Seb1928

Good Evening guys

I hope everyone stays safe and is getting hairier

I just wanted to make a quick update on my second hair transplant. This forum has been incredibly helpful during the stressful growth period, and I wanted to hopefully give hope to those in uncertain places at the moment.

My hair looks pretty good now, but I will go for a third procedure to retouch the hairline. I don't want to have any see trough no matter the lighting condition.

I included different pictures in different lighting conditions. Again those pictures are 13months post of my second hair transplant. I am happy to answer any question you guys might have or provide more pictures.

Thanks guys appreciate the answers. It's harsh going from progress back to almost day 1. Guess it's just a waiting game now

So I am 6 months post op on my second hair transplant. Things are filling up slowly. In the past few weeks I have noticed a lot of fine hair in my hair line.

Few days ago after my haircut I took a shower and scrub my scalp harder than usual and after my shower it looks like I rubbed off a lot of previously transplanted hair but also I couldn't notice any of those newly fine growing hair.

I am wondering if it's possible to ripped off or damaged newly growing graft at 6 months post op ?

I've been shedding lots of hair lately so I am hoping it is only a shed.

 The first two Pictures are before shower and the last two are after

Thanks for the reading

I went through a second procedure to increase the density of my hairline. 2000 grafts. 5 days shy of 6 months. Barely any growth. Wonder if anyone is experiencing slow growth with second procedure ?

I am currently at five months. I had 2300 hundred graft transplanted by Dr.hasson. This was my second operations.

I have a graft here and there that grew but no growth spurt yet. Even shock loss Havent recover 100%. From what I've been reading from other users, second transplant can take a bit longer to grow. Looking forward to what July is going to bring

I am in a similar position. Would like to have update with your growth. It seems commun for second transplant to take longer to grow ?

Any updates ?

9 hours ago, JohnAC71 said:

I can safely say that in all my 5 Hts they all came in at different months. Can depend on so many different things! 

Hey johnAc71 when was the latest of your 5ht did you notice a growth spurt ? Did all five of em were successful ?

Thanks for the advice lasercap

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Any of you guys who had a second surgery in the same area noticed a longer delay before seeing new graft on their scalp ? By that I mean after 4 months and plus noticed a lot of new growth not just thickening of previous hair ?

Appreciate all your comments

Month three was a bit disappointing in the sense that after my first operation, all of my graft were grown at the end of month 3. I was hoping for the same result for my second hair transplant.

I've seen some good regrowth of my native hair and shock loss but haven't seen any new graft popping in. I've been told and read that sometimes, hairs take longer to grow due to scar tissues on the second operation. I am aware that month three is early, but like all of us, I prefer to see the graft growing sooner than later. Anyway I will keep you guys updated for the progress at the end of month 4

The next pictures are the ugly duck phase. It represents months one and two on my progress thread. I had quite a bit of shock loss, which hasn't recovered totally today(4months and one week).

 Those months were hard. Going from a full head of hair to a patchy see-through buzz cut was a big step down. It was hard on the moral and quite depressing. 

Hey guys

I've been lurking on this forum quite a bit lately, trying to find answers and comparing my progress and I thought it was only fair to post my own story

I decided to post the progress of my second hair transplant on this forum to help people who are in the middle of a decision of taking a step toward a fuller head of hair

A bit of my story: I started losing my hair early in my life( around 18 years old) It affected my self-esteem pretty bad.
I decided to take action to fix it. I had a 3000 graft transplant with Dr. Koray in turkey in my mid-twenties. I had a good result, but the density in medium to high lightning was lacking. Especially outside, my hairline was quite a see trough.

The whole goal of having a transplant was to stop thinking about my hair. I decided to see Dr. Hasson this winter to fix my hairline once for all and be able to stop thinking about my hair. In February, I had an extra 2300 grafts densely packed by Dr. Hasson

If you guys have any question concerning the operation, the doctor the cost or even the flight, please feel free to ask

The first set of pictures is a few days after the operation. The second set of picture is about 10 days post op when the scab finally comes off.

9 hours ago, BeHappy said:

That SMP was too low on the sides. It looks like the transplanted hairline was done at the same place as the SMP probably because there wasn't a lot of choice at that point which makes the transplanted hairline too low. So now you used 5300 grafts just to get a frontal hairline. What are you going to do once the mid scalp and crown go, which it looks like are already thinning? You are getting into a situation where you will run out of donor grafts and ending up with a thick, low hairline and not much else.

 

Hey behappy

Yeah the SMP was a mistake. I've started finasteride about a year and a half ago. It did wonders on the thinning of the mid scalp.

Money is not an issue. I plan in the future maybe 5 to 10 years get my hair line redesign for a less aggressive and receding one. More of a windows peak. Especially at the temple region. This or like all of us when the time comes hope the technology will allow for more solutions

As you mentioned due to the SMP I didn't have munch options. In the meantime I keep my finasteride regimen and going to enjoy my hairline

Morning guys 

Thank you for all the reply

Few of you asked for pictures before my first hair transplant. I must say I've started loose my hair pretty young. I've tried a few solutions before my first hair transplant.

I've had SMP first. ( I thought I wanted a bald look for all my life). I lasted one summer then I got sick of it.

I then purchase a wig(was about 1000$)result was good but it was too munch maintenance. I wasn't able to swim and be active. Plus it was really ankward during intimate situation with girls.

I then decided transplant was the way to go. Anyway here's a few pictures. It's not pretty I am warning you. At that time I had a wig and let my hair grew underneath. There was no way I could walk around balding with SMP.

The first set of pictures are my SMP , then me with a wig , then me before my first hair transplant. I also included picture of my hair under harsh sunlight witch was the reason for the second transplant

If you guys have any questions feel free to ask

Cheers

9 hours ago, gillenator said:

IMHO, in the first pic, any of us would absolutely die for that hair!....😁

Thank gillenator appreciate the kind words. I have made a post with a few pics from before my first hair transplant at the bottom

7 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

It's always risky going for a second procedure when your hair already looks that good. I can understand the desire to make it ultra-dense, but the ugly duckling phase is the draw back. You're just gonna have to wait it out- honestly that's one of the reasons why I don't wan to get another procedure, just because right now my hair looks good, and the ugly duckling phase is just brutal.

Can you explain why it's always risky ? I am well aware of the transection factor when you dense pack. This is also the reason I went with Dr Hasson . Is there any other reason why grafts would of die ? And yes you are right. The ugly ducking phase is awfull. My self esteem is pretty low right now. I can't wait for my hairs to grow back. I hope it it's going to be one of my last hair transplant. It's a huge draw back from social life

7 hours ago, gillenator said:

It's a major risk of SHOCK LOSS!!!.....😬

Now I am worried hahah. I've done my research like all of us before going to a second transplant. Dr Hasson is quite reputed for hairline work as well as dense packing. Why is it a major risk ?

Hey Melvin

Yes it was. Thank you

The reason for the second hair transplant was to add density. In natural day light or medium to strong indoor lighting my hairline was quite see through and looked unnatural

I wanted to have a natural results and once for all stop worrying about my hair

Hey guys 

Thank you for the reply. It help put my mind at peace knowing it is just a shock loss from my second transplant and everything should grow back

It is always  weird when you look at your haircut and notice how thin and see through it is compare to about a year ago especially after a second transplant

I've attached some pictures as previously asked

In each set of pictures the one my hairs are thin and pinkish is the result of the second ht 2 month post op. The first one are my first ht

Stay safe out there

Good morning 

A bit of my story: I started losing my hair early in my life( around 18 years old) It affected my self-esteem pretty bad.

I decided to take action to fix it. I had a 3000 graft transplant with Dr. Koray in turkey in my mid-twenties. I had a good result, but the density in medium to high lightning was lacking. Especially outside, my hairline was quite a see trough.

The whole goal of having a transplant was to stop thinking about my hair. I decided to see Dr. Hasson this winter to fix my hairline once for all and be able to stop thinking about my hair. In February, I had an extra 2300 grafts in my hair. Dr. Hasson dense pack the area and I am quite excited to see the result in a few months.

I am now at 1.5 months post-op. All my new grafts had shed. My native hairs and previous grafts transplanted during my first operation have started to grow back. The thing is, it seems a lot thinner now than before I had my transplant. All the hairs growing back in my hairline from my previous operation are thin and wiry. My hairline and my temple seem gappy. 

Is it possible that the grafts I had transplanted during my first transplant went through some kind of shock loss?  Are they supposed to grow back ?. I am not too worried about hair transection due to the expertise of my surgeon, but I never heard about a shock loss of previously transplanted hair. I would like to listen to what you guys think.

thank you in advance