follically challenged

5 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Wow that’s growing in quick as hell. I’m tagging @follically challenged who’s also a fine haired blonde guy. 

Yeah this looks good, thanks for the tag.

Nader is someone i don't know much about though i am now curious as to other fine-haired blondes he has worked on

Looking forward to seeing the end results!

Does Pitella ever take on fine blonde patients? I don't recall ever seeing such results.... it appears to only be thick, darker haired patients...

Great result. Thanks for showing the results clearly

Any donor pics..?

Great result. But it would be nice to included donor pics too though...it just raises suspicion when not included..

would be great to see how the donor area is doing

For other doctors out there...on this forum and elsewhere, hiding behind their one-image results, blurry photos, and poor transparency....take note

3 hours ago, Maa said:

Who says hair transplant dont last. Now 2 years and 8 month and stil as good as first. 

Insanely good! We need some video comb-throughs of this beauty!

1 hour ago, RobertoDeNiro said:

First of all, I want to thank the forum and all of you for the information I have received following you here for a long time, which has helped me decide to have a hair transplant.
Oh, and sorry for my english, I am using Google to do copy/paste translations.

HISTORY
I am 46 years old, and although for a long time I did not give much importance to losing my hair, there came a time when I felt self-conscious, and I looked older than some of my friends who are older than me. My wife is exquisite and she keeps herself very well. She is also a little younger than me, and so for some things and others, she had in her head that it was time to have a hair transplant. When I was very young, I had excellent hair but for years I have been losing it little by little until I was quite bald without hardly realizing it. I have a logistics company that doesn't leave me much time for anything, I never had a second to sit down and even think about taking medication.

Thus, one day I finally began to investigate possible solutions. Initially, I was a bit lost and almost decided to go to Turkey with a friend to do a transplant. Still, after researching on Google, Forums and YouTube, it was very clear that I wanted to have an appointment with Dr Couto that everyone was talking about. wonders. So I decided to arrange a consultation with him, which is true, it took a while to arrive. For me, the waiting time was not inconvenient and luckily, I could afford his rate.

CONSULTATION
In my first consultation, I arrived very nervous because I doubted the doctor would accept my case since I have significant alopecia and a rather large head. After many questions related to my alopecia and my relatives, he examined the donor area under a microscope, drew my frontal line, measured my recipient area and gave me a detailed description of the procedure and what to expect. He accepted my case and gave me hope of recovering my hair with 2 operations separated by a year. The first would be the largest, 4,000 grafts, to cover the frontal and middle area, and then a smaller one for the crown of the head, which he preferred not to talk about the number of grafts until he saw how much he could cover with the first operation. And nothing, it all started by medicating me with finasteride the whole year before the intervention.

With Dr Couto you feel very comfortable from the first moment, he has a closeness that makes you relax immediately. Everything he had read from other forum members is as it is. And although many other patients have already said it, I want to highlight the great passion that Dr. Couto has for his work. He is not only concerned about the success of the transplant, which is his achievement, but patient satisfaction is a priority for him. In my case, he took more than an hour and a half to answer all my questions and doubts, and he did it with unparalleled detail and patience. Tremendous, this conquered me because you know you are with someone special and dedicated.

SURGERY DAYS
A month before surgery, I was scheduled for a PRP session and a scalp check, since I suffer from dermatitis, and the doctor preferred not to have surprises on the day of the transplant due to the issue of bleeding. That day they reinforced the treatment with some pills that I took for a week.

The hair transplantation of 4000 grafts was carried out on three consecutive days. Dr. Couto's team is exceptional.

First day
The first day, I arrived at the clinic and was received by Dr. Couto's team, they give you a talk to relax, they take your blood pressure, they give you a sedative pill and you sign the consent. Then they took me to the room where we did the final design, photos and Dr Couto cut my hair himself while he explained details of what the day would be like and the process step by step. The first day of the surgery was done in a very relaxed environment, I even fell asleep with the sedative and music for quite some time. I have to confess that the night before I had hardly slept because of my nerves. Another thing is that I hardly felt any discomfort during the surgery. Perhaps the most annoying thing are the small punctures from the initial anesthesia but it lasts a few moments, then I didn't feel anything else.

Second day
The second day, I returned to the clinic for the second part of the transplant much more relaxed, but I had slept badly, pending the transplant, but without pain. Once again, the team welcomed me as one of the clinic and made me feel very comfortable, it shows that they are a family. The second day went by much faster than the first day.

Third day
The third day was the last day of the transplant, it was time to do the front line, there was a smaller area left but where doctor Couto spent almost the same time. I imagine for involving more design and I hope I put all his talent and my first line is another of his works of art that I am in love with.

Just when doctor Couto finished implanting, I had a downturn and it was that I had already had 3 nights with little sleep. I was completely exhausted.

At the end they carefully explained to my wife and me the whole issue of care during the recovery process accompanied by a bag with everything I needed for that care.

The following 2 days they called me to review the transplant and do the first wash in the clinic, and during these first two months they have been very attentive, a great detail.

Truly, the attention was exquisite and I cannot thank enough Dr. Juan Couto and the entire team for all their work, thank you very much.

I had doubts about whether to share my case because I don't have much time and I wouldn't like anyone to recognize me either, barely 3 or 4 people know about it. But right now in the middle of the desert I just made up my mind and I want to share the rest of the evolution of my transplant. Also, I think that my case could be interesting due to the enormous size of my alopecia, I have a big head, so when I can I will upload photos and I will be waiting for your opinions and comments in case I can help someone.

Me in the year 2019


Here one month before the hair transplant

but....are there any pictures to show the actual surgery?

On track!
Would love to see a video comb-through of this bad boy if possible..?

10 hours ago, omgcorey said:

Greetings everyone,

I finally mustered up enough courage to go ahead and get my hairline fixed by one of the best and I am a very satisfied customer. 

He has a wonderful team and they make you feel right at home. It is expensive but I wanted the peace of mind knowing I had nothing to worry about going into this as I am very peculiar about everything in my life and sometimes even a perfectionist.

While I rest in the hotel I figured I would post some pictures of where I am at. It's only been 24 hours now but I will continue posting pictures as time goes on. 

From what I can tell it is damn near perfect and symmetrical on both sides. Let me know what you guys think. I was told it was around 2200 grafts. A lot more than I expected.

 

Very clean indeed!

How has the fin been over the last 3 years? Any noticeable differences to sex drive etc?

30 minutes ago, Rolandas said:

Hey guys, just wanted to chime in to say - I'm fine!

I do not have any side effects from meds @Mike10. And thank you very much for your remarks. I'm doing my best! 😅

Thankfully everything is absolutely perfect with my transplant and no, Norwood reaper won't win this fight @follically challenged! I've got absolutely no seconds thoughts about my hair anymore for the last year or so, so yeah, I'm kind of "moved on".

Truthfully im sort of "burnout" from YouTube. Creating 1 video takes anywhere from 5 to 20 hours of my free time. And since there is absolutely no incentive doing videos, I've decided to take a break and focus on other aspects of my life.

That being said, I do plan on coming back very soon.

Good to hear you are doing well, man! Though...for a second I thought the hair meds had turned your balls in to giant metal plates!

Keep up the fitness regime and hope to see some vids again one day!

Haven't seen any new content in a while... hopefully the Norwood Reaper didn't take another soul...? 😅 

4 hours ago, Spring15 said:

He's not coming back, brother

If the surgery went well I'm pretty sure he'd be back to show it off.

I'm chalking it up to a disaster

Please tell us this wasn't a disaster, OP

Looking good, man!

Doctor comment on the hairloss pattern...? I've never seen this pattern before just wondering if there is a specific cause...?

14 hours ago, BaldV said:

why are the pre op pictures crystal clear while the result pictures are super blurry?

I too am wondering this. I've noticed a few times now that the result images posted are often blurry. Quite bizarre in all honesty

Thanks for being honest and transparent like all doctors should be regarding the medication. Great result.

would be great to see clear pics of the back after the skin fade. overall looks good though

6 hours ago, Nisa88 said:

Hi, I really don’t know what to say…. I really ashamed and feel really ugly. I have a botched hair transplant few years ago and I really struggling to get over it. I have therapy and medication for the past few years but nothing seems to help. I have PSTD as well, it really affects me. I don’t think that much can be done, I don’t have facial hair. Natural clinic in Istanbul took away my beauty. I look like a freak, I cry nearly everyday. My life is a complete mess, I get triggered when I see people can do nice hair styles I can’t. I can’t even go in to a hair salon because I do embarrassed. Honestly I can’t live like this anymore. Please can someone give me some advise, I just don’t think there is no hope for me. I am even overwhelmed whilst writing this, it’s taken over my life. I am a woman by the way… my life is falling into pieces, constantly breaking down everywhere I go so I just stay inside most of the time.

So sorry to hear, but hang in there. You are not the first and you will not be the last to be left feeling wronged by such a 'clinic'.

Have you considered SMP to perhaps lessen the effect of the patchy areas...? That could perhaps be an option if you do some serious research and go to the right people.  

Either way, there will be some light at the end of the tunnel eventually. Many people have been repaired here. Stay strong. 

No matter how upset you get, just keep hanging in there. Give it time. This too shall pass. 

Looks good. Any donor pics?

Looks good! Are there any videos available as opposed to a GIF...? Would love to see. Thanks!

Lovely improvement. Great work.

As every experienced forum user knows...only the best surgeons are brave enough to document their results via video. All the rest is smoke and mirrors.

Keep up the great work 👍

On 1/4/2023 at 7:07 PM, capillus incrementum said:

With a little bit of delay, I share my 12 month results. Pictures taken at 20/11/2022, so 12 months and 8 days to be exact. Throughout all the shared pictures, I tried to add some variety (light, angle, ...) whilst still trying to give relevant benchmark references between each month so the evolution can really be measured. I hope this played out well and it gives that extra insight for the person who's still doubting about getting a HT or not.

Looking back at it, I'm very happy with the decision I made and the result I got. The beginning was a little bit stressful but I guess that's normal when doing something like this. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them.

Fantastic result, mate. Happy for you. 

Did Bisanga put you on fin or his usual of oral minox? Hows' that all working out for ya?

Very nice! Any video comb-throughs of it...?