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The texture and quality of a scar continues to improve, albeit somewhat subtly, for years.

@Diff-thinner their is nothing to worry about at all. At two weeks hairs will be falling out and this can last for two months. It's just part of the process. Think how you'll look in 12 months! 💯👌

Wow Addy! Only five months and your coverage and growth density has increased dramatically since month four alone! You have many months ahead of you which is incredible. Get ready to handle the coveted 2024 Best Hair Transplant of the Year! 🏆💯👌

As a very ‘rough’ rule of thumb it takes about 1,000 grafts per Norwood level. From Norwood 5 onwards I would increase that to 1,500 at least. For the number of grafts I think this is a good result. 👌

Donor looks great and the work looks very clean. 👌

@davidmcvicker if you feel you received no benefits from Finasteride do you mean your hair loss continued? How long were you on Finasteride? If your hair loss didn’t improve but your hair loss remained stable then the drug is working. Just curious. Yes as @Berba11 stated that green hairline would look regretful and would also waste too many grafts that you could benefit with keeping. All the best. 👍

Yes I would attribute this to oral minoxidil by the sounds of it. It can take up to one year to see the peak benefits of oral minoxidil so it will be interesting to see your full benefits in time. All the best. 

@HatMaster this is an incredible result.

1 hour ago, captaincalico said:

8 months… I think I’m at the final result now .. there may be a little more thickening darkening … I’m not sure. But regardless I’m very happy with this result ! And with plenty grafts still in the bank incase I ever need a top up 

I still can't believe @captaincalico how 'natural and full' your results are. In fact I can't believe from where you started from! 💯👌

@Random27 I think month two is the hardest place in the ugly duckling period. However hair is growing out in your small spots of shock loss. It takes time not just for the hair to grow but also for the scalp to bounce back. All the best. 

@Matt Kheder that certainly is a natural looking result. How many grafts? 

Great result @Homesteader 👌

Great coverage @Ollie Goodwin and very clean work. 👌

Your hair is looking very full and dense bro. 💯👌

@GeneralNorwood if we had known you were going we could have all made up our list of questions to ask! 😜 The wait will be truly worth it. Time flies and you’re going to who many believe are the best! Wishing you all the best! 💯👊🏻

Six weeks post op HT3

Six weeks weeks has passed since I had 800 scalp and 400 hundred beard grafts transplanted into the crown. I am truly in the bowels of the big ugly duck 🫣🦆 I’ll hang onto the mullet (why not) and color and trim my hair at three months. This third post op period has definitely felt like the longest one by a country mile. 

@xXFOLICILEDOMINIONXx you are just over six months. It can be a real roller coast ride right up to 10-12 months. Slow and steady wins the race. 👌

I think you will find that after topical finasteride, the drop off to using topical Saw Palmetto is quite a difference. 

Looking great @Jamos1982. 👌

@Cyzkm your hair will not fall out from this product. 

I’m not a doctor but there is no evidence of DUPA in the photos you have posted @Recession1. Actually can you post blocked out pics of your hair front on? I can’t even imagine you being a Norwood 3 by those pics either? 

All the best @Tomneeds123. I like the design and look forward to seeing your updates!

1 minute ago, SixHouse said:

The average person will usually pick #2 if it means saving 10k compared to #1.

My advice would be don't be average. Go to the best surgeon you can afford. You need to do your research. There are no guarantees with results regardless of how skilled a surgeon and his/her team is whether that is in New York or Istanbul. I can tell you though that you can save $10K on cost by going to an elite surgeon in Turkey compared to a surgeon in New York. You will have accommodation, travel to the clinic and hotel and some site seeing thrown in. If this is what you want. Personally I would be more worried about the quality of the work.

This is already a great result. Another four months will see further improvement and maturing. 👍

You are not buying a car you can get rid of. This is permanent life changing surgery that you will have to look at in the mirror every morning you wake up for the rest of your life. Trying to find a $10k saving by shopping by geography nearly almost always ends up costing you more in the long run. You could save $10k by choosing a great surgeon in Turkey. But with over two thousand clinics and growing I could only recommend about four or five. No two patients are the same. Have a look at the patient results posted section of the forum and see who is performing a large number of excellent results on patients who have a similar hair loss as yours and with the same goals you are trying to achieve.