ag120

11 minutes ago, tesla007 said:

That is why I said, why not F or M then?

Don't want the potential side effects of Finesteride and too lazy to apply minoxidil. The PRP was a once a month (painful) thing. I really hope it has some effect cause it hurt quite a bit. 

2 hours ago, tesla007 said:

If they have prescribed you both F and M, then you should have taken them. Most of the other clinics suggest just PRP or STT instead of this, which aren't FDA approved btw.

I did do around 4 PRP sessions with them as well, one of which was before the HT. The doctor at Eugenix did tell me that their isn't enough data yet to show that PRP works. 

8 minutes ago, tesla007 said:

Since you weren't prescribed either finasteride or minoxidil. Did they prescribe anything for the existing hair besides the vitamins? And what is the brand of these vitamins?

Hi I was asked, repeatedly, to take finasteride, but chose not to. I started with minoxidil, but it was too cumbersome so I stopped. The vitamins came in a box called 'Hair Fact', with different vitamins to be taken on different days of the week. I did take these for around 4 months. But to clarify they do ask that you take finasteride and minoxidil. 

2 hours ago, Pyrat said:

@ag120 Were you on finesteride or medication before your transplant to halt the hair loss or did you get on it after the hair transplant.

Hey no finesteride for me, before or after. No minoxidil either. Just took the vitamins that were recommended for around 4 months. Stopped those now as well, though I may restart them.

21 minutes ago, JP34567 said:

Hey @ag120 was wondering how your progress is going so far ? Hope you are doing well. Please update with pics

Hey,

i had forgotten about this post so didn’t update. I have gotten great results. Around 5 months now but I hit this mark around the 4 month mark. 

3 hours ago, duchaine said:

For the pro

did you have prp right before or immediately  after HT?

Right before. 

I had one on the day of the HT and have had 2 post (at around 1.5 month intervals). I really hope they add some value cause they're pretty painful.  

By 2.5 months you should be able to mask it with Toppik. Try that out if you haven't already.

Good luck @paddyirishman

BTW what did they tell you about the PRP sessions? I'm guessing you aren't going to go back to get them done. 

12 hours ago, paddyirishman said:

@ag120 your growth must be coming along well . How is your recipient area with regard numbness ? 

I had my HT last week at Eugenix and will be sharing on the forum very soon also.

Best wishes for great growth.

................Paddy............

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Hey Paddy,

its going well. Really seems to be coming along now. Absolutely no numbness at all. 

4 hours ago, BeHappy said:

 

How is the donor area coming along?

 

Donor area is totally fine. I haven't had a haircut or trim for 2 months so it looks totally normal right now. 

7 hours ago, paddyirishman said:

@ag120 how is things coming along.? 

Im sure the shedding is well finished by now ? Any numbness  in doner or recipent ? 

......  .  All the best......

............Paddy.......

Hi Paddy @paddyirishman

Looks like the Shedding is done. No numbness in the donor area. Very slight numbness in the recipient area if I press down on it. 2 month pic below. 

3 hours ago, paddyirishman said:

Hope all is going well @ag120 ?

........Paddy......

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Hey Paddy,

Bang in the middle of the dreaded shedding phase. It’s been around 40 days since my HT. Hoping that the next 2 months fly by so I can get this over with. Current pic below. 

I did my FUE HT on Sept 4. Would it be ok if I went for a swim on Sept 27 ? Also is there any difference between swimming in the sea as opposed to swimming in a pool.

Thanks.

7 hours ago, Azzy US said:

@ag120 Looks good so far. Don’t worry about shedding, I had 100% shedding and look at my 4 months results . Make sure you follow the post transplant instructions. It’s in my link too if you wanna take a look . Good luck 

I'm following all the post transplant instructions except the finasteride. I really don't want to take that. Will that have a major impact on my result?

10 days post HT. Not looking forward to the shedding  

Hey a couple of questions:

1) Does using Toppik have any affect on the result of the transplant?

2) Do you have any idea about what percentage of people do not shed after the transplant? and is the output better if you shed?

Thanks.

18 hours ago, LaserCap said:

Did you have PRP?

Typically hair starts coming in at 3-4 months and not all hair comes in at the same time.  There can be a lapse of as much as 2 weeks post op.  The hair is vellus-like. Very fine. It does take a full year to mature and really see the result. So, unless you did PRP which is known to speed things up, I'm not sure what results you are talking about.

 

 

Hey, I had PRP done just before my HT (which was 8 days ago). Is that the only time PRP needs to be done, or does it need to be done at regular intervals to speed up the results. thanks!

29 minutes ago, mathur said:

Is this 3000 grafts or hairs/follicles? I can count more than 3000 punch holes but not as many grafts. Was any other area also covered. Can you show that other recipient site please?

This is the only recipient area. What makes you think the grafts are less than 3000? Got me worried now. The actual count was 3040.

9 hours ago, Ashishmehta said:

 

 

Well done.

Thanks, I had told Dr. Sethi that I want my result to be like Ashish Mehta. 

Hi All,

Got 3000 grafts done by Dr. Sethi on 4/9/19. Here are some pics immediately after the surgery. Will post more in the next few months.