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Always love seeing a Zoomster update. 'Historic' indeed, like Melvin said

Thanks @MazAB! I hadn't considered touching the temples again as my wavy hair tends to cover them, but they probably would look better brought in a little more. I'll be curious what the surgeon thinks when I select a clinic for transplant number 3. I'm happy going back to Eugenix but am entertaining all options. I know I want to stick another ~2000 in the crown then sprinkle ~1000 in various places around and behind the hairline. I also need to get the ~170 beard grafts removed and replaced with hair follicles as they didn't grow. I love the hairline height so likely wouldn't have it lowered, just reinforced. I think that will prove wise especially as I age. One concern is I'll have to clearly convey to whomever does my next HT not to use any donor above my ears. It's especially thin there in a few spots.

Month 13 - final update. Rolled out of bed today and snapped a few pics. This is the final result and I'm positively chuffed. Looking forward to getting a third and final transplant to finish off the crown and add density in places, but I think about my hair 90% less than I used to. Feels good. Cheers.

Looks great Tommy, happy growing!

Happy to hear my friend - If I passed you on the street I wouldn't think you had any work done. It's always great to throw up a couple side-by-side comparisons so you can really appreciate how far you've come. Maybe @Melvin- Moderator will pop in and give one of his famous comparisons

Looks good my guy - our hair loss pattern and texture is similar although I'm slightly blonder. Looks like you did your due diligence and I think Eugenix will be a solid choice especially considering your beard availability. The donor on the back looks strong too. Excellent work as well getting on the meds. You're about as prepared as you can be for a HT. One idea I may prep you with is that you may opt for a second HT down the road. Eugenix specializes in wide coverage but for guys like you and me that are looking to fill the frontal third and back to the crown it's pretty rare to get it knocked out in one pass. After 2 HTs I'm finally in a place where I don't think about my hair anymore, but I still may get a third HT to sprinkle in density in certain places.

Wow, great results for 5 months. I think it looks awesome!

2 hair transplants, first at 26 and second at 29. I experienced rapid hair loss from a very young age (as early as high school), eventually slowed with Finasteride. I wouldn't use the word 'fix' as my confidence wasn't broken to begin with. However I've experienced a measurable uptick in appreciation from women, colleagues, and people in general. I was fairly confident and proud before the surgeries but they've definitely given me more confidence and security in how I present, which has made me happier. Alongside the hair transplants I've also made efforts to be fitter and eat better, which I think has the greatest effect on overall health and happiness. I'm also not afraid of mirrors anymore, which is nice. 😂

A couple more fun comparisons inspired by @Melvin- Moderator first transplant then the second a couple years later. I forgot how thin it was just behind the hairline.

Thanks all, I appreciate your comments! So very much is owed to HRN for all the information I've picked up here. On a humorous note, my old barber lost his mind when I finally saw him again and he looked at all the hair. He was completely stunned to find out it was mostly transplanted and wanted to know everything 😂 I've become a bit of an ambassador for my close male friends that experience hair loss.

Hi everyone, thought I'd cap off this journey with a 10.5 months update. My hair is the longest it's been in years and I'm loving it. The frizz is completely out of control but as someone who was nearly slick bald in the front it's a beautiful problem to have. I thought I'd attach some pictures from 4 years ago so people can see where I started. Taking @Berba11 and other poster's advice I've also begun experimenting with hair product. I think it looks way better (pic 7) - I've never been able to use product so that's fun for me. For consistency with prior updates, the first six photos are the usual dry hair with no product (and lots of frizz). Overall I'd rate my second transplant as very successful. While I'll almost definitely get a final transplant to fill in some density spots and finish off the crown, my quality of life has improved greatly, almost comically in some ways; I feel more confident, women are noticeably more interested and my friends that knew me from before the transplants all look at me like some magical transformation has happened but they don't know what it was. I find this very funny. The beard grafts continue to not grow but it's irrelevant to me. I'll have them removed and replaced during my third surgery, likely in 2024. I haven't decided what clinic that will be at yet. Big thanks to HRN, Eugenix, and all the forum members who supported me on this journey.

While recognizing any hair loss at all can weigh on us, as an outsider your hair looks absolutely incredible and under no circumstance would I advise you to pursue surgery at this moment.

Wow that work looks very clean and densely packed! Can't wait to see how this result turns out, please keep us posted.

I dermarolled for 2 years before getting my first HT. No issues.

I have nothing to add to the above conversations but @Captain Haddock I appreciate you sharing your patient experience with the forum. Good luck with any future repair work you pursue and keep us posted when you can.