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  1. Hi guys, 

    It has been a while since the last update, so thought to share some recent photos from my 20 month mark.

    Some other news is that I will be going to Istanbul again next month for another consultation with Dr. Erdogan and perhaps go for a 2nd surgery to improve the frontline and crown area :) 

    I should have about 3200 grafts left and I am considering to do 2000-2800 grafts, depending on how the donor area looks since my last HT and what the doctor estimates. I want to be careful and not risk overharvesting as some scarring and gaps can be seen already even if primarily with short hair.

    I am thinking of adding some density in the front and also defining the angle of the hairline as I have marked on the photos below. What do you think about this? Not sure how many grafts would be needed, but maybe 200-500 If I would guess..

    For the crown I am thinking about 1500-2500 grafts. In good lightning & styling it looks good and in bad lightning, without styling it looks worse. Overall I am actually not that much concerned about it and not necessarily looking for a full coverage but some improvement would be nice.

    Would be happy to hear your thoughts 

    20 months post-op

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  2. 14 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

    Fantastic! Really improved since the last pics 👏 thanks for the update. It’s always possible it will continue to improve for another few months. 

    Thanks 🙂 Yes you are right, hoping for some improvement in the next 6 months. I think my donor also looks OK in case I would decide to improve the crown in the future. I should have 3200 grafts left.

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    If I would do another HT I might also consider filling in the temples a bit and lowering the hair line slightly, but my friends have told me it wouldn't look natural. What do you guys think?

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  3. Looks great man. I'm sure your results will be amazing!

    On 12/29/2020 at 12:54 AM, Mario_s90 said:

    Hey guys, reviewing the post op pictures (occipital), I am wondering why they have left a gap between the beginning of the safe zone hair and the transplanted area at the crown... it looks like a „bald stripe“... any idea? I think I saw this at other patients as well but not sure if there is a certain reason for that...?

    I also had a similar gap after my HT at ASMED last year. It grew out well and is not noticeable anymore so I'm sure you will be fine. You can see photos of my results in my forum topic.

    It think that the finasteride will help to thicken the miniaturized hairs in the crown, making the bald spot to decrease in size and the gap to eventually go away in the coming months. Now I'm not fully sure but if I remember correctly I also think that the crown area was shaved a second time on day 2 before the surgery, whereas the full shave was done day 0, which could also explain why the gap looks balder than the area below. Do you remember if they did that to you?

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  4. 11 minutes ago, Hitch said:
    
    Incredible result really, congratulation! There is no secret: an excellent HT Dr, an excellent donor area, a very nice implantation BUT ALSO a very healthy lifestyle + Fin to perfect this result!
    
    Well done and enjoy KM90 ;) 🤞

     

    3 minutes ago, thatoldchestnut said:

    Extremely happy for you. You must feel like a new man; you certainly look like one. All the best and congratulations to both you and the clinic.

     

    Thanks a lot guys! :) 

  5. 7 months post-op

    So today is my 7 month mark and I was just at the barber and got a haircut. My barber who I've been going to for 2 years, had seen other clients with poor HT results and was really impressed with mine, especially with the donor area.

    Since the last post the density has increased a bit overall but especially in the crown area.

    I'm very happy with the results and barely think about hair loss anymore. Have also got more compliments as I go out and my confidence is boosted.

    I will probably not post as frequently from now on as it will most likely not be so much change from one month to another, but will try to post every 2-3 months. 

    As for Fin&Min I'm still on both.

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  6. 6 months post-op

    So this is my 6 month update. It's been great improvement in density since month 5 and I'm getting a lot of compliments from family and friends 

    The photos of the frontal area that I'll post here are taken in different lighting, both indoor and outdoor. It does actually look better and more dense in reality so I'm really happy with the growth. Also note that the hairs in the hairline are still a bit shorter than the native hair behind. Even the crown area which still lacks some density looks to have more coverage in reality and in optimal lighting than in the photos, even though I still hope for more improvement there. 

    As for medications I am currently on Propecia 1mg daily and liquid minoxidil every evening.

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  7. 5 months post-op

    I am happy with the growth in the frontal area and I can see new hairs starting to grow and density increasing. However the vertex area still has poor growth and it seems as many of the grafts have not grown yet. Attaching a photo here of a comparison against 11 days post-op before all grafts had shed. I'm not sure what to really expect at the 5 month mark. Sent some photos to the clinic and they said that it's normal at this stage and that I will see more growth in the vertex from month 8-9 to 12-13.

    What do you guys think about the progress so far?

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  8. 15 hours ago, HisHairness said:

    Hi @KM90 - looks like you and I had our procedures on roughly the same day and have very similar profiles (similar grafts / similar locations).

    Looking forward to following your progress and comparing. 

    Hi @HisHairness - Yes you are right, congrats on your transplant! It will be interesting to follow your progresss and good luck with the growth!

     

    15 hours ago, Gatsby said:

    Hey KM90! What a terrific result and you're only at the 4 month mark. Imagine the 14th month mark!!!!!! You actually have a perfect shaped head to shave if you never had surgery and you still have this option going down the SMP route. Any white donor dot scars can easily be eliminated with SMP. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your journey in the coming months. Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

    Thanks @Gatsby

    Yeah I had actually never shaved my head since starting to get bald so I never considered it but hopefully I will not need it now :) 

     

    1 hour ago, Hitch said:

    Looking really good @Km90 ! 

    Your middle has existing hair so it's difficult to really parse out the growth but I think the work done on your front already seems to be filling in. You're looking great for 4 months in my opinion.

    Looking forward to following along.

    Thanks @Hitch! 

    Yes I did have some hair in the middle but I do notice the hair looks thicker and I cannot see through to the scalp as much as before, it could be the effects of Finasteride+Minoxidil but I've also seen some small hairs starting to grow in between. It's the back and crown area where I really hope I'll see some growth soon.

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  9. 4 months post-op

    The growth has increased a lot in the frontal area but the vertex is still lagging behind which I believe is fully normal at this stage. Overall I'm happy with this amount of growth at the 4 month mark but I'm a bit concerned about the donor area which is still a bit patchy. Not that I am concerned about my appearance as I don't think anyone would notice, but I'm rather thinking that if it will stay like this I would probably not consider another transplant in the future. However, it's still early in the process and I can just hope that it will even out in the coming months.

    Regarding the pimples in the vertex, most of them disappeared by themselves so I didn't need to continue with any cream. I have now also switched to Finasteride Accord 1mg daily and will soon also switch from Minoxidil foam to liquid.

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  10. 55 minutes ago, dokke said:

    Looks like a success in the making.

    I belive this is perfectly normal. I had the exact same at around the same time, and it started subsiding after month 3-4, when the growth really started. I also tried some of the Terramycin stuff they provided - why not. No idea if it helped or if it just went away naturally.

    The sides don't look bad at all. No one will ever notice. And i am pretty sure it will even out even more going forward.

    Thanks for your response, good to hear that. Did you also do your HT at Asmed?

  11. 3 months post-op

    Finally starting to see a little bit of growth in the frontal area 😁 

    I have not cut my hair since around 1 month. The donor area looks a bit patchy on the sides which you can see on the last photos in better lighting. I hope it is just temporary. 

    The vertex area has not started growing yet and I have got a lot of pimples there. I tried putting on some Terramycin lotion a few weeks back and might have seem a slight improvement but I didn't use it daily as I probably should so cannot evaluate if it actually helped or not. I will try it again and be more strict with the usage this time. 

    Do you guys know if this is bad or if it is normal? If anyone has had it, did it go away by itself or did you use any medicine for it? 

    I'm still using Minoxidil foam every evening before bed and I'm not sure if maybe that could cause the irritated skin on the vertex. 

    I'm also still using the Proscar 1.25mg which ASMED gave me but I will soon switch to a Propecia equivalent (1 mg tablets) that I got prescribed here in Sweden.

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  12. On 2/7/2020 at 10:03 PM, LDN21 said:

    I wasn't sure if it was ok to use clippers on the donor after 4 weeks? I was told it was after 3 months on donor and 6 months on recipient area for clippers, but everywhere else is fine with scissors. Is it ok to use clippers on donor area after 4 weeks? 

    I was told that it was ok to shave the donor area after 1 month. The recipient area could be shaved after 5 months, but it was ok to use scissors before that.

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