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  1. Bax
    Hello gents! Today marks 3 months since my procedure with Dr. Cinik! Lots of growth in the past month, especially in the temple regions, which I’m super happy about! The right side of my head always seems to be a bit lagging behind, but it is catching up (slowly but surely!). Luckily, that damn blister is gone and will hopefully allow the hair follicles to come through and contribute to the density to the area. Hoping to be able to start styling it again soon so it doesn’t look like a mop on the top of my head 😂 Otherwise, nothing else to report and still very satisfied with the growth in just 3 short months!
  2. Bax
    Great to hear you haven’t experienced any side effects, especially with the oral minoxidil. I remember learning about the side effects of that medication when I was going through my schooling and as you mentioned in your post below - the list is extensive haha!
  3. Bax
    Of course, man! I’ve loved following your progress, especially since I’m just a month behind you! It’s exciting to see us and other men in this forum regaining years of their youth! And I hear ya, man! Some days I’m super happy and then other days, some harsh lighting hits it and I’m like... Damn 😂. But we’re still so early in the game! And thank God for being an early grower! Side note: I can’t remember if I saw in your forum, but are you taking anything during this time like Fin or Saw Palmetto? I know you had taken Fin in the past!
  4. Bax
    Awesome, man! Keep us posted on what you find out!
  5. Bax
    Looking great, man! Stellar progress so far! And well said about staying level-headed and patient haha. Definitely easier said than done! I feel like since we both experienced great results so early, it’s very easy to become impatient and want the process to go faster! Excited to see your next updates!
  6. Bax
    Thanks man! Will do!
  7. Bax
    Hey Rob, excited to see that you are inquiring about different options and planning on going for another round to add some more density - you’re going to be very happy with your results! When it comes to your hairline, what you should do is go and look back at old pictures of yourself when you had a full head of hair and see where your hairline naturally was. For example, I’ve always had a bigger forehead and therefore, when I had my HT done, I wanted to make sure it was a natural one for my face shape - so we decided on a slightly more curvilinear hairline. Also, it’s easy to perseverate about the hairline when your hair is so short because you can nit-pick at the minor details. But just remember that once the hair starts growing longer and you start styling it, it will be so hard to tell where the hairline actually starts. Just my perspective on it :)
  8. Bax
    Thanks man! Appreciate the kind words! Will do! And I haven’t decided yet! I don’t necessarily have a long term plan, but I think I’ll keep on taking it until I have any consistent side effects. Of course, there’s always the chance it could impact my reproductive ability when it comes to me trying to have kids, so I need to keep that in mind! I’m also considering just taking Saw Palmetto once I finish this course of Fin. Less side effects and it seems like it is more or less the same effectiveness!
  9. Bax
    Thanks man! And it’s going well! I was taking 1mg tablets prior to my surgery (roughly a month and a half) and after with no issues or side effects, but Dr. Cinik’s clinic gave me a package of 5mg tablets. I decided to cut those ones in half (so roughly 2.5mg tablets) to see how that would go. I was definitely less... excitable with that dosage if you know what I mean 😂😅! So I cut those into fourths instead and have had no issues since! Everything is back up and running as it should, thank God hahaha!
  10. Bax
    For sure! I posted my before photos at the beginning of this thread if you wanted to check them out, but I’ll also attach them here for reference!
  11. Bax
    Hey thanks man! Yeah, I feel super fortunate, especially since I was prepared for 100% full shock loss haha. But I am grateful to see most of the transplanted hairs continuing to grow! And my sister cut my hair, but she didn’t use a guard on the razor, but rather used a comb to control the length of the hair as it was cut. I would say by eyeballing it, it’s probably around a 2 or 3 length! Prior to my hair transplant, I used to do a 1 on the back and sides!
  12. Bax
    Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing well! Today marks exactly 2 months since I had my hair transplant with Dr. Cinik! The photos above are both from today, before and after I had my haircut. I wanted to post both so you guys could see what it looked like before and after my haircut. The donor site looks completely normal and it’s crazy to thing that hair was actually ever taken from those areas 😱. Finally had a bit of shock loss occur, primarily around the temple region. This came in the form of 1-4 hairs/day that would come out whenever I showered - so definitely not bad! I feel as though things have more or less settled into the growth phase and will hopefully be seeing more density in the coming months! Let me know your guys thoughts!
  13. Bax
    Nope, I don’t know who that is haha
  14. Bax
    Thanks man! It’s actually great to hear that! I had the same thoughts when I saw the finished product, but it’s great to hear it from someone else!
  15. Bax
    OHHH! Yes, I do have that haha! See below
  16. Bax
    My pleasure! I’m hoping that by sharing my experience authentically, I can help people decide if hair transplantation is something they wish to pursue! I know I spent hours and hours on this forum trying to find the right doctor for me and if I truly wanted to go through with the procedure. It’s such a great platform and I’m grateful for it! As for pics of the donor area at the time of the surgery, I had not thought to take any. All I have is the pics from my first post and a picture of the screen at the clinic (see below). Hopefully this helps
  17. Bax
    Thanks man! My donor site was the back of my head and a little bit on the sides just above my ears in the pictures above ! All of it looks completely normal and exactly like it did before the procedure! Is there another angle that you are wanting to see the donor area?
  18. Bax
    I ended up having 3500 grafts!
  19. Bax
    Thanks for your insight and for sharing your experience! I would say the transplanted hairs are growing at a reasonable pace considering it’s only been a month, but definitely slightly slower than the donor sites (which I suppose makes sense!) It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next month!
  20. Bax
    Thanks man, I appreciate it! Every day is a mystery and I’m loving it haha! Donor area is totally fine! No soreness, numbness, or itchiness at all and it feels exactly like it did before the procedure
  21. Bax
    Hello everyone! So, today marks exactly one month since I’ve had my procedure done! It seems like I still have a lot of hair in the recipient area and it’s getting longer and longer each day, which has me really excited. But I’m not holding my breath because I know that shock loss can happen until around 2 months. Slightly dry scalp, which is slowly becoming better and regaining its moisture each day. I’m still using the biotin shampoo and supplementing with biotin, saw palmetto, and taking 1mg Finasteride (I’m taking it again because I’ve never experienced any side effects) Currently still not working so my patients are going to be very surprised when I return to work 😂. I’ve received so many kind and encouraging comments from people in my life and I already feel great about how things are looking. Each day it looks different! What do you guys think about the shock loss? Has anyone experienced (or know anyone) who didn’t have a significant amount of shock loss? Also, I’m working out for the first time since the surgery because I’ve gotta get back into shape! I’ll post more pics next month! Take care and be well! Looking forward to hearing what you guys think!
  22. Bax
    Thanks man! I’m super happy with everything so far. It has definitely exceeded my expectations, so I’m looking forward to seeing what the rest of the journey will hold!
  23. Bax
    Thanks man! It’s actually been quite productive! Painted the entire upstairs of my house and a bunch of other odd jobs here and there that I had been meaning to do for awhile! Work is also shut down for the time being except for emergency cases, so will be quarantined for even longer haha!
  24. Bax
    14 day update! Donor area growing back and looks completely normal! No more scabs on the recipient area - just a little bit of redness! Just hair, hair and more hair, which is growing! So far so good!
  25. Bax
    Hey man! Thanks, I appreciate it! I hope everything settles down too! I definitely got in under the radar before this whole thing blew up! So, based on the pictures, it looks like I have hair loss in that mid scalp area is because I actually have good density there already . However, I have a very pointy head at the top of my skull so the razor cut down those hairs a lot closer to the skull. It’s growing back in normally now, though!
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