fespafer

5 minutes ago, alex79 said:

@fespafer  are you happy with the results so far?

Sure I'm. I only have to compare photos from a year ago (which I barely had because I didn't like myself at all) with how I look now. 

I'm aware that I don't have the density that I had when I was 15y, but yet, I like how I look now.

Thanks everybody for your comments. 

21 hours ago, HT explorer said:

Totally agree.

What do you think about PRP treatment?

Is it worth it?

I got 2 PRP, at 3 and 6 months since HT. My brother, who got his HT the same day as I did, didn't get it and he's doing as good as I do, so I think I won't get the 3rd PRP. 

Maybe someone did find any improvement, but I think it's not worthy to spend that money (even when it only cost 80€ at my city).

Regards

Thanks, considering where I came from, I'm more than happy. 

4 minutes ago, HT explorer said:

Exellent result with a reasonable number of grafts.

Congrats mate...

More photos with the same angle and light as the previous months:

Good morning, a brief update of the 7.5 month. I have noticed a great difference from the 5th to the 6th month and, subsequently, from the 6th to the 7th.

If I'd finished my evolution now, I would be already satisfied, although, in theory, I should continue improving a couple of months more.

People who hadn't seen me for months are really surprised, and I'm also so happy when I see photos from a year ago.

Here are the photos which a shot quickly this morning. I will try to upload some more from different angles and lights conditions.

Regards

Great result so far, I'm one month away from you and hope to look like that after 4 weeks 🤞

29 minutes ago, alex79 said:

Considering  the scale of your baldness before the HT, the progress is quite good for the fifth month.

Thank you @alex79, I feel confident about what the result could be considering there are still 3 months ahead when bigger changes will happen. We'll see

Thank you, they told me so in the clinic, I hope it becomes true.

Just now, jj51702 said:

Looks good my friend. Still early in the game you have plenty of time to mature 

Thanks for you comment, hopefully it will improve in the next months

Hi!, 5 months update. Things kept improving during this last 4 weeks. Overall I'm happy with how I look now comparing to how I looked at the end of 2018 but still I'm expecting some improvements mostly related with a higher density. 

I've read a lot about the 3 next months being critical for the final result, so I'm concerned and excited at 50% proportions....

Here are this month's photos:

Waiting for your thoughts and comments....

Hi.. yesterday I took a photo outdoor with a friend and I could realised how a big change has ocurred during these 4 months. I'm really happy with the decission I took. 

4 MONTHS UPDATE:

Already on this wished mark. I could't say that it was fast get to here, it's been a long time and a lot of doubts since I got my HT to now. 

The photos are taken with my cellphone flash, I'd say that it looks better with natural light that it does under the camera flash, but I still think there's been a change. I have to mention that I buzzed my hair to 1mm length last week and in my opinion, the gappy areas got better, since now everything is more or less ath the same length.

There are new black dots on my scalp which I guess (hope) will cover the remaining less denses areas. If you check the photos from the 3rd month, I think you could say the low density areas got a bit better. I'm really excited about the coming weeks, since everybody on this and on the Spanish forum, where I started my thread too, are telling me that from now on I should notice a big difference regarding density and uncovered zones. 

Here are the new photos. Thanks for your thoughts.

On 5/10/2019 at 10:40 AM, alex79 said:

Indeed looks much better. This is just the beginning...

Thank you, I hope so 🤞. A new update in the coming days. I started to get the "you look better!" compliments from friends and family, so I'm quite happy so far.

26 minutes ago, dilbert1191 said:

Yeah @fespafer, it does look better compared to the baseline.  It should get better in the next 3 months. Are you on finasteride?

Hi,thanks for your comment, I'm on Xpecia (Saw Palmetto, 2 pills per day), piperita mentha and castor oil. I stopped Finasteride before the surgery,no side effects but still preferred to try with natural products.

3 hours ago, alex79 said:

You will have very good results. It is too early to worry. 

Thank you Alex79, I hope so. Actually I think it's been a difference in the last week

5 hours ago, ViciousKeepLeftSign said:

Great improvement from a month ago - not too long before you're out of the horrible phase 😃

Thank you, hopefully next month will make a difference 🤞

Hi again.. now on the 3.5 months mark. Still no big improvements but a bit better though. Despite I'm light years from where I'd like to be, I can see that things are a better comparing to where I started from. My front third was completely empty, and now I can see this amount of hair on it (my little kid call me "Kiwi"..).

I was worry about the bald gaps that are present since the shock loss phase, but Dr. Cinik's representative told me that they will be covered eventually (eventually is such a wide word...) and send me the graphic that I'm attaching below. 

Blondes hair on some areas aren't helping much either to cover them, but there are some tiny black hairs underneath. Hopefully, the coming weeks will make a difference, but doubts are still there...

As I mentioned on my previous post, I got the first of the four PRP I've planned to get during this year. I couldn't say if it was helpful so far..

Now the important stuff, photos update. They've been taken with a powerful led light above my head but without flash, which made photos a bit different from the real status in previous posts:

Waiting for your comments and impressions

I've been told that they've recently moved to a new Hospital with bigger and better rooms. My experience was great, also my brother had the same feeling. They did everything in time (transfers, surgeries,...) And was available all the time for any doubt we had.

As far as I know, there was 3 patients in the morning and 2 in the evening the same day we were there (I'm talking about surgeries where Dr. Cinik did the channels).

I can't say my HT is a success yet, I still have to wait 3-4 more months for that, but I felt confident with how they treated me.

Hi, I also got my HT with Dr.Cinik. I paid for the second option which includes him opening the channels. I always thought that it'd be better if the Dr. makes it because his name is on it, instead of a technician who can have a bad day and nothing to lose if he/she doesn't perform it in a good way.

You made the first step, so good luck!, after a year or so, you'll be a totally different looking person

1 hour ago, ViciousKeepLeftSign said:

If you don't mind me asking, how much is it costing you?  I'm imagining over here (UK) it will cost £ridiculous amounts

No problem taking about it, since we went 4 people at the same time they made a special offer for us, charging 80€ each instead of the regular price (130€).

Regards

Hi, thanks for the mention. Don't be worry, since you're still on a early phase to see your final result. Trust me, everything will be better after a feew weeks. I'm now on 3rd month and things started to get better. I was also full of doubts, but I had this and a Spanish forum to check that only lucky guys was looking good before 3rd month, most of those who posted their cases didn't get a good looking aspect before the 5th month.

So come on, cheer you up! and be confident, everything will be better soon, you can be sure.

About using minoxidil, I was told not to use any chemicals on my receipt area before the 6th month. I'm only using piperita mentha, castor oil and vitamined shampoo.

Keep posting.

34 minutes ago, ViciousKeepLeftSign said:

I used your phrase 'many leprous dog phase' the other day 😄

Looks like the redness has nearly gone and you can look forwards to things starting to come through in the next couple of months

Haha..good to know that someone found it useful.. Actually it was not a funny phrase, it described the feeling I had whenever I stood in front of the mirror.

Thanks for your reply.

P.S. I forgot to mention that tomorrow I'll get the first of the 4 PRP treatment that I've planned to get during this 12 months. I'll let you know if it's worthy to spend money on it.

3 months update. This last weeks I left my hair grow up without getting a haircut. Apparently, there is no big improvement yet, but still a bit better though. Lots of black spots seem to be the hairs that (hopefully) will cover the bald areas that are stil present on my head. 

Those bald guys at work who laughed at me at the beggining of the process, started asking about how could they get info for them, how much money did I spend, if it was painful, and so... That encouraged me to think that maybe it's going better that I think.

I do think that photos don't show the way I really look now since I made them all with close flash to avoid anyone telling me that I'm trying to cheat on the people reading this thread.

The 4th month is coming (read it with Jon Snow voice)... It will be a decissive moment for the process, since It's accepted on the forum that after this coming weeks I'll be able to make an idea about how my result will be (finger crossed...)

Here are this month photos, I've made a collage comparing my evolution through this 120 days.. (but..hey!.. who's counting?..) I'mlooking forward to read your thoughts. I'll be back next month. Regards

A little update with this collage including the evolution of my HT till today . As you can see, the shock loss phase is still present (and will be still for some more weeks 😭). Never thought that after my surgery weeks would last 9 days each one... They're going by so slowly...