Rolandas

Wow! Just 4200 grafts for 2/3 of the head... Incredible! Lucky patient with great characteristics of hair!

Hi guys,

I recently done a video for my personal impressions from first day at work after my FUE. It was such a "different" experience than I expected that I just can't not share it with you!

I am also super curious how was your first day at work after HT? Did someone made some "salty" comments or did you managed to wear a hat?

On 2/23/2020 at 7:14 PM, Romeodelta said:

Hi Rolandas - it's a strange coincidence that I took a look at your vid a couple of days ago ;-)) - looks like your procedure went well and I wish you, as they often say on this forum, "Happy Growing"

To answer your question, yes this is only part of my head that is still (a little bit) numb but nothing to write home about now! In the weeks after the procedure, it felt like a had an inch-thick piece of wood between my scalp and my brain ;-)) and that was almost all over my head - "knocking on wood" had an interesting meaning then ;-))

Now, it just "sort of feels" a little tight - there is some sensation and no more wood (I feel hot or cold water when showering) and it's also very relaxing to put the shower head up a little higher so that the impact of the water "massages" the scalp - lovely feeling!

It's not numb on the whole of top part of my head but let's say, a circle of about 3 cm in diameter - having diminished considerably over the last two months - however, it wasn't uncomfortable and I didn't notice it normally, just when "knocking on wood! ;-))

Don't worry , the first three months are "murder" - all that anticipation but then, things start "waking up" - don't keep looking - it's like watching paint dry

I had a little bit of shockloss around the incision just on my right-hand side which was noticable if I didn't comb my hair properly to hide it, but that has now grown back (thank god or whoever else was responsible for that!)

Cheers!

Nice one! Thank you for such detailed reply! Love it. That's a long time! Good it's disappearing. In the end of the day, it's been "botched" thousands of times in there! 😄

BTW Thank you! I will do my best to keep them growing! 🙂 Thanks for support on YouTube!

I am in a somewhat similar situation. My father is NW17teen. I'm currently on NW5A only because I've been using Minoxidil+dermarolling, Finasteride and longer time ago I used to do some intense scalp massages. I was able to hold my progression and I had a Hair Transplant done in the end of January.

If you are considering having a Hair Transplant, start off by growing your hair out for at least 1 month or better more, so you can actually tell whether or not you are an actual candidate. Like Raphael mentioned, if your donor will allow, you could get a great transformation.

Visit a couple of Hair Restoration doctors to assess you (don't rely completely on online consultations!). Get on finasteride and see how well you can tolerate it.

I myself just done frontal part of the scalp where I have maximum loss and left the rest to the medical therapy. Currently extremely happy with how it looks.

If you interested you can look me up on my thread here or on my YouTube channel.

Best of luck!

Do you still have numbness after 3 months in recipient area?

Thanks! I appreciate that!

I love editing and sharing, so It was a perfect timing with my HT! 😄

6 minutes ago, Thomas_B said:

Hi Portugal25,

I looked for cases of Dr. Ferreira on this Spanish forum but couldn't find any. Do you know if he removed them?

I know Dr. Ferreira posted 1 result in here in the past. I think Portugal mentioned Dr. Ximena Villa posting on Spanish forums.

You are right, looks natural! 👍

Picture been taken yesterday and only today I had a massive shed (been going around the town with my hat and been taking it off quite few times. When I came home a noticed a lot of hairs missing! :D).

Let's see on week 4 how I will look!

Week 3 Post OP

Shedding phase! Ouch!

I was going around quite happy as the redness went away dramatically, so people (mainly shorter than me) wouldn't even understand that I had something done! It was so nice to have defined hairline (that might sound funny, but I don't remember how does it feel to have an actual hairline!), but now for couple of days already I enter a shedding phase!

Whenever I brush my hand through my recipient area I can see 3-5 hairs on it. Whenever I wash my hair I can see 5632656735462734523786543teryfgdsh vmf hairs going down the drain. I am shedding hair at this very moment! Heartbreaking! Some people are even joking around "that's it man, you had your week of happiness" 😄 (that was my friend, we always making fun of each other, so I really don't care about such comments!).

Anyways, I was well prepared for that, but i had this little tiny hope that I will be that "anomaly" who doesn't shed!

Reality kicked in - I am not special!

As I mentioned before redness is disappearing... As fast as I'm shedding (It's my new joke for today haha!). Mid-scalp & crown is filling up and at this point looks so much better.

At this point I just want to buzz my hair on the sides and back and it will look good, but I will leave my donor for another few weeks before I will touch it with clippers.

BTW donor is healing well (except very end of sides, you still can clearly see red dots in there..). Perhaps because density is not perfect in there?

P.S. I had few scars on the back of my head since forever, so it's not related to surgery!

Definitely not technique. I started shedding quite rapidly. One day full set of hair, next day -30% 😄

4 minutes ago, BaldingBogger said:

id be very careful with dermmatch... The Dr's i spoke too said avoid it ...    Hair fibres worked for me.. using a very small amount when hair is short..    get on supplements like MSM to boost hair growth to get more growth to use fibres

I'm actually on MSM and my hair is growing quite fast already.

Thanks for your input!

4 hours ago, Thomas_B said:

@Rolandas Thanks for this nice report. This looks really promising!

How is shedding going so far for you? Are you already entering that phase?

Thanks Thomas! I'm extremely thrilled with how it looks so far...

Shedding phase... Unfortunately yes! Today is 22 day post transplant and I started to shed 2-3 days ago. I will post an update soon with some pictures 🙂

1 minute ago, BaldingBogger said:

I wouldn't advise Dermmatch due to the smothering affect on scalp..  i used nano fibres from around 6 weeks onwards though with no issues.. Check with your clinic too

That's why I'm concerned about dermmatch! But I think it would look much better with buzzed hair...

Yep, email sent to Dr. Ferreira!

Does it actually work with hair fibres to attach to short hair and be relatively invisible?

On 1/19/2020 at 8:09 PM, Shifty said:

=/ My last haircut was shortly after the left pic. 

 

I still can't believe of your transformation just from meds...!

Btw my left side of mid scalp/crown is weaker as well and looks similar to yours. When I was brushing my hair it was looking exactly the same you have on January picture. I was hoping like 3 months ago it will improve (been on fin for 6 months), but now it's difficult to say as I just had my HT, hence why hair was shaved! 😄

p.s. Still amazing coverage and thickness! Extremely jealous!

22 hours ago, wibbles180 said:

Nothing other than finasteride , I was using minoxidil for a while but didn’t feel that it helped and was a pain to use . Tried nizoral but again no known benefits, work out stay fit and proscar every other day at the moment ... my hair is in absolutely fantastic shape at the mo but starting to go grey !!! 😆🙈.... I can handle grey hair but no hair would have been difficult for me . 

How long did you use Minoxidil and how did it impact your hair loss after stopping it?

I was on minoxidil for almost 12 months and just before my surgery stopped and don't feel like coming back to it.

Hello guys,

As some of you already saw my thread, I underwent a Hair Transplant in the end of January. At this moment I'm on exactly 21 days post op.

I was wondering when one can start using concealers after HT?

I've got a pack of Dermmatch in the bathroom and he is constantly looking at me! 😄

On 2/27/2018 at 6:37 PM, newtoloss said:

Hi All, I am looking for advice. I am turning 30 in a few months and over the last year have noticed my hair is feeling thinner.

 

Over the last few month, it definitely seems that i am getting much faster recession on my temples and it looks like i have lost a few mm on my hairline as there are now hairs the same length growing in front of it. I am also losing smaller hairs of around 2/3cm. Probably losing between 100/150 hairs a day (that I notice) and have some slight itching and dandruff that I have never had before. Nothing on the crown although definitely feels thinner and looks it when looking through my hairline.

 

As ridiculous as it sounds hair loss has been a fear of mine for a long time as my father started balding at 18 and the process only took 5 years. This has been driving me crazy over the last month and I have become a little obsessive.

 

No one has noticed or mentioned it yet even my girlfriend, but i am afraid it is just a matter of time. Asked my hairdresser who wasn’t sure but said there could possibly be more temple recession than previously.

 

After scouring various articles and forums for weeks would starting to take finasteride1mg or Avodart .5 now be a good idea? I am fully aware if i start it would be a life long commitment. The other option in to wait and get a FUT at some point especially as the shred i will experience will terrify me? Any advice would be great

Hey man,

I wish I could have your hair, so I wouldn't bother thinking about it! Hahaha 😄

But on another note, don't go for a surgery without meds! Stay at least 6 months to see how well you can tolerate it. If no sides and you see some regrowth then you will have better chances of good long-term result!

I almost done this mistake and went for surgery before propecia, but luckily I changed my mind and stay over 6 months on Finasteride. Recovered A LOT of hairs on vertex, donor got stronger and prevented shock loss!

Don't rush to get cut!

Hey man,

The work looks great! I've been considering Dr. Demirsoy as well. One of very few that do good work for very reasonable price...

Wow, that's a huge difference in week 2 and 3! F*ck, I'm right now on week 3 and and I see shedding as well! Been enjoying my hair so far, but every time i brush with my hand through recipient area I see 3-4 hairs! It's truly heart braking! haha 😄

Good luck man!

4 minutes ago, KM90 said:

Congrats on your surgery!

Looking forward to follow your journey. Looks good so far. Hope you have a safe healing and growth!

Thanks man! Same to you!

8 hours ago, LonelyGraft said:

Did u travel from the states? If so how are flight prices to Portugal?

I traveled from London

8 hours ago, duchaine said:

"decreasing effectiveness" doesn't mean that you get worse or that minoxidil stops working. It means that after 2 years you got what you got, you won't improve further. But minoxidil works its trick helping to to retain hairs.
Anyway, all the researches agree that a multidirectional therapy (minoxidil+ finasteride + other stuff) is the best way to go, because hair loss is a multifactorial phenomenon thus different medications work in a synergic way.

I completely agree with you!

It's just something that I decided for myself. Maybe I will change my mind soon! 😁

11 minutes ago, duchaine said:

If your Aga is quite aggressive, why are you quitting minoxidil and derma rolling?

The whole reason why i started dermarolling with minoxidil is because I refused to use Finasteride. I was doing microneedling + dermarolling for 7 months if I recall correctly until I finally decided to get on Finasteride.

As far as I know Minoxidil's effectiveness will decrease after ~2 years of use and since I had to quit Minoxidil before my surgery anyways, I decided to quit for good. Hopefully it will not have dramatic effect on my hairloss!

I know it might sound counter productive, but I really weighted all pro's & con's, checked the actual result from minox+dermarolling vs finasteride and decided it's not worth keeping it up with little and decreasing effectiveness.

3 minutes ago, killa said:

when will you go back for a 2nd round of transplants?

I don't want to rush as donor has finite supply and my AGA is quite aggressive.

At the moment I want to see how it will look when all grow out. I will give it a year and will assess the situation.

Hopefully Finasteride will improve situation in the crown and mid-scalp. So far in 6 months it did quite a lot which I'm extremely happy.

18 hours ago, duchaine said:

When can you use dermaroller again? Did he give you some advice?

To be honest I didn't ask as I decided not to go back to Minoxidil, hence not worth using dermaroller as well.