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Melvin, your hair looks great.  You dont need more density up top IMO.

There are people who would literally kill to have a result like yours

On 9/21/2021 at 5:49 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

^this there is nothing wrong with using enhancements. Everything we do to fight hair loss is virtually an enhancement. It’s not like you’re wearing a toupee, its just some fiber in your hair

I have used fibers in the past (and occassionally still use them).

Its just that I'd rather get to the point where I have enough density that I dont have to use them anymore

2 hours ago, kirkland said:

With the fibers, it looks really good! Without having seen the other colours, it looks like the gray fibers are the right shade for you. How do you feel about it?

I only used the fibers in really desperate days when I had to.  I generally dont like to use them because to me its a form of cheating.  Maybe not quite as bad as a hair piece, but I think its halfway there.

Then again breast implants, facelifts, botox and rhinoplasty are also a form of female cheating, so I guess that makes men and women even 😂

6 hours ago, Gatsby said:

You have an incredible natural looking result. That is everyone's aim. Without knowing how many grafts were used in your first surgery you could always increase the density after 12 months and/or go to Dr Bisanga or Eugenix to access beard grafts along with scalp grafts for more density if you are not happy. But I really like it.

Thank you!!  I still see hairs coming through, so I'm gonna have to wait the full 18 months to see what my next step will be.  So in the spring of 2022 I will have 2 choices, use my remaining 1,000 scalp hairs + 1,500 beard hairs to fill in the top, or fill the crown.  I wont know for sure until the transplant is completely finished in April sometime

38 minutes ago, kirkland said:

Post a pic with the fibers and we'll give you some feedback.

These are the fibers that match my hair the closest.  All the other ones look weird.

The problem is my hair isnt completely grey, its a mix of blonde, silver, brown and grey hairs

2 hours ago, SLA said:

Excellent! Have you thought about sprinkling some hair fibers onto your hair?

I have, but its hard to find a matching color.  Plus I dont think it looks very natural

But when I put it under very bright light, you can still see scalp here and there

Month 11 update.  As you can see its growing in nicely.

But thats under moderate light

LOL....I had this same question.  I too have very wavy hair (bordering on curly).

The answer is yes, your transplanted hair will be just as curly as your normal hair

I've heard of multiple people developing heart issues.  I dont know if those were permanent or not.

The drug has AFAIK not been approved in Europe or North-America.

Proceed with caution

I'm considering Eugenix as well, its just that horrible 14 hour flight with a mask on that makes me hesitant.

But it looks like the mask mandate is here to stay for at least another year or two (if not permanent), so I might not have much of a choice

On 8/21/2021 at 5:41 PM, TPV said:

Hi,

Does anyone has any recommendation for a surgeon in GTA area for restoring my hair @ Norwood scale 5-6?

 

My advice to you is get a 4,000 grafts FUT to cover the scalp, and then do a scalphair/beardhair FUE combo to cover the crown.

You should be done in 2 surgeries

2 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

What’s with the Rahal hate? It’s now a few posts. Seems like you’re disgruntled for some reason.

Melvin, I know he's a good surgeon and has had good results in the past, but I've heard from more than 1 person that he's gone down the hair mill route.

I'm not sure if that means he's retiring soon and handing over the keys to someone else, or whathaveyou

14 hours ago, InTheSix said:

 

Dr Jones did share some patient pics over watsapp with me... so you can go down that route too... fyi.. he was not doing any in person consultation 9 months ago due to covid.. so not sure if he's changed that now ...

best of luck..

Last time I checked he's still doing in person consultations, but I would phone the office to make sure

13 hours ago, Beno99 said:

So it can still happen..thats unfortunate as I’m sure it will look absolutely horrible

I though that maybe I would be safe since I’ve made it this far without shock loss but we’ll see.

I wouldnt worry about it if I were you.  Shock loss only affects around 10% of all patients.

If you made it 39 days without it you are most likely in the clear

It usually happens within 3 months or so. 

So if you havent noticed any over the next 2 months you are probably in the clear

Month 10 update.

Its really starting to fill in now, especially around the crown

On 8/12/2021 at 2:34 PM, JohnAC71 said:

Looking at the overhead shot it’s clearly a Norwood 6 pattern. 

Huh???  You must have better eyesight than me, cause I dont see it 🤔

12 hours ago, aaron1234 said:

I think a NW6 is an accurate assessment

How do you come to that conclusion if if he hasnt posted any rearside pics??

Please ask him why some hairs grow a couple of millimeters, and then they stop and just sit there as stubble, and wont grow any further

Is it possible for new hairs to still pop up around the 15th or 16th month or so??

6 hours ago, JohnAC71 said:

I cannot remember seeing any good results using ARTAS… I was offered it once and ran in the other direction. 

Thats pretty much what I seen as well.

But as Melvin says technology improves over time, so who's to say what ARTAS does now these days, although I wouldnt risk my grafts on it

Not hating on all the hard work you put into this forum Melvin, but can we please get the cliff notes for the Artas machine and what his opinion on it is??

My attention span sucks, I can barely watch a video for 6 minutes, let alone  60 😳

So far I'm reasonably satisfied (even though I have a few months of growth left).

The problem with hair is you always want more.  Its exactly like money, you can never have enough of it