoors pics ..I’ve buzzed down the temples a few days ago hence they look a lot lighter ..

 

Z

How does your donor look so good after this many grafts and yet other guys with less loss from the same clinic can’t buzz their donors nearly as short? I don’t get it

8 hours ago, nishchd said:

Hi All,

I am 6 months out my 3rd FUE surgery. Almost 9500 grafts taken from back and sides of my head in last 7 years. Top of my head is now somewhat sorted. But now my donor area looks a bit patchy and depleted. I have seen some vdos and articles where SMP can be a solution for this but it is a temporary one. I want to ask can BHT used to fill in the depleted areas of scalp i.e back and sides. I don't want to make it like a virgin scalp but a little 'normal' looking. How successful would it be? and is there any growth issues in the scar tissue? Please suggest.

Any pictures? Who was your doctor?

What does the donor look like? I’m assuming this is fut?

Hard no on the hair transplant. Too much risk and you might introduce scarring even with fue that will be noticeable and you might not be able to fade your hair short like you currently do. The cosmetic difference will be negligible to anyone but you and maybe your barber

He invented one of the most popular fue punch systems (Harris safe system). However, just because he invented a tool and takes part in conferences doesn’t mean he’s a worthy surgeon. With so many options I would pass on him because I have not seen many results that wowd me.

Not sure if it was stated earlier but what size punch was used @Looking for HT?

On 7/19/2020 at 12:09 PM, pkipling said:

Hey @LonelyGraft - Getting back into the swing of things here... Here's a pic of the patient immediately post-op so you can see the graft placement you were asking about. 

 

Thanks. What is the blue dye on the grafts?

is he still doing artas fue?

On 6/4/2020 at 8:18 AM, Yaro said:

Ty. Just had first cut, almost 8.5 months in:

Wow this looks great. Any pics of donor- sides and back?

@duchaine

which corticosteroid do you use?

do u apply it all over or only on transplanted zone?

Yes like @E39 said it’s fine but you need to follow your clinics instructions on when it’s safe. Typically it’s around 2 weeks or so from what I’ve read but make sure to ask your doctor 

When the propecia website used to still exist it claimed you MAY start seeing the benefits of the drug as early as 3 months. This was referring more to slowing down shedding and excess loss. However, the actual data from the fda trials showed peak hair counts from 1-2 years on the drug. It’s a slow process. However the 10 year finasteride study made a claim that the first year of treatment would give a good indication of how the drug would work long term for a patient.