DenverBuff1989

Interesting when Dr. Nadimi says cm/area can depend on thickness of follicle. That makes sense logically, but what about if those follicles naturally thin with age.

I'm surprised Dr. Konior's office didn't supply you with their own saline spray. 

8 minutes ago, TorontoMan said:

Your family is not a great indicator imo. Family tend to try to give you the easier and more emotional response and tell you not to worry when they themselves don't have a clue with whats going on

So true. Family members, especially moms - will never tell you the truth in terms of objective attractiveness, etc. 

For what its worth I don't care who knows if I've had a hair transplant or not. Who cares? Would you stop seeing a girl if you found out her boobs were fake? I mean maybe the answer to that is Yes, but then the relationship is not meant to be in the first place. In our little forum here on the internet, hair transplants are the most important thing in the world. But I've told many dates I've had a hair transplant, the dates went well and no one bats an eye. Unless you have a botched hair transplant and your hair looks horrible, most women just do not care that much about your hair. 

I will concede tho if I had to tell a partner I was wearing a hair system, I would have a lot of anxiety and it would be hard for me. But a hair transplant is just whatever IMO. 

2 hours ago, ciaus said:

Alot of times people report not even recognizing movie stars in-person because they have 'photogenic' facial features that the cameras emphasize, but that our own eyes do not.

also all the makeup and all the other beauty-effects. Even most male movie stars have at least a dab of make up on on screen. 

What meds are you on? Very fortunate you are experiencing regrowth from it. 

18 hours ago, yesplease said:

You can definitely be too bald for HT to give you the appearance of a full set of hair. You just have to be ok from going from flat out bald to balding/still having bald spots, essentially, this being the expectations you mention.  

I agree with this. A true bald Norwood 7 would need at least 2 homerun transplants minimum, and even then they may end up looking like a NW 2/NW 3

for whats its worth ive used normal Head and Shoulders for all 3 of my HTs and haven't noticed an impact from it. 

Matthew McConaughey wears a wig. 

Its always a hard decision on whether to get a hair transplant or not, But there are unique issues with getting a hair transplant if you are "only" a NW2 or NW3. Its a lot of stress and money to go through just to fix a minor receding hairline. Many of your non-hair-obsessed acquaintances may not even notice your hairloss. 

Whereas someone who is a Norwood 5-7, shaves their head and wears a hat 24/7, its alot easier to decide to go the hair transplant route. 

Caffeine has no effect. For as long as I can remember I've had anywhere from 4-6 shots of espresso a day. I did not stop my habit at all for 2 previous HTs, and not see any impact on growth.

Agree very nicely done. I do think the hairloss fit in well with cinema verite "everyday-life" style of The Office. But being an actor, you don't want to be pigeonholed into the bald/balding stereotype roles. 

I would say you can never be 100% sure where you will end up. You can use common sense as judgement tho. Someone who starts balding at 18 and is a Norwood 4 by 22 is likely in for a bad time. And conversely, someone who has a full head of hair and just starts noticing minor temple recession at 37 is nothing to freak out about. 

Looks very natural and the hairline is age-appropriate, I like it! 

I took fin daily for 2 years, and replaced that with daily Dut 1.5 yrs ago. If you have no sides from Fin you shouldn't have sides from Dut

22 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

We don’t do that because then the forum could get a bunch of deleted topics and people wondering what happened. If you need something deleted for privacy reasons, I’ll be happy to do it for you.

No longer have an issue with this aspect as Melvin very quickly responded to my personal issue regarding this. Thanks!

Just now, TorontoMan said:

I would say I’m still in that noticing growth stage. The hairs you see have probably started growing between month 3 and 4. I see more hairs sprouting slowly and hopefully there will be more coming. Right now the hair is thin and whispy and it will take the full year for them to mature and thicken. Atm I keep my native hair forward and it covers the thinner recipient area well enough 

nice! I'm at 2.5 months post-op so will shortly be on the growth phase myself. 

Nice! When did you first start noticing growth? How is the transplant hair texture/shape/behavior in relation to the native hair?

@Melvin-Moderator it would be great to have the ability to delete one's own comments and topics. I created a topic awhile ago that included face pics (I didn't think about it when I posted it), but now would like them removed. I sent you a PM with the specifics. 

Thanks!

Speaking very broadly, not specifically to your case as I do not see pictures, it is common post-op to need to use product or otherwise put more effort into styling your hair, than it was pre-op. Even in amazing "homerun" cases, the transplant hair may not be as compliant as the surrounding native hair. 

@giegnosiganoe @DrTBarghouthi imo this is a relatively common, definitely underreported issue. I think so many guys are just happy to have a full head of hair back that any curvature or bending issues are a secondary concern.

In so many post-op hair transplant pics, the hair is standing straight up or combed straight back. With this hairstyle, unnatural curvature or bending is hard to spot. So many guys post-op-even with great results- need to use product to style their hair. Maybe it's just a big coincidence, but its not often I see post-op pics where the guy has a classic side-part hairstyle; it is this hairstyle where bending or curly-ness is most prominent. 

Some of these issues may indeed be human-error or lack of experience, etc. However, there are many people naturally who have frontal hair that is tame/straight/compliant, but who also naturally have donor region hair that, at length, starts to curl and get rowdy. Look at pictures of mullets, and see how many of the people have frontal hair that behaves so differently from the back hair. So when this donor hair is placed in the front, the natural result is a shape and texture that is different from the native frontal hair. 

Yes, I would go to a HT doc or even a dermatologist to confirm.

You can get a terrible hair transplant result anywhere in the world.

I would be concerned going to Turkey or perhaps some other foreign country only in the rare chance you are horribly butchered or there is some physical injury you have suffered. In a case where you truly need monetary compensation or some sort of rigid follow up with the operating doctor, navigating the international courts seems impossible unless you truly are a really powerful person. 

Looks like you are in the very early stages of male pattern baldness. Sorry. But also welcome to the club. 

5 minutes ago, Rossybop said:

As for microneedling I don't even know what that is. I'll have to go look it up

its a popular alternative treatment for hair regrowth. If you head over to Reddit r/tressless, a fair amount of people (mainly very young/early 20s) apparently have a lot of success with it. 

no one can accurately say if you will go bald or not. Your family history seems favorable to non-balding (or at least until later in life). However, you could hypothetically have relatives on both sides of your family who are wolverines, and you could still unluckily get the short stick in hairloss genes and end up with severe baldness. All you can do is monitor your hair closely and respond appropriately. 

I will say that if you have noticeable thinning at the young age of 23, you can expect further hairloss.