Mike V

8 hours ago, Gokuhairline said:

my man....just did a quick review of your case and congrats looks great , fellow NYer here....i feel you on the all natural, same here even headaches I just let them ride out and water water water is my best friend...real glad to hear someone else going the natural way, the way it was intended haaha good looks bro

Amen! Thank you. 

9 hours ago, stephcurry30 said:

Great result. Are you on any medication to stop further hairloss?

Nope. I have plenty of donar left so I will just get another procedure years from now if I have to 

The moment you have all been waiting for…lol 

sorry I haven’t updated this thread in a while but I am officially 10.5 months in since my second FUT procedure with Dr Bloxham and I want to update all of you.

The new hairline is absolutely amazing. I am beyond happy with the result. See below 

On 2/25/2021 at 8:22 PM, Tbcruz said:

Looking good mike! 

Thank you! Excited for the growth to start. 

18 hours ago, Harry Bosch said:

On track for the Gyllenhaal hairline.

Keep growing, man.

Still no meds ?

No meds. I’m an all natural kinda guy for everything, even headaches lol. Water does the trick for me 

25 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Yea you’ve been blessed with Mediterranean hair. Really excited to see your results 🙌🏼

Me too!

thanks.

2 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Looking good Mike, you got thick hair. Are you Sicilian? You have that Mediterranean thick hair. 

Hahah you nailed it. Italian (Sicilian) and 25% Lebanese 

2 month update:

Hey guys. Officially 2 months since my 2nd procedure with Dr. Bloxham -

I am so anxious for the new hair to start growing but also I am amazed at how nicely my 1st procedure hair has grown in. I never really got to see the growth from a buzz cut so here are a few photos. You can see where the new hairline will be in the photo of me lifting my hair up in the front. I am super excited for this straighter hairline with closed in corners. 

also attached a photo taken directly after a haircut. My buddy is a barber and does a really good job of keeping the fade under the scar. Mind you, I still have some shock loss in the scar area.

- Mike

3 hours ago, bigtyivier2k2 said:

Hey Mike, I got 3,000 fut with doc Bloxham November 18,2020. Almost at the 2 month mark now. Did you start seeing throw at the beginning for month 4?

I started seeing little growth by month 3. Youre still a little early! But itll be worth the wait. Best of luck with your growth. 

13 hours ago, hairlossPA said:

that looks really good 

Thank you man!

pumped for this to grow in and mature. 

6 hours ago, cloudyhaze said:

@Mike V that looks amazing! Just saw some older comments on this post so I had two questions.

1. Why type of scalp elasticity massages did you do before your first FUT? Was that recommended by the doctor?
2. When you say he took out the old scar and got the strip from the same area, does that mean he cut open the scar and got follicles underneath it? 

Quite honestly, I barely did any massages before the treatments. The first one I massage the donor area a little bit.

yep he cut the old scar out and took the strip from either above or under the old spot. 

Update!! 
 

staples are out. 

1 minute ago, New Hair NYC said:

that hairline is gonna be killllller, dude. excited to see how it turns out!

Super pumped man! Cannot wait. Will be perfect timing for summer 

21 minutes ago, cloudyhaze said:

@Mike V looks great! What is your haircare regimen? Are you taking anything oral/topical?

I don’t take anything.

Side by side 

left is procedure #2 - 6 days post op

right is procedure #1 - post op

this is a clear representation of the hairline I am going for by doing the second procedure. 

15 minutes ago, Falconary said:

Wow first time I've heard of this metod of removing the old scar and taking 2nd strip from same area. How long did you do the exercises?

Yeah he took the old scar out. I’m curious to see how it heals up but so far it looks awesome. Basically identical to the original scar (which was very small)

I did the exercises a few days b4 the procedure and random points throughout the day. 

3 hours ago, Falconary said:

Really good result  Did you do scalp elasticity exercises before the FUT? And regarding the second transplant, did he take the 2'nd strip below or above the first strip?

I really didn’t do much exercises before the 2nd FUT- I think the first time I did more. I sorta forget this round but it all went well...he took out the old scar and got the strip from the same area- so they’ll be one scar still - which is great. It looks like it closed up really well. I’ll upload photos once the staples are removed.

56 minutes ago, cloudyhaze said:

@MikeVthat looks amazing. Im having a consultation with him this Friday. I am curious about the hairline procedure you have done. What is your perspective on your hairline as the years go on since transplanted hairs stay in place? Would it look weird in your 50s+?

He’s great! Goodluck. Absolutely, the hairline will age great...i basically brought the corners down about a half an inch. It’s me just being super anal and specific/picky, it’s still a more conservative hairline but fits my face perfectly and a little straighter now. 
 

I’ll post update photos once the swelling subsides and I wash.

45 minutes ago, baldiee said:

Man you are super lucky that you have great donor hair! You can get as many hair transplants as you possibly need 😂

Also when did you get full sensation back to your scalp after the first procedure? When did the numbness to the scar and graft recipient area go away completely? 

Thank you man! I’m pumped.

funny you ask- the pain lasts one day but the numbness takes so much time. I’d say a couple of months but the scalp area takes even longer where the scar it because he injects more fluids there. I have an itch sometimes and can’t even itch it!! 
 

lol

12 hours ago, home1212 said:

remember being super-impressed by the naturalness of your 1st HT - best luck with your 2nd procedure! 

 

Thank you! I will update this thread 

34 minutes ago, Kaya said:

Congrats Mike, very good one.

Question: You are very young. What if you start loosing from top and vertex? Do you have enough left in the donor? Did the doctor mention anything about your future progress and plans?

Hey man,

Doc was confident that I can do this second procedure and if I continue to thin I’ll still have plenty of donor left to hit the top/scalp area 

1 minute ago, New Hair NYC said:

Yepp, 2665 FUT just over three weeks ago -- lots of shedding so just waiting for it to all slowly come back in!

 

 

Amazing dude and you have such great hair I can tell. It’s going to look incredible 

3 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Super refined work! That is a very clean FUT too. Excellent choice of Dr. 

he’s the best. Seamless procedure- went so well. 

2 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Wow you went even lower, this is gonbe exciting 👏🏼

Oh yes I did !! I basically kept the middle point the same and brought the corners down. Still a light curve bc that’s what my forehead/shape of head calls for but it’ll be much straighter as you can tell already 

25 minutes ago, New Hair NYC said:

Your original HT post was the one that helped me solidfy Bloxham as my choice for my surgery, so I can't wait to see how this second procedure goes for you! Best of luck as you recover 😊

Thank you! Did you get your HT done yet?