Gatsby

I have to agree with @Berba11. If you look back to the original pre op pics this is too early at 5 months to judge anything. Growth will continue for the months ahead. The donor has already bounced back well. 👊

@SeanToman don't be too worried about this. The number of grafts were originally not a huge amount in number. Communication is really important (especially post op) in surgery and that's difficult to avoid with many surgeons around the world. I'm confident that this will be the extra subtle result you are looking for. 💯👌

On 4/10/2024 at 1:39 PM, track_rat said:

Hey my friends, I will carve out some time this week to get you an update. Thank you for checking on me.

Stay well @track_rat. Looking forward to seeing you post again. 👍

Personally I wouldn't get too caught up on the figures. The higher the number grafts and the lower the density then more area can be covered. But in reality where the grafts are placed dictates everything. With an elite surgeon art comes into it and their own artistic mix will determine the results with donor capacity, etc. Make sure you see lots of previous patient results. I would be guided by the work you like and how you feel about which surgeon you feel has your best interests from communication with him/her. Personally I like Laorwong. Wishing you all the best!

8 hours ago, Cee said:

That’s just insane! Well done man! You give us hope!

Thanks @Cee. 🙏

2 minutes ago, Steeeve said:

That is a fresh cut, man.

@Melvin- Admin nailed it with the Brad Pitt Fury vibes.

Solid 🔥🔥

Thanks @Steeeve. Donor’s looking very thin on it. Hoping over the coming months it will bounce back. Early days, literally. . 🙏

I hear you. So this time time around you no longer get side effects from Finasteride? I take it you are using it topically with no sides?

Oh if your body can’t tolerate it then that’s different. 👍

You could try Nizoral 2% twice a week. If anything I have found my scalp to be dryer since surgery. All the best @Hair-here. 

If you can tolerate Finasteride I would recommend taking it (I’m not a doctor). It will preserve your hair transplant and donor area. After all that money spent on surgery it’s a cheap investment. 

It’s kicking in now @sjvailla. 💯👌

That’s pretty good coverage. I get it though and one more smaller procedure should leave you happy @akmhtc. 👌

Two months post op

First cut and color post op after the hairdresser tried to water board me!! 😳

I would look at the forum's recommended surgeons. Have a look at patient posted results. Look for patients who have a similar level of hair loss with results that you want to achieve. You will find a commonality eventually to narrow down surgeons to about two or three. Firstly (I'm not a doctor) but I would recommend that you try finasteride to stabilize your hair loss. You have a lot of hair to keep! Also don't look for the cheapest and surgeon. If your surgeon happens to be in the UK then good and well. But be prepared to travel. This is surgery for life that you will have to look at in the mirror every morning. All the best!

3 minutes ago, Steeeve said:

@Gatsby thank you so much! We can all hope to be as golden as you one day! 

There are some who may beg to differ but thank you mate all the same. 😂🙏

@ichigo you dodged a huge bullet by not having surgery here in Australia. Dr Laorwong is a sensible choice. 

@Steeeve your hair at only 5.5 months is kicking arse! Massive improvements all the way. You still have months ahead of you. Super happy for you bro. 💯👌

If you look back to your pre op pics @IceBergg your results are coming along fine. Plenty of time ahead of you and wishing you all the best.

Hey @Homelander1998. In all honesty I would not even consider thinking about results, recovery, etc until at least 6 months post op. I'm currently deep into the ugly duck at 7 weeks post op and any mental energy I put into this is just wasted energy. Trust the process as Melvin says because from experience it's true. Patience as hard as it is, is key. All the best!

When it comes to concealers, hair pieces and hair transplants, if you own it, you've won. I would be thinking about this in terms of what product makes me feel like I look best. Anything else is conjecture. I've been there with all these experiences and I am talking from my own lived experience. The benefit has also been that it has made other people, girlfriends feel at ease with their own insecurities and everyone has them. Real or imagined. All the best!

@Ake you have an excellent donor and hair calibre thickness and this is a great result even at only 6 months!

If you buzzed this right down and added SMP it would look really good in my humble opinion. 👌

@Approach in all honesty only you can answer that question. Dr Pittella has shown at least one case here or on instagram (or both) of a patient recently who used almost all of his beard for surgery. I would ask Dr Pittella to show you any other results like this that he has (if he has)l. If he doesn’t then follow this patient’s results. Are you willing to accept the permanent results if they are outside of your expectations? I’ve had over 8k beard grafts used in my results. I’ve also had over 7k scalp grafts to blend it. I went ahead with my surgery to hide previous scars from the age of 18. If I didn’t have the scars I wouldn’t have gone ahead with my surgery/ies. The scars affected me more as I got older more than hair loss. I would have just buzzed my head and saved a ton of money. Whichever way you decide I wish you all the best. 

On 4/5/2024 at 7:13 PM, general-etwan said:

Well, 2 weeks after the 3rd HT and I have to say my donor area is still looking a little too immaculate for my liking. My biggest worry is that still not enough has been used from my donor area. I know that sounds crazy, but my donor has recovered very well after each procedure and it seems that I had far more strong and healthy grafts there than anyone could have initially imagined.

I think, though, that my next project in line will probably be a light SMP all over the recipient area. I have seen some good cases of this online recently where SMP was combined with HT results and the visual illusion of density looks very good and is completely undetectable from a distance. Getting the appearance of good thickness on top is very important to me with the types of haircuts I want to be able to sport, so I think a light SMP across the whole top will be a good tool to utilize.

The more hair in your donor now at your age the better for the long haul in years to come mate. I think SMP now would not be a bad idea to create more illusion. It won't involve surgery and will give you the appearance of more hair (although I think you will smash it once this last procedure kicks in). All the best @general-etwan.

10 hours ago, newby1234 said:

1, I know everyone is different, but do you think it will keep on creep back, or should the Finisteride hold the back half and crown?

How old are you @newby1234? If you could also share some pics it would give us all a better idea to give you more accurate answers. All the best!