Yaro

Ha-ha, yeah, the last haircut was a mess :-)

Sure, you can post more pics, just blur my face, just in case, please

On 5/6/2020 at 5:38 PM, October said:

Dang!  Hair is looking great!  

Ty. Just had first cut, almost 8.5 months in:

On 5/4/2020 at 6:13 PM, 147break said:

Hey mate, any updates?

Hi. Sorry for the late update. I was waiting on my eye operation but had to postpone it due to the virus. I did resume Minoxidil and Finasteride, with the former likely causing some shedding. The hair was not cut for about 7.5 months and is not styled - pictures from now attached.

Any reason to have temporal peaks at different levels?

36 minutes ago, Egy said:

@karatekid I forgot to say that in addition to haste and ignorance in the matter of transplants, the fact of attending unethical forums such as HRN, where bad reports are canceled by administrators and moderators corrupt under the generous remuneration offered, can contribute to wrong hands  from the clinics to do this.  Likely that on the forums I attended before there were reports of patients operated on in the clinic where I was but then they were canceled and I could not see them, and who knows how many others like me.

You saying that clinics pay off this website so that bad reviews are deleted?

10 hours ago, BjornBorg said:

Things are happening. Will be a nice summer for you, man!

Thank you. My main observation is that all of this process is largely a waiting game. On one hand, it seems that so much time has passed since the procedure, on the other hand life is longer than this pause

Sup

Another small update. I have actually made a small attempt to nicely distribute the hair. Getting my haircut the next month. Doesn't look so bad with the way that I have put the hair now but it's long overdue!

To be precise, 4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days since the procedure. Haircut is in 1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days. Getting closer to the first small victory! Will be exactly 6 months since the procedure. Let me tell you, I look very messy now and it's heartbreaking. I like stats, on my calculations I'm exactly 75% through the first six months today

Obviously, anyone can be guilty of offering poor services but Turkey is a joke in regards to the amount of such clown clinics. Like me, I am glad that you have found HDC. It's a shame that a lot of people take hair transplant for granted and take advice of the first agent as the truth. I don't blame them though, since most of the people are older and more conservative. However, for the love of god, we need to at least spread the word about this website in the hair transplant community

Just over 4 months

1-1.5 months on Fin, and just begun Mino again (had to stop recently after a short period due to an illness and will pause both soon due to LASIK)

Pretty happy so far. Still holding out for the 6 months mark for a haircut

Getting called hobo as a joke more and more. Hopefully, LASIK and a new skin regiment will help me transform my look for the better after that dreaded haircut soon (and waiting for more growth of course)

Candid angle, so no face, and hair looks thin also due to close angle and lightning (on top of still being thin due to no Mino/recent transplant/recovering shock). I averaged about 2.25 hairs per graft, so it's not very low (no 4+ though)

Still seeing the clinic every month, good job on their part

Edit: Oh, yeah. I didn't touch the comb since the procedure. #LifeGoals

1 hour ago, Dazed said:

There is no medical need for a man to get a transplant.  Thank you for the compliment on my education  Get your ducks in a row before you try to throw out your insults.   Reread your post.

Couldn't agree more on the medical part! I see your point, I am in no position to give out recommendations to other folks before having a successful hair transplant, if that's what you mean? Nonetheless, being just over four months post the procedure, I still think that it was a correct thing to do and I couldn't recommend it more to other men suffering from a bad hairline. Not sure what offended you, as I still think that you don't sound like a bad guy. Must have been miscommunication! 🙂

Edit: I see, the last paragraph could be read as aimed personally, as I used the word "you". My bad, this is interchangeable with "one". Anyway, this starts to get too deep and I don't want to rephrase my words, as it's easier to read them without thinking I aimed them negatively. Have fun all, enjoy your HT. As I said, it's not a short journey, but I'm hoping to get back at life after the hair grows out and I stop looking like a hobo, LOL 

9 hours ago, Dazed said:

Your transplant is much more important to you than to anyone else.  50% of the population could care less if you even have a head.  Women will only notice if they are interested in you, otherwise you are invisible.  One thing to understand is that it is not about you, it is about them.  Say nothing about getting a transplant.  the men won't care at all unless they want to get one also.  The women will file it in their memory banks forever, and you will always be the guy who got the transplant.  A woman can get a boob job and it is accepted, even though the girls will still talk about her behind her back.  DON'T TELL ANYBODY ANYTHING.

I would lie if I wouldn't say that you sound very educated

Looking at the good things first, very appreciative of the fact that such procedures exist. Secondly, good job to everybody undergoing them

Like it was mentioned, it means a lot to us but we can't go discussing it in the public. I would say that there's a greater need for more men to undergo a HT than for us to be quiet about it, but this is society, so here you go...

Unless one is more than NW 3 (NW 4+), I truly hope that one procedure is more than you need and then you can continue performing other procedures if necessary to further bolster other "aspects" of your life. However, I am a full believer that hair is a very important component in a man's beauty and it's relatively easy to "fix" (compared to face or height)

On 1/22/2020 at 1:04 AM, gillenator said:

LaserCap....sometimes your posts make me laugh!😀

Look... with all of the various treatments being offered for treating hair loss, what's wrong with just telling the truth?

I mean you don't have to get into details about having a HT procedure...but why not just share the fact that you decided to do something about your thinning hair and then just give them the Laser Look!...HA!...and just walk away...😨

Fair point, enjoying the sense of humor as well

Unfortunately, people seem to take very critically any procedures a man undertakes to "cheat" his genetic limitations

This includes facial surgeries as well

Ironically, simple procedures like a haircut are more welcomed even if their effects are limited in comparison, especially on a balding individual. Obviously, you would look nice after a haircut but to look good you need a decent hairline to begin with. That's why we are here. Unless you have a top percentile masculine face then being bald is never attractive

Perhaps, I phrased the original question incorrectly. It's more of a banter - how did people try to explain your HT and what did you suggest? Some said losing weight and drinking a warm pint of water daily 🙂

Hi

I'm planning to do LASIK

I did my HT and now taking Finasteride and Minoxidil

Could these medicine cause LASIK complications?

I heard Finasteride against prostate cancer potentially causing issues for cataract patients

And then Minoxidil is said to increase the blood pressure and this seems sensitive when the eyes are concerned

My LASIK is in about 1.5 or 4.5 weeks (depends if there's enough people as I understood since country demand is small, doctor and centre is good)

I mentioned Minoxidil increasing blood pressure and Funasteride blocking DHT to doctor and he said I might better hold off

Since he doesn't seem too sure and I both don't want to mess up HT or LASIK what's the best option? If the operation is in 1.5 weeks I suppose I could hold off. If 4.5 I could use it for some time?

HT doctor said it seems there are no potential interferences but I'm not sure. I'm on Finasteride for 1.5 months and just begun Minoxidil

Obviously, not a short time after

My situation, to make it more clear: just passed 4 months post OP, still withholding for a haircut at the 6 months mark (had about 2750 FUE, mostly temples and frontal)

Was thinking to dye my hair white/blonde at a reputable hair salon (to minimize damages due to the human factor, if any)

Are there any risks involved, given that I had a HT and perhaps the hairs are more sensitive to such procedures? Also, if no problem, at what time am I most definitely safe to do so?

Open to any experiences. Thanks!

Bonus question, did your barber notice any differences after your HT?

On 1/19/2020 at 12:16 AM, pkipling said:

I think even if people do notice "something different", it's not uncommon that they would A) be able to pinpoint what it is and B) keep it in their memory even if they do know it's a hair transplant. I have friends who saw me right after my procedure and knew I had it done, and to this day if I reference my HT, they respond with something like, "Oh yeah! I forgot you did that!"

Ideally, the work will look so natural that it won't even be something people have the mental capacity to cling on to, and your new look will simply become the new normal. 

Very nice points

Brings me back to this idea, which I thought of about before but was not sure of how to word it; hair transplant is such an important and taxing (including emotionally, as well as time-wise) process for us, yet other people, as in your example, might as well not notice it at all

I'd say that younger people with hair or the ones lucky to preserve it naturally would pay attention to your transformation/contrast the least; all will still marvel the end results (as in, if you are going towards NW 1-ish hairline)

2 hours ago, duchaine said:

 I have thin hair so a, when they are longer than 12 cm, a little wind mess they up!
anyway, they usually fall on the front and all the bald spot are clearly visible!

Heard Mino helps but I am no pro but you probably already know of the effects and it's not so easy. Wishing you for a solution though

2 hours ago, Dazed said:

I retired in 2005 from one job and went to a retirement party about a year after my first transplant in 2011, and One guy asked why I was the only one who was looking younger than when I retired.  I just laughed and drank another beer.

 

All I can say is

Like. A. Boss

Needed somebody like this as my father when I was young

2 hours ago, 1978matt said:

You took this pill called finasteride and it grew back.  Amazing

1 hour ago, karatekid said:

lol. you can also just say you started eating healthier, or drink more water or shit like that lol    people that dont experience hairloss probably clueless enough to believe

Swear to god, I'm using the "started to drink a warm glass of water every morning"; and I live in a tropical climate

Other day, receiving Mino at the customs and a kind gentleman decides to investigate my shipment for "illicit" substances. Ironically, a policeman was nearby handy

Anyway, disappointed or not, he asks me what's the intent of Minoxidil. I tell him in a pleasant way that it helped the hair and I was balding before

Obviously, he was impressed but I didn't want to mention the HT due to the potential stigma

Like I keep saying (I'm young), my parents guilt tripped me for the HT but then started saying I look better and refusing to believe the reason

According to them, attractive people have better personality by default 🙂

I just want to be a better version of myself and looks are important. Another observation, people don't treat you better for small things but would for a HT unless they discover the truth. It's like overcoming your genetical limit is unethical

My 0.02

19 hours ago, duchaine said:

an HT for a n2/3 is something like a good haircut.
The big difference is that is mora "stable": you do not look shitty because wind or sweeting.

True, the hair looks more solid and all the negative traits like those small but visible bald spots (temples) go away

Yeah, wind would affect less but at least where I live it doesn't seem that much of a problem (we're talking hurricanes-like, right, which really mess up the hair?)

Another discussion topic, I heard that NW 3 are the best candidates for a HT since they get the biggest difference - their donor allows to pursue a dense look and with extractions of up to 3K grafts are being considered safe in one session and this is how much NW 3 would need for a full transformation

17 hours ago, RecessionProof said:

“You lost weight!”

Yeah, it seems that a better-framed face gives an average Joe a less chubbier look. Another thought, if the person was overweight, they might be also likely to start losing weight around their hair transplant to further boost their looks?

Before my procedure, I read about people being confused at what is going on but just brushing it off as one losing weight

After 2750 FUE on NW 2.5-3 I was complimented on a better haircut (LOL, cause I'm almost 4 months post OP and didn't have any haircut since then when I got a not stylish buzz cut)

I'm circa 3.5 months post ~2750 FUE

At 3rd month check up the spec said the skin is slight red and now I'm seeing him next Tue to see if I can start it (I see him every 4-5 weeks anyway to check progress, no concerns, they seem nice people oh and I buy supp stuff as well)

Skin seems better now, at least the hair started growing and can't see much skin

The Q is how normal is it to start Mino on almost 4th month post OP?

Also I started Fin at 3rd month and before that I was taking special multi vit and spec shampoo

Spec said no reason worry for my skin. I'm 25 for reference

16 hours ago, Leftwithrope said:

Transplanted hairs will look like a clusterfuck because of uneven length and thickness until past the 12-15 month mark.

What about a haircut to combat this? My understanding is that from month six onward it is possible to have a regular cut

2 hours ago, Dazed said:

Sorry about that I was talking about something closer to the end result.  At 6 months you should at least see the promise of what is to come.

That's cool, man. Rep for clarifying!

3 hours ago, anzel2002 said:

not sure yet, right now am at just 1 month post OP

Stay strong, soldier. 2 months for me was the "suck-iest" part

1 hour ago, Dazed said:

One year.

Interesting. I was hoping for 6 months or at least 9 months at the latest (in the worst case)

To clarify, are we talking about the end result (which can take up to 18-24 months) or something which beats whatever hairline was present before?

Most of us do HT to look better and at least for the current generation looks mean a lot

The question is at what time period post HT have you noticed improvement towards yourself due to a better hairline? Accounting for a haircut of course (I am only 3 months post OP but I am pretty sure that a cut is necessary to look more tidy)

12 hours ago, Badhairman1 said:

I doubt anyone would notice unless they had a picture of you in their hand to compare. Could always go to a different town to get a haircut where you dont know anyone.

 

Only one person noticed when I was in a similar shape to you and i just said that my barber has said I might have folliculitis and using shampoo till it clears. 

Hey, man. Thanks. I mean, the quality of barbers here is low. Most truly don't care, rush, no showers, overcharge. Countless stories I heard

I only know one good fella but he charges 20 Euro and I'd rather hold off until the six month mark for the sake of it and hope for a full transformation, LOL

Clinic said now I can't use clippers and I see them every month. Maybe if they say before the six month mark that I can be clipped as normally then I can go but I also want more growth to happen

Sup, boys. Just over 3 months. Jumped on Fin recently, starting Mino January. Still holding off the cut since I can't trust anyone in this shole