MHR84

21 hours ago, hairlossPA said:

@kw877 @munich @MHR84 you all went to ASMED???

 

will admit these definitely leave a lot to be desired... but wait the 12 months. That's all the advice you'll get from the moderators and community until 12 months hit.

 

If people can afford touchups, I definitely agree with the previously stated advice of going to a more refined/hairline specialist. ASMED seems to have more high NW cases which can provide coverage very well, but not as much attention to detail around the hairline like stated in this thread and others.

 

Hang on...

yeah i went Asmed

here is my thread

https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/52366-fue-4512-grafts-at-asmed-dr-erdogan/

51 minutes ago, redlord said:

Are you taking fin? Bcz i believe fin is playing a big part in my results.

Yes taking it daily but not sure if its helping! Btw do you know whats your implanted density? Grafts per squaremeter

Great results friend, you are a lucky fellow to get this type of result within six month! Concrags

had mine surgery at asmed at same time with you. But my density is quite weak compared to ur resluts. Concrags once again. Keep updating

Must admit it looks gappy. I just passed my 7th month mark and struggling with same problem. Hairline with quite big gaps with no hair inbetween. To be honest , i dont think there will be more growth in hairline area, for either of us. We just need to wait untill transplanted hair mature fully and hope that it will give a better dense look. Uploading my pics taken today. Will also make a update in my thread with in a few days

35 minutes ago, jonnyalex said:

I had my HT with Erdogan about 4 years ago. To be honest, the experience itself was disappointing, I must have spent only around 30 minutes with the doctor himself. I have the same issues with the hairline and the gaps and I'm looking into Keser to add density. To be honest I don't think Erdogan is great with hairlines at all. 

Can you share your thread if you have created a one?

On 1/23/2019 at 2:58 AM, markymarc123 said:

Just on the point of the temple area not shedding....

Do you remember in the op if the temple areas grafts were implanted first?  Mine haven't shed at all, I suspect that these grafts had the least amount of time outside of the body, thus they continued to grow while the later implanted grafts fell.... Only a theory though.. 

No, that i don’t remember. I have read on this forum on different threads that for most patients grafts do not shed at all implanted on the temple sides. I have my theories too but they are only theory so nobody can tell the actual fact.

in my case I didn’t shed at all on the temples and the density is quite good to in comparison to my my hairline. Do you notice any difference between temple point and any other area??

1 hour ago, txtransplant said:

Yes. I mean it's just hair and life goes on.  I have the same reserve debate. I had 3500 grafts. I might at best have 3000 left if I really push it. Tempting to have a pretty full head of hair again instead of just keeping it in the bank. But I would much rather have natural looking hair than a real problem with big gaps and no reserves to fill in with. I read these posts here and some of these younger guys who have 3-4k grafts done dense in the front are really going to look idiotic and be in a world of hurt in 20 years if cloning doesn't become a reality. Always that balance of live for the day or slow and steady. I guess I should just be happy that I have enough hair now that will frame my face through old age and enough reserves to keep it presentable forever as long as I don't mind a bald spot in the back. For sure diminishing returns as we go deeper. As of now we aren't bald guys and have a nice look. But with a little effort still pretty presentable. That's not so bad.

Can you please share thread of your surgery? Did you get your transplant at Asmed?

Where did you got your surgery from? Asmed?

1 hour ago, literalno said:

Same big gaps at 5.5 months

Can you please share link of your transplant thread?

20 minutes ago, txtransplant said:

I am in kind of the same boat. Early growth here too. I think a lot more than 1/2 of my implanted hairs grew from day 1. But the downside is I really don't see much happening new. Some hairs look thin and likely will thicken up on my head. But I kind of feel in my gut I am already seeing most of what the results will be and am on the same schedule as you. I did have some shedding of hairs after the first month. But not a large percent. I am guessing a few hundred hairs shed. Maybe those will come back.....maybe not. But looking at your implants and what I see now I agree that most of what was implanted has grown and will possibly get thicker. But you probably will only see a small increase in new hairs and density by what I see here and from researching many stories. You have a fairly aggressive hairline and that is a lot of area to cover with density. Mind you I don't think you have a bad result. It is really a very nice change and maybe things will really shape up in that magic 7 month time you see a lot. But I really think I see most of what you had implanted growing already. If you had a more widows peak hairline I would say get another 1000 done and you would be set. But 1000 across that wide flat hairline would not go far. Assuming you are seeing 80% of your final result I think I would either get the front center area filled in with 1000 and leave the temple areas thin. That would look very natural now and as you age and give a nice result if you wanted more improvement. Be super careful as you want to keep some reserves so if you loos more you don't end up with bald gaps in weird places on the sides. But for sure it looks decent now and big improvement. No real reason to be stressed and I think you can relax and just see what happens over the next few months. 

Yeah, i suspect the same sometime that most of what was implanted has grown up, no more sprouts will appear in the hairline and grown grafts will possibly get little more thicker but this won't give a decent dense look to pull my hair back over.  For now i dont style my hair as the scalp in the hairline gets exposed in the day light. But i dont have any other option than to listen to Asmed and wait until 12 month to give a final judgement. i will be really disappointed if the things dont get better in upcoming months as i have spend a huge number of grafts (4500). Dont know that getting an another procedure will b a good option for me as i have used half of my donor reserves. And i would like to safe the rest for further thining. 

I see quite a few patients who are in the same boat as mine and struggling with the density in the hairline. It will be quite interesting to follow and see how things shape up for us. 

Time to make a update kingbilla?????

Any new update friend!

2 minutes ago, VicTNYC said:

Temple points look very good, the frontal area does seem to be lacking density and a bit see through, but, you do have many more months for it to improve.

Thanks for updating!

Yeah, i am hoping for that too. Hope density gets better over all and i see new growth in the hairline area. As of now i can't see any new sprouts. Density in the temple points is excellent and there is big difference between density in the temples and in the hairline.

Thanks for the feedback. Will make a update in two weeks that will be month 7 post-sugery

Hello friend, i have had done my surgery at Asmed in the beginning of july 2018 (a month prior to yours) and i am going through exactly same situation. Big gaps in-between the grafts in the hairline and density is quite low. And i know its not quite easy to stop negative thoughts pouring into your mind. But i would still suggest you to stay calm as you are only the half way around.You have still many months in front of you for things to get better. I spoke to my co-ordinator at Asmed which btw is same for us "Muge" and after her feedback i am quite relaxed now. Your transplanted hair needs time to get thicken and new growth can happen til 9 month. There are plenty of examples on this forum. 

Asmed is a professional clinic with good reputation & a great amount of work behind them. Incase things not get as desired i am sure they will do something to get them fix. Keep hanging in there mate, you are not alone :).

My transplant link: 

Here are my pictures from temple points. As mentioned earlier in one of my posts, i think temples have filled in quite nicely and mixed up with existing hairs. Maybe the best part of my surgery so far. The tranplanted grafts in the temple points never fell off and began to grow from day one right after the surgery day. May be thats why. But thats my assumption. Hope to get same kind of density in my hairline too in upcoming months

Hello Friends,

Here is my 6-month mark update. Sorry for the late reply, I've just been very busy lately with my job and some personal stuff so couldn’t find the time to make a post.

And I wanted to speak with my coordinator at Asmed before making a update here.

Can’t really say that I had a huge improvement from month 5 to month 6 but transplanted hair seems to getting thicker and i can notice new sprouts in the mid scalp area. But I feel there is plenty of area in hairline(especially the right side), which needs to be filled in order to get a decent hairline and density. Shown the pictures to my coordinator and got a reply from her that Dr. Erdogan thinks most of the transplanted grafts have grown and they only need to become thicker and which is normal at this stage. Hope things will get even better in upcoming month. Please take a look and share your opinion about my results so far. Will make nest update with a months time.

I think you’re on track at the 2,5 month mark, regrowth of transplanted hairs is just at the beginning (or soon will be). It is a tough waiting game my friend but in the end it will be worth waiting.

Looking forward to more updates!

Wish you well and happy growing!

13 hours ago, DEB1982 said:

Looks amazing for 5 months. I saw the biggest change between month 6 - 9. You've got a good few months of growth and maturation ahead of you. 

Thanks mate. Seen through your thread just now and wow, what amazing results have you achieved. Congrats man. After been through your whole thread i feel more relaxed. Have you had your second surgery? if yes, can you please give the link of it.

Congrats again! Hope i get same results as of yours

12 hours ago, FarsanUk said:

Don't worry it doesn't look bad at all at the moment. Not everything will sprout at the same time you've still got a few more months of "new" sprouting as well as that any other sprouted hairs will continue to thicken over many months so the illusion at the end will be a night and day difference to what it is now.

Other than that the hairline looks natural and   not pluggy so thats a good thing so keep your head up and don't compare yourself to other people at the same stage you'll go crazy.

Thanks friend for the feedback. Yeah, i hope that too. Its just i have seen som remarkable changes for most of Asmed patients from month 4 to month 6 but i guess i am a slow grower. Trying to be positive but cant control the negative thoughts all the time 🤪.

No, the hairline doesnt look pluggy and the temples have filled up quite nicely. Thats the good part. Its just the density i am a bit worried about since i have utilized quite a huge number of grafts. Will hear about that with my co-ordinator at Asmed when i reach six month mark which which will be at the end of this month. Keep updating your thread as i am keenly following it 😃

Hello guys, here are my latest pictures from 5 month+1 week mark. Posting pictures both in dry and wet look in the daylight, to give you a view of the present situation. And i also styled my hair backward as one member pointed out that i need to style my hair (dont know why).

I won't say there have been very much of progress since last month other than existing hair have gotten longer and maybe thicker. I only see a few sprouts here and there in mid scalp but nothing in the frontal area and in the hairline, i really hope it picks up soon from here as i am approaching my six month marks in three week. As for now there are quite a few wide gaps in frontal area with no visible sprouts and this dont allow me to style my hair as scalp in between hair becomes very visible. I must admit negative thoughts have started to pour in, given the current scenario and the relatable results on the forum, which were not so successful (until now), but i am trying to be positive and won't give final judgement until month 12-18 and until the time i have spoken to my co-ordinator at Asmed. Another thing i would like to mention here is that density in my temple area is quite good relative to density in frontal and mid scalp area especially considering that i had some hair there before.  and maybe thats bcoz the hair implanted in temples never fell off! they started growing like other normal hair right from day 1. But thats only my theory/guess, i am not sure. The reason i haven't coloured my grey     hair as it is advised by Asmed to not dye hair until six month. And i dont use either any styling products as it is also not recommended by the clinic. So please feel free to comment or ask anything, and i will try to response as soon as possible. Next update will be made after 6th month mark.

To conclude : no new hair follicles growing and i feel density should be better at this stage as majority of people see drastic changes in 4th and 5th months . 

Hello guys, here are few pictures from 4th month mark. I guess i am one of the patients who are blessed with slow and steady growth?, but i am optimistic for the final results. There are quite a few spots at the front of the hairline with minimal growth, hope they will fill up til month 6. Will post pictures at 5 month mark now.   

On 10/25/2018 at 7:09 AM, Friedman said:

So, I'm no expert, but given that you weren't that bald before, 4500 grafts seems like overkill. I suppose that will guarantee a good result...

Yes i think that too. When i went to asmed i was thinking of actually getting maximum 3500 grafts but after consultation, Dr. erdogan suggested 4500 grafts for the procedure as my hair diameter (micron) was too low 55 and more number of grafts was required to get desired density . And as he is a expert and has a great body of work behind him i went with his conviction. but anyhow if i get a good/desired results i will be more than happy. i will post some new pic next week, when i will be reaching 4th month mark. Hope to get some feedback.

On 10/25/2018 at 3:24 AM, HT 2 said:

I feel your hair condition is similar to mine having a unsuccessful first surgery of 3000 grafts so I am going to Asmed this Dec.

Apart from your crown which is still good but mine is bald patching.

Did they mention anything about shock loss and are you on Fin?

Thanks and good luck

yes i am on finasteride, which i was actually also taking before the surgery. No nothing much was said about Shockloss to me by Dr. Erdogan or by the coordinators/technicians. But i think i suffered it in early days after my procedure(at month mark -1-2). Good luck with your surgery friend and do make a thread about it.

the work looks clean. Good luck friend. keep updating us about ur progress

Superb