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Not much change from the above... but here are the one year results. Overall I am very happy with the result. I know I will need more work down the line to maintain / fill out the midscalp and crown... but I can honestly say the social anxiety of losing my hair / balding has significantly reduced. Pictures below, please feel free to ask any questions. Fresh cut - zero product.

I get the feeling that this is going to be a super result. Good luck with the healing process!

Day 324 / Week 46 / Month 10.65? Got a haircut today, thought I would share some pictures. Please note I have styled my hair with volumizing powder - which gives the appearance of better density, and the lighting isn't as harsh as in my previous pictures. The crown is certainly a bit thinner than it appears here, but this is what you can get away with if you have decent enough density and style it appropriately. I will likely still avoid harsh elevator and bathroom lighting at all costs. 😅 An important thing to note here, if you have fine hair (like me) length control is critical. Too short and you don't have enough coverage, too long and the hair is difficult to style / lies flat with no body. Sides are cut down to a #2. I think this is a bit too short - in direct light, the donor site is visible to those in the "know", which doesn't bother me all that much anymore. It's really funny going to a random barber and watching for their reaction as they realize the transplant. I have had three separate barbers all say they couldn't believe how natural the hair line looked - I think this is a combo of a good surgery and fine hair making the actual implanted hairs less obvious. Cheers,

Congrats and good luck!

Hi Everyone, Please see below an update from 9 months. To be honest I am really happy with what Dr Demirsoy was able to achieve with 3000 grafts. I think I will need to do some more crown work in the future, but my donor (other than left side) is still good. Any questions, please ask away.

Hi Everyone, 24th of July was 8 months. Overall happy, still hoping for a bit more density in the crown area, under certain lighting it is not ideal - but concealer does help if needed. Please see below pictures: As always, happy to answer any questions, but I think Ill next post at the one year mark. Cheers.

@giegnosiganoe - sure, see below the most unflattering attempt :'), also a wet version for good measure.

Hi Everyone, A few days sort of 6 months. But here is the update. The hair is still pretty thin - so I am hoping this matures with a bit more time. Definitely happy with the progress so far - the crown area still has a long way to go wrt coverage - but I am pretty sure I will need another session to be 100% happy with that. A bit of styling and concealer (toppik) makes it very manageable. I have included a top view comparison picture to show how it really does "kick-in" between months 4-6. Happy to answer any questions. Cheers

This looks great! Congrats on the result thus far.

Got a haircut today, thought it would be good to add a picture of the donor. This is down at a #4.

Today is 4 months, was only planning on updating at 6 months - but I see there are a few requests for updates. Starting to see some growth, I think?! Pretty difficult to discern given that I look in the mirror every day. I'll be honest, I am still anxious at times as to whether there will be enough density. But I keep telling myself to be patient. Would appreciate comments from everyone as to their thoughts... I will update next at 6 months... Hair is a little wet and in direct sunlight...

Demirsoy doesn't use a manual punch but is known for being very conservative with the hairline reconstruction. Looking at your pictures from the previous thread, it doesn't look like your hair line is too low, so he might still be a good option. Tricky thing will be that you need to grow your existing hair out a bit so that you can assess donor and current loss to plan where to put the additional grafts.

3000 singles? Wowzers. Decent result though.

Hi All, Today is 12 weeks - I thought I would give an update. Haven't seen much growth of the transplanted hairs yet, if any. I am hoping that it will start to take off soon. 😅 I had a haircut over the weekend - asked the barber to shave a Number 5 of the sides and back, and we didn't touch the top. My hair has always grown really slowly! It's currently 3cm on the top - so c. 1cm every four weeks - which isn't as slow as it feels. The donor area looks great. The left side of of my head appears thinner than the right, but looking back on photo's from before the transplant it looks like this was always the case. Again these photos are right after a shower in direct sunlight - so this is as exposed as it will ever be... I think I will only post next at 24 weeks / 6 months. Cheers,

I know this isn't the answer that you're looking for but, the DermMatch original product lasts quite a long time. Might seem pricy but it's worth it in my opinion.