follically challenged

yeah it seems a little much. still, if it's really thorough, i'd feel happier after discussing every little question as opposed to basically being rushed out the door by Bisanga lol 

900 definitely seems excessive, but hey... supply and demand and all that. i guess it's just business 🤷‍♂️

13 hours ago, Mick from Farjo said:

This patient in his early 30s wanted to boost his hairline area and at 10 months post op is happy how things are going.

He had an average of 2.4 hairs per g

Great! Any video comb-through footage...?

lol a long review but then no pictures at all...? c'mon man, play the game...😅

wow. looks great. any chance we can see how the donor is looking...?

On 2/14/2024 at 9:41 AM, Martador said:

Today marks day 7 post op!

A few scabs came off on its own after hair wash and most of the scabs are very loose.

Front:

Right Side:

Left Side:

Back:

This is looking really good!

On 2/11/2024 at 10:19 AM, Martador said:

Thank you!

The clinic will send a detailed report in about 3 weeks to 3 months after the hair transplant.

It will include information on the number of grafts used (1s, 2s, 3s&4s), as well as other factors like hair thickness, donor area density, hair index and more.
When I receive the report, I will definitely share it here!

Great! Though i honestly would have thought such information on hair thickness, donor density etc would have been shared BEFORE the operation...

Nevertheless, i look forward to reading more!

Looks super. You appear to have fine blonde hair like mine...so I'm wondering what the breakdown of grafts were..?

Do you know how many 1s, 2s, 3s you had...?

Thanks!

First 4 images are good, last 2 images are a bit blurry....

Would be great if there were some kind of minimum requirements regarding results documentation - i.e. quality of pictures, size of pictures, donor area (a must!) and a short video of proper comb-throughs if possible.

Users of the forum having to ask a surgeon if they can post donor pics is not only a waste of time but also kind of insulting at this point. 

23 hours ago, ArochaAngel4247 said:

No offense taken. I appreciate the feedback. I've asked Melvin what we can do to sharpen in the future. When I click on the images to enlarge them, they appear very clear on my screen, but I understand this might not be the case for everyone. 

Maybe your camera that you use is dated, or you are simply uploading files which are too small. Either way, the images just don't show any detail, so one would be unwise to go with a HT surgeon based on such documentation.

Now, if you were to have a look at these pictures: 

You'll see a stark difference. Night and day. 

I should point out i have no affiliation with that doctor whatsoever, but it is certainly one that i am interested in because of the quality of work, and transparency of work.

Not trying to offend here, simply being honest.

16 hours ago, manutd4545 said:

 

This is after my third ht, about 18 months.

How's the donor area looking now...?

Great result!

I'm curious as to why the images are blurry...? 

Insanely good, and as i have been saying for a while now, such documentation should be the bare minimum for other surgeons on this forum. They need to start toeing the line.

Please upload more often as i enjoy seeing not only this standard of work for blonde patients, but ALSO this level of transparent documentation

2 hours ago, BLE123 said:

Hi guys, not been on here for a while but just wanted to share something that I found helped by hair so may be of benefit to others.

So my hair situation isn't too bad, I'm early 30s and about an NW2-2.5. About a year ago however I noticed a pretty drastic decrease in the overall health and quality of my hair. Over the course of a few months my hair went from looking just fine, albeit slightly receded, to now looking really quite bad. My hair was weak, thin, dry etc and especially the sides of my head were looking extremely sparse. I almost looked like I'd had an overharvested FUE despite never having a transplant. I also remember when I shaved the sides short, my scalp had scaly red marks and it frankly just looked flat out awful.

I remember looking online and everything just seemed to point to good old MBP but my situation just didn't seem to fit with everything I was seeing. I came across a post on reddit where a guy said taking vitamin D helped him so I thought I may as well give it a try. Although I've never had my levels tested, I live in the UK so it wouldn't be much of a surprise if they were a little low.

So I bought a year's supply of Vitamin D(4000 IU). I didn't expect much but at one month in I already noticed an improvement, my hair was looking a little better and I already started to worry less about it. Two months in and my hair was noticeably thicker and healthier, my hair no longer felt dry and lifeless. By three months my hair was probably back to 95% of how it was beforehand and in the months that followed my hair has stabilised and remained thick and healthy.

Obviously this will only help if you have a vitamin D deficiency and isn't a cure for MPB but if you've noticed a steep decline in the overall quality of your hair then maybe it's something worth trying. The Vitamin D I bought has Vitamin K2 combined with it as Google told me you need to pair the two together or something. I also started taking a generic multivitamin at the same time but I'm pretty sure it's the Vitamin D that did all the work.

Anyway, I hope that helps someone.

Would be great to see some before and after pics...?

Looks good!

Is it possible to also see some natural pictures without the hairband squashing the hair against the scalp...?

Thanks!
 

23 hours ago, Kongkiat said:

Caucasians male, 48 yo.

3500 grafts by FUE method, the result was 8 months following the procedure, he does not take Finasteride.

Interesting video and good results! Thanks for the tag! 

I'm just curious as to why the after pictures are usually blurry...?

18 hours ago, RTC said:

2) I was initially told that if you sent photos at 1 month, 3 months, 9 months, and 12 months I would receive a 10% rebate (15% if face showing). I stuck to this and sent in my photos at the year mark.

After several ignored emails and prompts, I was told they'd process it within 20 days. Nobody asked for my bank details or anything. It's now been more than a month since the 1 year mark of my procedure and my last few emails have been ignored as usual.

Wow. I mean....this is just straight up lying / false advertising. 

Really surprised and disappointed that Mwamba seems to be engaged in scam-like behaviour. I expected better

Can you outline what his regime was regarding medication...?

This looks like fin or dut could help him improve a long way....

would be good to see the donor area as well

Looks really good so far!

May I ask why you chose this doc out of the many to choose from? And im also curious about cost (roughly)? Thanks!

awesome man! looking forward to see this pop!

This looks great man. Really clean. My hair is similar to yours, so im really interested to see how this goes. Rooting for ya!

PS Congrats on getting sober! 🫡

Great results, though it would be nice to also inform us if / when he began taking medication just so we can gain a clearer understanding as to how he responded to treatment. Thanks