Rolandas

2 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

I reached out to Dr. BF, hopefully he can come her some day and chime in on your thread. I let him know you’ve become his star patient 😉

I wonder if he will have the time for this. He takes ages to reply to emails alone haha

I finally get email from Dr. Ferreira in terms of 2nd surgical plan.
If you're curious what I'm planning to do, I've discussed it all in here.

5 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

That’s incredible man, it’s been a pleasure to see your hair transplant grow, and your channel as well 👏🏼 Congratulations, happy to have you be a part of our community. 

Thanks Melvin. HRN been the best resource for me so far when I was doing my research, so I'm grateful to be here and just giving back to the community as much as I can.

7 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Seriously man from where you started out 😯 Thats as good as you can get for that amount of grafts! 
Out of curiosity what is your preferred length to have your hair ? We all have that sweet spot which seems to show it the best ! 

I think I would cut my hair in half from what I have right now But tbh i don't remember having full set of hair with even length. Spend too much time with comb overs, so I guess I will have to learn from scratch after my 2nd HT

On 1/18/2021 at 2:25 AM, Kaya said:

I hope more people do this and we all (forum members) can benefit. 

The reason why my transplanted hair density looking lower is because of my native hair density being really high.

My caliber was never measured but I was told to have thicker hair than average.

Hey man, I hope you don't mind me using your recent pictures for education purpose?
I found them extremely interesting and I didn't show your face!  

11.5 Months

Sup guys, here's 11.5 month update where I discuss:

- Nice little video from outside. Styled my hair in 10 min (wash, blow dry, product). Close ups under direct sun
- Importance of hair caliber in Hair Transplants
- Close-ups
- Discussing my HT overall, pro's & con's

5 minutes ago, follically challenged said:

ah i see. then who knows, could be much lower haha i'm new to the micron thickness, i just know mine is super fine. 

Hmmmm, dad's history: late 70s, high forehead, Norwood 5a. Both parents have fine hair...

Perhaps the best thing you can do is to be actually checked via trichoscope to know what's the potential for you, other than that it's all speculation.

16 minutes ago, follically challenged said:

Yeah i saw your vid actually when you uploaded it, was good to see. I truly believe mine is thinner than yours, just by looking at your result, but i will need to be checked once lockdown travel restrictions are lifted.

If i had to guess, based on yours being 50/51 microns, i'd put mine at around the 48 mark... i also remember your sign-off on another video "....and if it's thinner than mine... your are Fu*ked" 😅 

I'd say i'm around norwood 3 with miniaturisation in the frontal 3rd but not strong donor area tbh... i'll get confirmation on that as soon as travel becomes normal again...

How about your family history? What's the highest NW level?

Sometimes it might look thin, but actually its much thicker. Besides 48 and 50 are pretty much the same. If the difference would be in 20-50 microns that'd be substantial, but 2-3 is pretty much the same.

I've just uploaded my 11.5 month update where I discussed briefly how thin & thick hair can be.
My hair caliber is 50/51 microns so I'm considered on a very thin side, although I've hear of folks having 45/46 microns, so it can get worse.
In any way thinner hair means you'd need more grafts/cm2 to achieve great coverage. If you're NW7, then it might be a problem, but if you're NW5 and below should be ok, given your donor is not suffering from DUPA or Retrograde.
 

On 1/10/2021 at 11:48 PM, Guanyu76 said:

any reply about the temporal peaks?

Nothing specific yet. He just briefly mentioned that I've got the donor to do whatever I want to do, so we can fill in if I want
I've asked him for finer proposal though, so waiting for reply. In the meantime I've booked for 3rd & 4th of June and hoping someone will cancel their surgery, so I get in sooner

Btw if someone is curious I'm uploading today video talking in depth how I found Dr. Ferreira and why I even decided to choose him over the others.

1 hour ago, PT#31 said:

Thanks! Yours look pretty good also. Super natural! And when I watch to your videos, I agree with absolutely everything you say about the Dr. Bruno and the staff. They were amazing!

I think I have to talk more about them as I usually don't say anything

Indeed hairline looks extremely natural and so far from what I've seen it's one of the best looking ones! I hope Dr. Ferreira won't destroy it on the second pass by adding more density haha

This looks exactly like me haha! Great result in just 7 months!

I'm jealous you already managed to get 2nd HT. I'm booked now for 3rd & 4th of June which is so far...!

Just been pointed to your topic and your result so far. I've got to say it looks incredible! At such early stage so much hair grew..

Do you happen to have any finer details of your surgery? What's the thickness of your hair, how many grafts/cm2, average hair per graft ratio etc? 

Pardon me with such questions, I'm just a hair transplant nerd 🤓

47 minutes ago, deitel130 said:

It's really come along so nicely. You must so happy you decided on the HT. How many grafts are you aiming for in the second HT?

So far Dr. Ferreira said I need 2000 grafts in raining bald area and another few hundred grafts sprinkle all over the front so around 2500, but I asked about temporal peaks. Currently waiting for his reply, but don't mind to do another 3000+.

4 minutes ago, MachoVato said:

It's hard not to recommend Dr. Ferreira with a hairline like this. It looks great!
 

Indeed. I love how natural this hairline looks 👌

Month 11

Hey guys, 11 months already! Geez time flies! 

In short I've seen more improvement right now comparing to month 9. It's funny how so many people are under impression that month 6-7 is their final result and they swear by it. I still keep seeing more and more improvement as I'm documenting it in good consistent conditions

Booked my 2nd surgery for 3rd & 4th of June 2021 (damn he got busy!). Hoping to get it sooner through cancellation list haha
Still waiting for more info from Dr. Ferreira on 2nd surgical plan, so as soon as I've got it, will update you guys!

Happy New Year!

8 hours ago, Steeeve said:

I had really good growth up until month 12. Then from months 12 to 18 I had a texture explosion. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you saw some extra maturity in the next few months. It looks fantastic right now!

I've seen quite a few people saying similar things, so we will see how it will go with me

2 hours ago, Gatsby said:

That's looking great Rolandas and also goes to show that total coverage of grafts isn't always necessary to give the appearance of full coverage. Your hair is looking healthy and for many people you could be one and done with a result like yours with styling, dermatch, etc. Wishing you all the best with your upcoming second surgery and I look forward to following your updates. Thanks for sharing.

I think lots of triples & quads did the trick. In the end I have 9986 hairs in relatively small area.
Appreciate your comment as always Gatsby!

2 hours ago, Curious25 said:

Night and day from where you started my friend - puts Dr BF into the spotlight, and I'm very pleased you have achieved the results you deserve. 

I know right! Can't believe I have all this hair. And the more hair I see right now, the more I think after 2nd one it will be a life changing home run

The best part, it's still getting thicker! I wonder if this will get any better in the next few months.

Crown is impressive!

I wonder what happened to your old account..

10 minutes ago, Suede said:

Good looking! Really happy for you and your progress!

Have you set a date for second procedure?

 

keep doing what you are doing!

cheers!

Still waiting for Dr. Ferreira's reply. Seems like he got crazy busy recently!

He told me May 2021, but waiting confirmation.

Month 10.5!

Looked back at my videos from month 7-8 and even 9 and my hair feels and looks much thicker! Can't believe it gets better and better. I feel like I might be even 100% happy with my overall density in the front even with my thin hair.

Hair is pretty long and my girlfriend actually hates it lol. Trying to grow out and see how it will look, so after 2nd HT i know exactly what I want

31 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said:

Have you seen any benefits, Rolandas?

I think I still have some MSM powder lying somewhere. 😁

I'm sure my hair grows tiny bit faster, if not, it's a good benefit for my joints

7 hours ago, giegnosiganoe said:

I've heard MSM tablets can help speed up growth.. I know @Rolandas used them.

Still do 😁

1 minute ago, giegnosiganoe said:

Do you notice the finer singles now that your results are in? Do you have any videos where you examined that?

Pretty much any update i do close ups, you can have a look  Yes, they are finer singles.

23 minutes ago, giegnosiganoe said:

Damn, looks super clean. Is it true that he used finer singles in the very front as @Rolandas suggested?

I'd say it looks pretty similar to mine and every other post-op I've seen from Dr. Ferreira.